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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8103483 | Accurate detection of sleep-disordered breathing A method for detecting sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) includes acquiring a time sequence of a physiological signal from an individual, wherein the time sequence of the physiological signal includes a oscillatory pattern, computing an oscillatory interval signal us... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7941298 | Noise-assisted data analysis method, system and program product therefor An apparatus, computer program product and method of analyzing complex signals. Independent versions are generated for the complex signal, e.g., by adding multiple instances of white noise. Intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) are extracted from each of the independent v... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7835888 | Method and apparatus for extracting characteristic of semiconductor integrated circuit A method for efficiently extracting a variation distribution of a characteristic for a semiconductor integrated circuit. The method extracts a characteristic distribution of a semiconductor integrated circuit by performing a mathematical analysis using a polynomial ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7542880 | Time weighted moving average filter A method for estimating a state associated with a process includes receiving a state observation associated with the process. The state observation has an associated process time. A weighting factor to discount the state observation is generated based on the process... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7526412 | Method and apparatus for multi-distant weighted scoring system Methods of comparing a plurality of measurements to a template are described. Measurements are compared piecewise (element-by-element) and a proportion of successful comparisons at each of a plurality of distance scaling factors is calculated. The proportions are su... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523021 | Weighting function to enhance measured diffraction signals in optical metrology A weighting function is obtained to enhance measured diffraction signals used in optical metrology. To obtain the weighting function, a measured diffraction signal is obtained. The measured diffraction signal was measured from a site on a wafer using a photometric d... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7439515 | Pipeline processing of pulse pile-up correction in a nuclear medicine imaging system Correction of scintillation event data from a nuclear medicine imaging system for effects of pulse pile-up is carried out by separating event data packets into total energy and individual detector energy data packets, executing pile-up correction algorithms on each ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7415117 | System and method for beamforming using a microphone array The ability to combine multiple audio signals captured from the microphones in a microphone array is frequently used in beamforming systems. Typically, beamforming involves processing the output audio signals of the microphone array in such a way as to make the micr... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7366642 | Minimum force output control method for counter-mass with cable Embodiments of the invention relate to a cable force feedforward approach that takes into account the cable force in the counter-mass trajectory computation to reduce or eliminate vibration of the lens body caused by the cable force disturbance and corrective force ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363216 | Method and system for parametric characterization of transient audio signals A method of parametrically encoding a transient audio signal, including the steps of: determining a set V of the N largest frequency components of the transient audio signal, where N is a predetermined number; determining an approximate envelope of the transient aud... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359838 | Method of processing a noisy sound signal and device for implementing said method The invention relates to a method of processing a noisy sound signal and to a device for implementing said method. The inventive method includes the following steps which are performed for each frame of a noisy sound signal, consisting in: applying a frequency-domai... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356504 | Methods for determining value at risk A preferred embodiment comprises a method for determining value-at-risk based on tick-by-tick financial data. Major steps of the method comprise the following: (1) financial market transaction data is electronically received by a computer; (2) the received financial... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356340 | System and method for wireless coverage detection A system and method is shown for determining the spatial boundary of certain measurable phenomena, such as broadcast signals, at various locations within geographical areas covered by the phenomenon. Data representing relative signal quality at various locations wit... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342681 | High-speed calibration method and system for an image-capture apparatus The present invention provides a calibration method and circuit for outputting an average calibration value used in an image-capture apparatus. The calibration circuit comprises difference means accepting a plurality of digital signals from capturing a pixel of a ca... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340382 | Lens array and display apparatus using same In an autostereoscopic display, a horizontal view range can be widened without reducing two-dimensional resolutions. Lenses are arranged to be a linear combination having integer coefficients of two unit vectors, thereby to control the vertical and horizontal view r... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305328 | Method and apparatus for predicting and reporting a real estate value based on a weighted average of predicted values A system and method of accurately predicting and reporting a value of a property based on a weighted average of values predicted by at least two prediction models. The system and method include the steps of accessing predicted values, determined by the prediction mo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302365 | Apparatus and method for performing eye scan There is provided a method and apparatus for performing an eye scan. Said apparatus comprises: a receiver for receiving input signals; an equaliser for processing said input signals; a data sampler for sampling said processed input signals at certain sampling points... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297940 | Method, apparatus, and program product for classifying ionized molecular fragments Apparatus, methods, and program products are disclosed that classify spectral peaks in dissociation spectrum data and thereby improves the efficiency of molecular sequencing. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293400 | System and method for sensor validation and fusion A method of monitoring a physical parameter comprises receiving a sensor signal representative of an actual value from each of a plurality of sensors. The method further comprises calculating confidence value for each sensed value and a weighted average of actual va... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7260631 | System and method for receiving iSCSI protocol data units An Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) system, method and associated data structure are provided for receiving data in protocol data units. After a protocol data unit is received, a data list is identified that describes how the data contained in the pr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260506 | Orthogonalization and directional filtering Systems and methods are provided for directionally filtering signals by projecting a received signal onto a subspace substantially orthogonal to selected interfering signals. The received signal typically comprises at least one signal of interest, at least one selec... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254522 | Apparatus and method for determining a level of confidence in a risk assessment and/or determining a level of acceptability of an event occurring An apparatus (1) for assisting a user in determining a level of confidence in a risk assessment, the apparatus comprising: input means (3) for receiving at least one of a set of factors each of which can affect the level of confidence in the risk asses... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254500 | Monitoring and representing complex signals A method of displaying signals containing a spatial and a temporal aspect, where multiple signals are received by multiple sensors. The received signals are decomposed into separate signal components within one or more distinct frequency bands. Signal components are... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249146 | Computerized system and method for acquiring and analyzing data pertaining to real estate A substantial amount of publicly available and private information pertaining to buildings in an area is inputted into a computerized data base programmed to produce statistical standards (norms) which can then serve as a basis for subsequent comparison with particu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249125 | System and method for automatically determining modal value of non-numeric data A method for automatically determining at least one modal value of non-numeric data includes selecting a data subset of a dataset, the data subset comprising at least a portion of the dataset and including at least one non-numeric value. At least one modal value is ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246043 | Graphical display and correlation of severity scores of system metrics A computer derives, from a current measurement of an attribute of a system, an instantaneous severity score based on a probability model that is determined from prior measurements. The computer then displays, for several successive moments in time, either the instan... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239983 | System and method for measuring characteristics of continuous media and/or localized targets using at least one multi-frequency sensor A method and system is provided for obtaining data indicative of at least one characteristic of a continuous medium or at least one localized target located within a predetermined volume of space. The system includes a sensor configuration with at least one sensor f... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236985 | Computerized system and method for acquiring and analyzing data pertaining to real estate A substantial amount of publicly available and private information pertaining to buildings is inputted into a computerized data base programmed to produce statistical standards (norms) which can then serve as a basis for subsequent comparison with particular, select... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231316 | Method for performing a hazard review and safety analysis of a product or system A method for analyzing a system for safety to personnel or other systems is disclosed comprising: identifying at least one operating parameter of a first subcomponent of said product; identifying an inherent hazard of said first subcomponents based on an analysis of... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222051 | Working machine, failure diagnosis system for work machine and maintenance system for work machines A working machine maintenance system having a plurality of working machines. A center server is provided that manages maintenance on the plurality of working machines by engaging in data exchange through bidirectional communication with each of the plurality of work... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216063 | Method and apparatus for comparing a data set to a baseline value A method and system are disclosed for comparing a data set to a baseline value for use in data analysis of the data set having a plurality of data points, the method comprising providing the data set to be analyzed, locating potentially bad data points in at least a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206722 | Oscilloscope having an enhancement filter An enhancement filter for an oscilloscope is disclosed wherein the enhancement filter may be initially calibrated for one or more channels and/or for one or more attenuation settings such as 50 mV per division, 100 mV per division, and/or 200 mV per division, for ex... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203627 | Method for processing missing values in measured data A method for processing missing values in measured data is provided. The method includes assigning weights to measured objects or measured items, according to a priority of the measured objects or measured items; selecting a set of the measured objects and measured ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197401 | Peak selection in multidimensional data An automatic peak selection method for multidimensional data that selects peaks from very noisy data such as two-dimensional liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) data is described. Such data are characterized by non-normally distributed noise that varies ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7162311 | Safety network system, safety slaves unit, safety controller and communication method and information collecting method and monitoring method for the safety network system A safety PLC 1 and at least a safety slave unit 2 are connected through a safety network 3. The safety slave unit has the safety information transmission function for transmitting the safety information for determining whether a safe state preva... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162397 | Decoding an alternator output signal An engine diagnostic system is provided that enables a service technician to evaluate engine cylinder contribution to output power. The service technician couples one or more signal leads to the vehicle's battery, alternator, or accessory receptacle (e.g., cigarette... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7129424 | Multi-filter The present invention relates to a method for weighing items and in particular to a method of filtering signals representing the weight of an item. The invention is applicable in all measuring instruments which indicate an average value calculated from a signal whic... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117129 | Commissioning of sensors A method for commissioning sensors includes determining correlation data between the sensors and a plurality of actuators. The correlation data is based upon conditions detected by the sensors at a plurality of actuator settings. Correlation indexes are calculated f... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107127 | Computationally efficient means for optimal control with control constraints A method and system that reduces undesired vibration in a vehicle measures ambient vibration and generates a first command signal based upon the measured vibration. If a first component of the first command signal exceeds a maximum allowable, the first component of ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101458 | Plasma processing method and apparatus In a plasma processing method and apparatus for monitoring an operating status of a plasma processing apparatus and/or a processing status of an object being processed, emission spectra emitted from a plasma is obtained as optical data when the plasma process is per... | 09/05/2006 |
