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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7844609 | Attribute combination discovery A method and system are presented in which a query attribute is used as the basis for accessing stored attribute combinations and their frequencies of occurrence for query-attribute-positive individuals and query-attribute-negative individuals and tabulating, based ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840500 | Fuzzy logic control for process with large dead time The present invention relates to a control system, method and computer program product to control a process having a large dead time. An exemplary process controllable by embodiments according to the invention is the glass manufacturing process, where fuzzy logic is... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7437336 | Polyoptimizing genetic algorithm for finding multiple solutions to problems A method and system for finding a multiple solutions to a problem is disclosed. The method includes: modeling a problem as an objective function, generating a multitude of candidate solutions for said objective function; and determining a set of acceptable and disti... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7359770 | Control system for operating long vehicles The present invention is directed to a system and method for optimizing the dynamics and energy usage of long vehicles such as freight trains by determining their operating conditions and calculating an optimal sequence of power and braking control actions. The sequ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353788 | Fuzzy logic based cam phaser control A method of controlling a valve of a cam phaser of an internal combustion engine includes determining a delta duty cycle from a position error and a rate of change of error (error dot). A fuzzy gain value is calculated from the delta duty cycle and a correction term... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346592 | Method and an apparatus for predicting intake manifold pressure of an internal-combustion engine A method and an apparatus for predicting intake manifold pressure are presented, to compensate for a large lag or a large time delay without producing an overshot or discontinuous behaviors of a predicted value. The method comprises the step of obtaining a differenc... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328090 | Method for controlling the sequence of trains during traffic control The invention relates to a method for controlling the sequence of trains during traffic control, whereby a telephone communication between a traffic controller in a traffic control centre and a driver is carried out. In order to increase security during telephone co... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7263475 | Method of transferring files and analysis of train operational data A method of transferring files between a computer on board a train and a remote station including determining if the remote station is within range of the train and establishing wireless communication between the onboard computer and the remote station. Next, the co... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7233936 | Artificial intelligence systems for classifying events, objects and situations The present invention relates to a system of artificial intelligence for the classification of events, objects or situations from signals and discriminant parameters produced by models comprising at least one processing branch comprising a fuzzy expert system making... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233935 | Policy-based automation using multiple inference techniques System and method for policy-based decision-making using a combination of two or more inference approaches or techniques. Embodiments may provide a policy evaluation mechanism that evaluates policies using two or more inference techniques, including inference techni... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233964 | Method and system for compositing three-dimensional graphics images using associative decision mechanism A method and system for compositing a plurality of three-dimensional Sub-Images by examining the Depth values of the Pixels corresponding to same spatial location in each Sub-Image and compositing the content of the Pixel having the greatest Depth value. The Depth v... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231391 | Loosely coupled database clusters with client connection fail-over Aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure include a highly available database cluster employing replication between two or more data files. The cluster also can maintain a connection with potentially geographically remote client application programs, includin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7205694 | Control of a switched reluctance drive A switched reluctance machine has a stator which has an array of alternate wide and narrow poles around its inner circumference. Coils are wound around the wide poles only. The rotor includes segments of soft magnetic material carried on a non-magnetic core. The seg... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7146346 | Fuzzy-logic on board device for monitoring and processing motor vehicle operating data A fuzzy-logic on-board device for motoring and processing motor vehicle operating data comprising a on-board network connector, a front-end device, a CPU, an integrated store, a power management system and a peripheral device interface connector. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7130770 | Monitoring method and system with corrective actions having dynamic intensities A method (300) for monitoring a data processing system is proposed. The method involves the determination (306–360) of an indicator of the severity of any critical condition being detected in the system (for example, though the use of fuzzy-logic rul... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7110988 | Automated system and method for creating aligned goals A method of aligning a new goal of an entity ensures that the new goal is a child goal of a parent goal. The method also ensures that a group is linked to the parent goal, and ensures that the entity is subordinate to the group. In one embodiment, selection lists co... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7085685 | Device and method for filtering electrical signals, in particular acoustic signals A device for filtering electrical signals has a number of inputs arranged spatially at a distance from one another and supplying respective pluralities of input signal samples. A number of signal processing channels, each formed by a neuro-fuzzy filter, receive a re... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080053 | Neural network device for evolving appropriate connections A method for evolving appropriate connections among units in a neural network includes a) calculating weight changes at each existing connection and incipient connections between units for each training example; and b) determining a K ratio using the weight changes,... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072922 | Integrated circuit and process for identifying minimum or maximum input value among plural inputs Apparatus and process identifies a maximum or minimum value among a plurality of binary values on a plurality of a-bit wide wires in an integrated circuit module. An N-bit vector K is calculated based on n most significant bits of all a-bit binary signals, where N=2... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065419 | Job flow Petri Net and controlling mechanism for parallel processing The present disclosure provides a job flow system for use in a manufacturing environment, such as a semiconductor fab. The job flow system includes a plurality of sequence-related jobs associated with the manufacturing and a computer-controlled Petri Net structure. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7035833 | System which extracts feature from fuzzy information and semiconductor integrated circuit device having the system A system includes a sensor section which receives fuzzy information inputs X containing a plurality of components and converts the plurality of components into a plurality of measurable input physical quantities, a converter which receives a plurality of input physi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7020846 | Display generating device A set-top box runs web browser software and displays on a television set a web page comprising hypertext links. A spotlight is used as a focus to navigate the page. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009610 | Computer program and related data processing methods for use in knowledge enhanced electronic logic A computer program and related data processing methods adapted for use in computational decision-making. The underlying program uses a hierarchical structure of positions and arguments along with linkages which define functional relationships between different posit... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996552 | Apparatus and method for handling logical and numerical uncertainty utilizing novel underlying precepts New techniques are disclosed for manipulating information to preserve certainty in the initial variables. Numbers themselves may be presented in a way that indicates their degree of certainty (and information content), and these numbers are processed so that the cer... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966053 | Architecture for automated analysis and design with read only structure A method and architecture for calculating input values for use in automated analysis and design during the various stages of the design process includes smart defaults. Specific parameter types are defined, some of which are adapted to be specified, or if not specif... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6954743 | Optimized method of computing the degree of membership of a fuzzy variable, and a calculator circuit implementing the method An optimized method of computing the value of the degree of membership of a fuzzy variable defined within a universe of discourse that is discreted into a finite number of points by way of a membership function thereof, wherein the membership function is quantified ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6950712 | System and method for nonlinear dynamic control based on soft computing with discrete constraints A control system using a genetic analyzer based on discrete constraints is described. In one embodiment, a genetic algorithm with step-coded chromosomes is used to develop a teaching signal that provides good control qualities for a controller with discrete constrai... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6922036 | Method and apparatus for reducing noise and vibration in switched reluctance motor drives According to one embodiment of the invention, a method includes generating, by a computer, a phase current profile, generating a phase current according to the phase current profile, and applying the phase current to the switched reluctance motor drive. Generating t... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6917925 | Convergent actor critic-based fuzzy reinforcement learning apparatus and method A system is controlled by an actor-critic based fuzzy reinforcement learning algorithm that provides instructions to a processor of the system for applying actor-critic based fuzzy reinforcement learning. The system includes a database of fuzzy-logic rules for mappi... | 07/12/2005 |
| RE38754 | Fuzzy system, fuzzy control system development support apparatus, and method of developing a fuzzy control system A membership function unit includes a membership function setting section for adjusting positions or shapes of membership functions depending on inputs of elements influencing human senses so as to set the membership functions and a membership value computing sectio... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6898585 | Fuzzy logic method for adaptively evaluating the validity of sensor data Machine operators rely on intuition and experience to evaluate vehicle performance. As we increasingly turn to automation, it is important to automatically evaluate sensor data and system performance. Fuzzy logic allows us to take advantage of domain knowledge to ev... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6868900 | Multiple zone automatic HVAC control system and method A multiple zone electronic control system and method are provided to control a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle. The control system includes a plurality of sensors to provide inputs relating to multiple zones of an occupant compa... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6807535 | Intelligent tutoring system A computer implemented method and apparatus for simulating an intelligent tutor for interactive adaptive training of learners in any domain includes a Domain Module, a Tutor Module and an Interface. Items to be learned, and their prerequisite and other dependency re... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6766309 | Method and system for adapting a network application based on classifying types of communication links using fuzzy logic In hybrid communication environments, in which both the wired and wireless communication links in a communication channel can exist in a communication channel, performance of a quality-of-service (QoS) provision can be enhanced if the application knows whether there... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6760712 | Automatic train handling controller An automatic train handling controller. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a system and method for tracking a velocity profile in a rail-based transportation system. A fuzzy logic controller is used to ensure that a train simulator complies to the velocity profil... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6728687 | Electronic circuit for controlling a movement by a fuzzy cellular architecture A method of controlling the movements of a multi-actuator electro-mechanical system having a matrix of locally interconnected analog cells associated therewith is provided. Each cell represents a hardware implementation of a model of fuzzy inference rules. The model... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6675154 | Method and system for the quantum mechanical representation and processing of fuzzy information The present invention provides a method and system for representing fuzzy information, and performing fuzzy logic and control operations on that information, using a quantum system. According to one embodiment fuzzy logic and control operations are perfor... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6640890 | Multiple zone automatic HVAC control system and method A multiple zone electronic control system and method are provided to control a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle. The control system includes a plurality of sensors to provide inputs relating to multiple zones of an occ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6601053 | Optimized artificial neural networks Neural network architectures are represented by symbol strings. An initial population of networks is trained and evaluated. The strings representing the fittest networks are modified according to a genetic algorithm and the process is repeated until an op... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6578017 | Method to aid object detection in images by incorporating contextual information The invention uses fuzzy logic and/or probability distributions to automatically calculate and display the effects of contextual information on the confidence that an object in an image is an object of interest. The goal is to assist in determining the lo... | 06/10/2003 |
