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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7369976 | Method of designing tire, optimization analyzer and storage medium on which optimization analysis program is recorded A design of a tire can be facilitated. An optimization apparatus 30 inputs known design parameters of the shape, structure, and pattern of a tire, and performances thereof by an experimental data input unit 40 and learns, as a conversion system of a ne... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7349838 | Management training simulation method and system Developing decision-making skills of a user through practice in a simulated environment comprises defining a simulated situation to be influenced by the user including a set of objects that are represented by an attribute-characteristic representation, presenting in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7211937 | Electroactive polymer animated devices The present invention relates to animated devices that include one or more electroactive polymer transducers. When actuated by electrical energy, an electroactive polymer produces mechanical deflection in one or more directions. This deflection may be used to produc... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7180411 | Methods and apparatus for generating a data structure indicative of an alarm system circuit A user of a computer aided design (CAD) system graphically places fire alarm appliances, such as smoke detectors and sirens, in a drawing area. After elements are placed and physical paths are determined, a series of electrical circuit connections between alarm sour... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6883148 | Method and apparatus for creating an extraction model using Bayesian inference A system for using machine-learning to create a model for performing integrated circuit layout extraction is disclosed. The system of the present invention has two main phases: model creation and model application. The model creation phase comprises creating one or ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6643555 | Method and apparatus for generating an application for an automation control system An apparatus and method of generating an application for a control system. A control process is defined by a physical model and a topological model. An application generator utilizes the physical and topological models to generate an application for the c... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6445963 | Integrated advanced control blocks in process control systems An advanced control block that implements multiple-input/multiple-output control, such as model predictive control, within a process control system is initiated by creating an initial control block having generic control logic and desired control inputs a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6445964 | Virtual reality simulation-based training of telekinegenesis system for training sequential kinematic behavior of automated kinematic machine To train the sequential kinematic behavior of an automated telekinegenesis robot system, a virtual reality simulator is driven with kinematic parameter data derived from a teleoperational device, which models the sequential behavior to be exhibited by the... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6427000 | Performing automated testing using automatically generated logs The present invention performs automated testing on service applications using automatically generated logs, so that new testing applications do not need to be created for each new release of a service application. The invention further provides for testi... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6378013 | System for assessing performance of computer systems A system for assessing performance of a device, such as a hard drive, in a computer system. The system allows measurement of data transfer rates during read and write operations from and to the hard drive. The system comprises a virtual drive in random ac... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6366969 | Method of determining data transfer rate of a device by measuring the transfer rate of data between a virtual drive and the device A method of assessing performance of a device, such as a hard drive, in a computer system. The method allows measurement of data transfer rates during read and write operations from and to the hard drive. The method establishes a virtual drive in random a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6195624 | Corrosion analysis system and method A system (10) and method (42,44,46,48,52,54) for generating an index (38,132,40,134) commensurate with the degree to which a tube array degrades over a period of time due to corrosion in a particular operating environment. A data array (62,114) is created... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6148265 | Valence correct molecular structures using cellular encoding A method for developing a valence correct molecular structure using cellular encoding in which a set of basic types are determined for a set of basic components of the valence correct molecular structure. Each of a set of development operators for develop... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6086617 | User directed heuristic design optimization search A directed heuristic search (DHS) has been developed for an optimization design system. The DHS an optimization simulation system has been developed. The DHS directs a design optimization process that implements a user's selections and directions, the ord... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6052677 | Next alternative generating apparatus using simulated annealing and method thereof A multi-dimensional Gauss distribution generating portion obtains one vector from a multi-dimensional Gauss probability distribution and outputs it as an initial momentum. An approximated energy function differential generating portion generates a gradien... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5844820 | Method for simulating properties of material having periodically repeated structure and systems utilizing the same A simulation method and design systems are provided for simulating and analyzing the properties of a periodically structured material such as a semiconductor or a superconductor to develop a novel periodically structured material. In the simulation method... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5838596 | Simulation system for control sequence for sheet transportation A simulation system is provided which is capable of simulating the behavior of a sheet transported by a transportation system. In response to application of a control sequence formulated for the sheet transportation system, a simulation is performed to ch... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5838948 | System and method for simulation of computer systems combining hardware and software interaction A system for simulation of target electronic systems combining interacting elements of hardware and executing software, in part by physical emulation means and in part by abstract software simulation. A processor emulator is coupled to a hardware simulato... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5819071 | Remote simulation of data transmission A user machine simulates data transmission by remotely accessing and starting up a remote machine, and communicating the data transmission method to be simulated to the remote machine. The remote machine simulates the data transmission and returns simulat... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5819066 | Application and method for benchmarking a database server A benchmarking application for testing the performance of a database server (14) includes a plurality of execution parameters (82) and a program (78) operable to read the execution parameters (82). Processes (56, 58, 60) are generated by the program (78) ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5818737 | Method for guiding development of muncipality A method for creating an electronic general plan for a municipality is described which is capable of providing projected results and effects based upon varying the inputted data as a function of the consequences of presently made or proposed decisions by ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5787283 | Framework for manufacturing logistics decision support A tool including a framework suitable for manufacturing logistics decision support. The tool comprises means for providing an object-oriented technology framework, the framework comprising: means for defining objects representing manufacturing logistics p... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5771370 | Method and apparatus for optimizing hardware and software co-simulation In accordance to a first aspect of the present invention, co-simulation of a hardware-software system is performed with a single coherent view of the memory of the hardware-software system. This single coherent view is transparently maintained for both th... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768161 | Data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus includes apparatus for modelling asynchronous logic circuits as at least two of circuit elements the functions of which are governed by a set of rules each defining a response to a given condition. For elements functioning as r... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5768567 | Optimizing hardware and software co-simulator An optimizing hardware-software co-simulator is constituted with a logic simulator, a number of bus interface models, a number of memory models, a number of instruction set simulators, and a co-simulation optimization manager for co-simulating a hardware-... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5745735 | Localized simulated annealing According to the present invention, a method of optimization by simulated annealing is provided that uses a spatial metric to localize the simulated annealing temperature, the move set, and the objects which the moves operate on. The method keeps a local ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5745370 | Electromagnetic field intensity calculating device An electromagnetic field intensity calculating device calculates according to a moment method the intensities of the electric field and the magnetic field radiated by an electric circuit device having metal portions and dielectric portions. The electromag... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5740085 | Data processing apparatus for the modeling of logic circuitry A data processing apparatus includes a unit (60,68) for modelling a first asynchronous logic circuit as a plurality of circuit elements the functions of which are governed by a set of rules each defining a response to a given condition. For elements funct... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737581 | Quality system implementation simulator A process is disclosed for simulating on a computer system the implementation of a quality system on a business having a product flow. The process entails first inputting a selection of quality assurance measures of the quality system, and then configurin... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5731991 | Software product evaluation A system (10) for evaluating a software product includes an interface (12). The interface (12) receives product data relating to the software product, and a first memory (14) stores the product data. A second memory (23, 32) stores a plurality of weightin... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5724255 | Portable emergency action system for chemical releases The present invention provides a calculated protective action zone, such as a safety zone which can be used for evacuation purposes, using simplified input methods and systems and simplified internal calculation methods to model the chemical data. Yet, it... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5715429 | Positioning and control apparatus that is interactively programmable using a display An apparatus for synchronously controlling the actual operation of a machine using one or more motors, such as servo motors, by simulating in program form a combination of selectable machine mechanisms, including drivers, connecting shafts, clutches, gear... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5694343 | System for simulating properties of a material having periodically repeated structure A design system is provided for simulating and analyzing the properties of a periodically structured material such as a semiconductor or a superconductor to develop a novel periodically structured material. In the design system of the present invention, a... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5668745 | Method and apparatus for testing of semiconductor devices A computer-based method is provided for determining whether a semi-conductor device conforms to design requirements. In one embodiment, the method is based on data stored in a design database, and an automatic test equipment ("ATE") datalog. In a further ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5666297 | Plant simulation and optimization software apparatus and method using dual execution models A software system simulates and optimizes a processing plant design. The software system includes a plurality of equipment models for simulating each piece of equipment in the processing plant design. A sequential modular simulation routine executes the e... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5652716 | Method for simulating distributed effects within a device such as a power semiconductor device A method for simulating distributed effects within a device such as a power semiconductor device, more particularly a method for generating a simulation program for automatically simulating time dependent characteristics of a device to enable the operatio... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5636131 | Geometric autogeneration of"hard"phase-shift designs for VLSI An apparatus implemented in a computer aided design (CAD) system automatically generates phase shifted mask designs for very large scale integrated (VLSI) chips from existing circuit design data. The system uses a series of basic geometric operations to d... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5633800 | Integrated model-based reasoning/expert system diagnosis for rotating machinery A diagnostic system and method for rotating machinery having mechanical problems combine AI-based interpretive reasoning with rotordynamic-based modeling and numerical optimization. A vibration response in the machinery to be diagnosed is first measured b... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5630164 | Scientific instrument emulator having a computer and an analog signal interface for real-time signal processing A scientific instrument emulator is disclosed and comprises a computer (1) including a memory (3) and at least two processors (2,9). An analogue I/O module (6) is configured within the computer (1) and connects via a bus (11) thereby permitting conversion... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5594741 | Method for control of random test vector generation A method of testing an integrated circuit design includes the steps of providing a logical model of an integrated circuit, having a plurality of data ports, providing at least two simulators, the first simulator coupled to a first data port of the integra... | 01/14/1997 |
