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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117135 | Concerned information recommendation system and method considering user's watching or listening time and maximum playing time of contents A user-concerned information recommendation system and method considering user's watching or listening time and the maximum playing time of contents are disclosed. The user-concerned information provision system includes a plurality of user terminals to provide cont... | 02/14/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7233988 | Data communication device and method of processing transmitted data A data communication device for data communication through radio among a plurality of devices includes a reception circuit receiving data, a storage circuit connected to the reception circuit to store received data, a transmission circuit connected to the storage ci... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7072871 | Fuzzy logic method and apparatus for battery state of health determination A system for determining the state-of-health of batteries has an adaptive component. The system tests a battery by measuring a number of electrochemical parameters and using fuzzy logic to compute a state-of-health for the battery. The fuzzy logic computations are b... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7013187 | Control procedure using a fuzzy logic model of at least one inverse transfer function of a dynamic system A control procedure is provided for use during a regulation stage and according to a set point of a physical dynamic system, the set point being subject to, whilst operating, the influence of several physical quantities represented by input parameters, and adopting ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6901389 | Method to augment imagery to display 3-D probabilistic object locations The invention is a method for augmenting images to highlight regions where objects of interest are likely to appear. The method uses fuzzy set theory to classify locations that may contain objects of interest, uses fog volumes to represent the fuzzy sets in three di... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6757665 | Detection of pump cavitation/blockage and seal failure via current signature analysis A system and method is provided for monitoring the operating condition of a pump by evaluating fault data encoded in the instantaneous current of the motor driving the pump. The data is converted to a frequency spectrum which is analyzed to create a fault signature ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6535860 | Design and hardware synthesis of adaptive weighted fuzzy mean image filter This invention proposes a novel nonlinear filter called adaptive weighted fuzzy mean (AWFM) filter which is capable of removing high density Gaussian impulse noises in polluted images. Via a single epoch, weights of the filter are departed according to a ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6473786 | Data acquisition and remote administration system A data acquisition and remote administration system for use during a communication session between at least one client computer and a computerized voice mail server computer system with the at least one client computer and the voice mail server computer s... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6473851 | System for combining plurality of input control policies to provide a compositional output control policy Method and apparatus for combining a plurality of overlapping policy-based controllers. System also applicable to policy-based process servers. System combines controllers by combining the respective policy information. System combines a plurality of poli... | 10/29/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6385598 | Fuzzy processor with architecture for non-fuzzy processing A fuzzy processor with an improved architecture. The fuzzy processor includes a fuzzy rule processor, an internal fuzzy instruction memory, an internal knowledge base memory, an arithmetic-logic unit, a control unit that can execute non-fuzzy instructions... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6381591 | Method for transformation of fuzzy logic, which is used to simulate a technical process, into a neural network A method for transformation of fuzzy logic (FS) into a neural network (NN), in which, in order to form a defuzzified output value (y2) from normalized single-element functions (F1 . . . Fm), the single-element functions (F1 . . . Fm) are each assigned a s... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6272477 | Hypertrapezoidal fuzzy dynamic state interpreter An apparatus for determining the state of a dynamic system is disclosed. The apparatus comprises one or more sensors operable to sample physical parameters of a system, and a mode interpreter. The mode interpreter is operable to receive data from the sens... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6272476 | Programmable and expandable fuzzy processor for pattern recognition A fuzzy processor which can be programmed and expanded is disclosed. The fuzzy processor has a membership function I/O circuit for inputting and outputting a plurality of membership functions respectively corresponding to each one of a plurality of featur... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6212507 | Fuzzy inference circuit using charge coupled device The fuzzy inference circuit includes a sensor sensing a state of a control object, and a charge coupled device storing fuzzy rule function values for at least one fuzzy rule function. The charge coupled device further performs a fuzzy inference on output ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205438 | Current-type fuzzy processor A current-type fuzzy processor is disclosed. The fuzzy processor comprises a characteristic decoder for decoding a to-be-identified pattern, a plurality of membership function generators for generating a plurality of membership degrees for the to-be-ident... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6199056 | Apparatus for dividing an integer by 2n with over or under approximation An apparatus over or under approximates the result of dividing a binary number representing an integer 2n. The division by 2n is performed by truncating the n least significant bits of the integer. In order to over or under approxima... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5956464 | Fuzzy logic controlled endometrium ablator A fuzzy logic controller for a endometrium ablator heat a liquid to 85° C. which is continuously circulated into the uterus to ablate the endometrium. The fluid temperature is maintained by the fuzzy logic controller which has as its inputs the temperatu... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5875438 | Method for storing membership functions and related circuit for calculating a grade of membership of antecedents of fuzzy rules A method for storing a membership function, include storing a position of a vertex of a triangle that defines the membership function in a universe of discourse and storing a first distance between the position of the vertex a point of intersection betwee... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5822740 | Adaptive fuzzy controller that modifies membership functions A direct adaptive fuzzy controller having an adaptation mechanism that modifies the locations of output membership functions to improve performance of the fuzzy controller. The controller has a fuzzy rule base that has a different or unique output members... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5822495 | Fuzzy rule generation apparatus for neuro circuit network system and method thereof An improved fuzzy rule generation apparatus for a neuro circuit network system and a method thereof capable of computing a fuzzy output and minimizing the number of fuzzy rules by automatically adjusting the number of fuzzy rules in accordance with a give... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5809234 | Method and apparatus for automatic matching of parameters of an interface Problems of matching an interface to a transmission protocol are resolved by implementing fuzzy logic. A set of fuzzy logic rules is used to select transmission parameters based upon degrees of membership of characteristics of a received signal. The chara... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5805774 | Circuit and method for determining membership in a set during a fuzzy logic operation A circuit (14) and method which determine a degree of membership of an input in a membership set during a fuzzy logic operation. The degree of membership is calculated by a single "MEM" software instruction. The MEM instruction determines whether the syst... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5805773 | Fuzzy reasoning method and system A fuzzy reasoning system separately manages fuzzy rule groups, and fuzzy sets each including a plurality of membership functions. When executing fuzzy reasoning, the system selects one fuzzy rule group and at least one fuzzy set in conformity with a situa... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5799291 | Arrangement for the separate processing of fuzzy rules of differing importance The arrangement stores, in a knowledge base memory (KBM), important (dominant) and less important rules such that they can be distinguished from one another. From a rule weighting (gi) and from an aggregated rule weighting (Gi-1) is formed. The unsharp OR... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5796918 | Method for ranking membership function values of linguistic input values in a fuzzy logic processor and arrangement for the implementation thereof An ordering method for ranking membership function values (Wi) of linguistic input values (LWEi) in a fuzzy logic processor is presented The steps of the method are: a) within the time of one processor clock, successively reading the membership function v... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5790755 | Fuzzy logic electronic controller architecture having two section membership function memory A method for setting up the memories of an electronic controller operated in a fuzzy logic manner whereby membership functions (μ(x)) of logic variables are subjected to inference operations which are configured as a set of (IF-THEN) rules, each having a... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5774630 | Parameter set up method of membership functions for fuzzy control of washing machine motor The present invention is disclosed to provide a parameter set-up method for a membership function of fuzzy control in a washing machine by which time and manpower necessary for design of a product can be reduced, an accurate design of the product can be m... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5764855 | Method for fuzzifying input signals present at the inputs of a fuzzy processor by using input membership functions A fuzzy processor contains a fuzzifier which calculates from the digital input signal membership values of the input membership functions hit. The membership functions must be stored for this purpose. In order to reduce the memory requirements, in particu... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5737492 | Fuzzy logic membership function generating apparatus A digital fuzzy logic processor for generating output data representing a degree of membership function, specifically, a complement-generating circuit that generates complement data for outputting to a one's-complement circuit to determine a degree of mem... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5719999 | Fuzzy control apparatus in which rules can be changed, method of operating same, control system in which changeover is controlled by fuzzy reasoning, and method of controlling the same In a fuzzy control apparatus in which a rule is capable of being changed during operation, a fuzzy reasoning output which prevails immediately prior to a rule change is stored when a rule change is made, and a fuzzy-control output is generated by combinin... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5651097 | Grade arithmetic unit and input value sorter used therein An input value sorter for calculating a conformity grade in a fuzzy inferential device has a comparator for sequentially receiving data indicative of a position of each of vertexes of a membership function defined as a polygon and receiving fact data. The... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5459816 | Fuzzy microcontroller An arrangement (apparatus and method) using fuzzy logic controls a plurality of devices in response to inputs. The time-division-multiplexed input signals are demultiplexed and fuzzified according to predetermined fuzzy sets. Each crisp input is fuzzified... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5396579 | Membership function generator A membership function generator including a maximum value arithmetic circuit for selecting a maximum voltage of a plurality of first input voltages to output the selected maximum voltage and a minimum value arithmetic circuit for selecting a minimum volta... | 03/07/1995 |
