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8078431 Home power management system  
Systems and methods for managing power usage are provided. The system includes a programmable microprocessor, at least one input mechanism, a memory having instructions and/or other information, a...
8078429 Diagnosis agent for remote plant diagnosis  
The present invention discloses a plant diagnostic system for diagnosing a problem with the plant. The plant diagnostic system can include an agent-based plant diagnostic network that has an...
8073756 Biometric financial transaction system and method  
Tokenless biometric authorization of transaction between a consumer and a merchant uses an identicator and an access device. A consumer registers with the identicator a biometric sample taken from...
8072208 Integrated circuit with tracking logic  
An integrated circuit including an amplifier and a first circuit. The amplifier is configured to receive a sensed signal and provide an amplified signal. The first circuit is configured to track a...
8060332 Method for testing sensor function and computer program product thereof  
A sensor function testing method and a computer program product thereof are provided. In the present method, a rearm type corresponding to a rearm function of a sensor in a server is obtained,...
8054982 Sound signal generator testing apparatus  
A sound signal generator testing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a hermetic seal (2), a sound signal input unit (4), and at least a noise suppression unit (5). The sound signal input...
8037758 Angular velocity detection apparatus  
An angular velocity detection apparatus includes: a sensor unit having first and second detection axes serving as angular velocity detection axes, the first and second detection axes intersecting...
8041834 System and method for enabling a wireless sensor network by mote communication  
A system and method for implementing a wireless sensor network. The system comprises a plurality of motes, each mote having a sensor and a wireless communication system for communicating with...
8036838 Pumping installation controller  
This invention relates to a controller for a pumping installation using a combined pressure sensor and fluid level sensor arrangement. The controller includes a processor responsive to measurements...
8036843 Computer readable medium and method of improving ras characteristics relating to calibration algorithms in an automated robotic system  
An automated data library system employs a calibration sensor, the fiducial target and a controller in electrical communication with the calibration sensor to create a calibration sensor pixel...
8036846 Variable impedance sense architecture and method  
A variable impedance sense (VIS) circuit (400) can detect a drift in the impedance of variable impedance circuits due to changes in operating conditions. Adjustments to binary impedance setting...
8032321 Multi-layered biosensor encoding systems  
A biosensor system determines the presence and/or concentration of an analyte in a sample using one or more calibrated correlation equations. The analysis may be electrochemical, optical, or a...
8027809 Home power management system  
Systems and methods for managing power usage are provided. The system includes a programmable microprocessor, at least one input mechanism, a memory having instructions and/or other information, a...
8027798 Digital thermal sensor test implementation without using main core voltage supply  
A method and apparatus are provided for calibrating digital thermal sensors. A processor chip with a plurality of digital thermal sensors receives an analog voltage. A test circuit coupled to the...
8024957 Downhole load cell  
A downhole load cell calibrated for enhanced accuracy. The load cell may be a dry load cell calibrated by storage of pre-determined temperature and pressure data relative to the load cell based on...
8024147 Offset compensation circuit and yaw rate sensor equipped therewith  
An offset compensation circuit for a yaw rate sensor, having a subtracter, which is provided for subtracting a correction value from an input signal, the correction value being obtainable by...
8019178 Resolution and sensitivity balance metric  
In a method for determining a resolution metric, sampled touch input data is accessed for at least one of a plurality of capacitive sensor channels in capacitive touch sensors. A resolution metric...
8019563 Method for determining the exhaust gas temperature of an internal combustion engine  
A method for determining an exhaust gas temperature of an internal combustion engine, which is performed by measuring a lambda value of the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine and...
8010322 Signal conditioning IC with conditioning-coefficient memory  
A signal conditioning integrated circuit includes both signal conditioning circuitry and memory devoted to storing end-user downloadable coefficients. In a preferred embodiment, the integrated...
8010309 On-site analysis system with central processor and method of analyzing  
A method of analysis, analysis system, program product, apparatus, and method of supplying analysis of value incorporating the use of at least one data acquisition device, a central processor, and...
8010308 Inertial measurement system with self correction  
A method of navigation includes providing an angular rate sensor and a direction-of-gravity reference. The method also includes determining bias error of the angular rate sensor about a vertical...
8010306 Methods for calibrating mass spectrometry (MS) and other instrument systems and for processing MS and other data  
A method for obtaining at least one calibration filter for a Mass Spectrometry (MS) instrument system. Measured isotope peak cluster data in a mass spectral range is obtained for a given...
8005649 Device for validating measurements of a dynamic magnitude  
The invention relates to a device for validating measurements of a dynamic magnitude x coming from an article having main sensors placed thereon on three main axes for measuring of said dynamic...
8000918 Monitoring and compensating for temperature-related error in an electrochemical sensor  
A method for compensating for a temperature-related error in an electrochemical sensor without using separate sources of temperature measurement by measuring sensor current, temporarily lowering...
7996158 Method and apparatus for providing data processing and control in a medical communication system  
Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided.
7991571 Providing nonlinear temperature compensation for sensing means by use of padé approximant function emulators  
Pade Approximant function emulators are used to model the nonlinear offset and/or nonlinear sensitivity behaviors of a sensor relative to temperature sub-ranges and to produce temperature...
7982873 Method and system for correcting spectrophotometer differences  
A method and system are provided to correct differences among multiple spectrophotometers. In one form, one spectrophotometer of a plurality that may be present in an image rendering system is...
7979231 Method and system for estimation of inertial sensor errors in remote inertial measurement unit  
A method and system for estimation of inertial sensor errors is provided. The method includes receiving first inertial output data from a master inertial measurement unit (IMU) mounted on a host...
7974816 Sensor registration by global optimization procedures  
Disclosed are method and apparatus for registering multiple sensors collecting data from multiple objects. Sensor registration is decomposed into a two-step procedure. The first step corrects...
7974803 Method and apparatus for calibrating wood testing machine  
This improved method of calibrating wood testing machines includes improved test bars, shim and software to direct the operator through the steps of calibration, storing interim results and...
7974805 Image sensor and method  
Described herein are methods that may improve yield of an image sensor. In one embodiment, a method that may improve yield of an image sensor includes generating output values of control logic...
7970871 Systems and methods for dynamically configuring node behavior in a sensor network  
The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for controlling sensor networks. A sensor network has a plurality of sensor nodes, which have sensors for monitoring operational...
7970678 Biometric financial transaction system and method  
Tokenless biometric authorization of transaction between a consumer and a merchant uses an identicator and an access device. A consumer registers with the identicator a biometric sample taken from...
7957904 True amplitude transient electromagnetic system response measurement  
A method for mapping sub-surface resistivity contrasts comprising making multi-channel transient electromagnetic (MTEM) measurements using at least one electric source with grounded input current...
7957928 Method for function monitoring of a sensor  
A method for monitoring a sensor function by repeatedly acquiring data records including sensor-specific calibration data; by storing the acquired data records; by analyzing changes of the...
7953569 On die thermal sensor of semiconductor memory device and method thereof  
An on die thermal sensor (ODTS) includes a thermal sensor for outputting a first comparing voltage by detecting a temperature of the semiconductor memory device; a comparing unit for outputting a...
7945412 Methods and apparatuses for calibrating sensors  
Methods and apparatuses to perform calibration of imprecise sensors for power monitoring in a data-processing system are described. The system includes a load coupled to one or more sensors. An...
7945341 Graphical user interface for selecting pulse parameters in a phacoemulsification surgical system  
A graphical user interface for use in phacoemulsification surgical systems that allows a user to select different pulse modes by touching portions of the display screen. The user interface includes...
7941288 Chemical agent detection  
A chemical agent detector with a a lesser demand sensor, a greater demand sensor, an inlet; and a manifold; and methods associated therewith. The manifold is positioned between the inlet and the...
7937236 Method and a system for adaptive compensation of the temperature drift of a sensor  
A method for adaptive compensation of a temperature drift of a sensor, designed to measure the torque of a shaft or a drive train or the force in mechanical equipment during operation. A sensor...
7933731 Smart sensor  
A measurement system includes a preexisting sensor, a transducer module installed in the pre-existing sensor including a memory storing information for identifying and operating the transducer, and...
7933730 Method and system for restoration of a navigation data loss in image-guided navigation  
A method for restoring navigation failure information in a fluoroscopy-based imaging system is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a plurality of receiver navigation information using a...
7930126 Sampling method for an asynchronous sensor and associated asynchronous sensor  
A sampling method is for an asynchronous sensor, in which sensor data are read out from a sensor element at a sampling rate and written into an output register and subsequently read out from the...
7930147 Sensor response time accelerator  
A sensor response time acceleration method including the steps of reading a signal step and an operating on the signal step. The reading a signal step includes reading a signal from a sensor, the...
7925456 Method and apparatus for directing the use of a Coriolis flow meter  
A method and apparatus is disclosed that guides a user through a sequence of steps that will allow the user to complete a predefined task using the flow meter. The steps include: selecting a...
7925459 Method and apparatus for determining an operating voltage for preventing photovoltaic cell reverse breakdown during power conversion  
A method and apparatus for determining an operating voltage lower bound for preventing photovoltaic (PV) cell reverse breakdown during power conversion. The method comprises determining a PV cell...
7920982 Optical distortion calibration for electro-optical sensors  
Optical distortion calibration for an Electro-Optical sensor in a chamber eliminates calibration of the mirror controller and allows for calibration while the target is in motion across the FOV...
7917323 Adjusting method and device of sensitivity of signal interpretation  
A method of adjusting sensitivity of signal interpretation includes the steps of: continuously receiving an input signal; setting a sampling parameter; sampling the input signal according to the...
7917333 Virtual sensor network (VSN) based control system and method  
A method for providing a virtual sensor network based system. The method may include obtaining project data descriptive of a virtual sensor network to be used in a control system of a machine;...
7912664 Self calibrating gyroscope system  
A self-calibrating gyroscope system provides improved estimates of, and compensation or calibration for, scale factor errors and bias errors. The gyroscope system employs a plurality of gyroscope...