433 results about "Fast scanning" patented technology

A novel and useful low power Bluetooth page and inquiry scan mechanism. Efficient and low power page and inquiry scans are performed by measuring the energy received at each frequency and comparing it to a threshold. If the energy sensed is greater than the threshold, normal Bluetooth page or inquiry scans are then performed within the scan window. The energy sensing is done by quickly sweeping the receiver in the radio over all 79 Bluetooth frequencies in less than 68 μs at least 19 times in order to cover at least 1.25 ms thus ensuring capturing any page or inquiry message transmissions. For noisy environments, a mechanism is provided to turn frequency sweeping off until interference is at a low enough level to reduce the number of false positive detections to an acceptable level.

The invention provides a security detection method and system of an Android application program, aiming to solve the problems of an antivirus method of the existing Android platform that the scanning speed is slow and the false positive ratio is high. The method comprises the following steps of: scanning an Android installation package and extracting appointed characteristic information from the Android installation package; finding characteristic records which are matched with the appointed single characteristic information or a combination thereof from a pre-arranged security identification base, wherein the security identification base comprises the characteristic records and security grades corresponding to the characteristic records, and each characteristic record comprises single characteristic information or the combination of the characteristic information; and respectively displaying the security grade corresponding to the found characteristic records in a security detection result of the Android installation package. The security detection method and system of the Android application program disclosed by the invention have the advantages of fast scanning speed and high searching and killing accuracy.

A capacitive sensing system (100) can connect groups of capacitive sensors (112-1 to 112-N) to a common node (106) to detect change in capacitance. States of a set of capacitive sensors (112-1 to 112-N) can thus be scanned faster than approaches that scan such sensors one-by-one. Faster scanning can allow for reduced power consumption in applications that only periodically scan the set of capacitive sensors (112-1 to 112-N).

An apparatus for applying RF energy to an object, comprising at least one slower-scanning, frequency source and at least one faster-scanning frequency source, and a controller which sweeps a range of frequencies using the faster-scanning source to measure RF absorption and controls the slower-scanning frequency source based on the sweep.

The invention discloses a method for fast scanning and positioning of a matrix keyboard, which relates to a method for the fast scanning and positioning of the matrix keyboard in the field of controlling an embedded system, and is particularly suitable for designing the matrix keyboard of an embedded terminal device. The method comprises the following steps of: initializing a keyboard device and registering the keyboard device; waiting for the keyboard to trigger an interruption signal by a system; triggering a keyboard interruption signal; responding to the interruption signal by the system; performing keyboard scanning; judging whether keys are effective; and outputting a keyboard key value to a queue, and waiting for an application program to read the key value. The method can effectively avoid instable and dithering levels of the matrix keyboard because of per se mechanical properties, improves the accuracy of the scanning and the positioning of the matrix keyboard, and has the characteristics of simple algorithm, steady performance, high control accuracy and the like.

During operation, a system iteratively captures MR signals of one or more types of nuclei in one or more portions of a biological lifeform based on scanning instructions that correspond to a dynamic scan plan. The MR signals in a given iteration may be associated with voxels having associated sizes at three-dimensional (3D) positions in at least a corresponding portion of the biological lifeform. If the system detects a potential anomaly when analyzing the MR signals from the given iteration, the system dynamically modifies the scan plan based on the detected potential anomaly, a medical history and/or an MR-scan history. Subsequent measurements of MR signals may be associated with the same or different: types of nuclei, portions of the biological lifeform, voxels sizes and/or 3D positions.

A scanner for obtaining an image of an object placed on an at least partially transparent platform, wherein the platform is defined by edge portions and has at least including a first scan area and a second scan area. In one embodiment, the scanner includes a white area formed at least partially around the edge portions of the platform with a plurality of markers, optical means for sequentially scanning consecutive partial images of the object from the first scan area and the second scan area, respectively, wherein each of the consecutive partial images include an image of at least one of the plurality of markers, and an image processing system for using the image of the at least one of the plurality of markers in each of the consecutive partial images as a reference to combine the consecutive partial images so as to form a substantially complete image of the object corresponding to a full scan of the first scan area and the second scan area.

An improved non-volatile memory and logical block to physical block address translation method utilizing a cluster based addressing scheme is detailed. The translation of logical blocks/sectors to the physical blocks/sectors is necessary for a non-volatile memory to appear as a freely rewriteable device to a system or processor. Embodiments of the present invention utilize cluster based address translation to translate logical block addresses to physical block addresses, wherein each cluster contains a plurality of sequentially addressed logical blocks. This allows the use of a smaller RAM table for the address translation lookup and/or faster scanning of the memory device or memory subsystem for the matching cluster address. In one embodiment, a specially formatted cluster is utilized for frequently updated sectors/logical blocks, where the cluster stores a single logical block and a new sequential physical block of the cluster is written in turn with each update.

A system and method for using near-infrared or short-wave infrared (SWIR) light sources for identification of counterfeit drugs may perform spectroscopy using a super-continuum laser to provide detection in a non-contact and non-destructive manner at stand-off or remote distances with minimal sample preparation. Also, near-infrared or SWIR light may penetrate through plastic containers and packaging, permitting on-line inspection and rapid scanning. The near-infrared or SWIR spectroscopy may also be used to detect illicit drugs and their chemical composition. Moreover, the spectroscopic techniques may also be applied to quality assessment and control in pharmaceutical manufacturing, thus permitting the implementation of smart manufacturing with feedback control. Fiber super-continuum lasers may emit light in the near-infrared or SWIR between approximately 1.4-1.8 microns, 2-2.5 microns, 1.4-2.4 microns, 1-1.8 microns. In particular embodiments, the detection system may be a dispersive spectrometer, a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, or a hyper-spectral imaging detector or camera.

The present invention relates to a quick scanning method for a residual error matrix in video coding process, which belongs to the field of video coding in signal processing. The method comprises: storing elements in a two dimension residual error matrix to a one-dimension serial according to a preset mapping way; extracting the lots of residual error elements gradually and orderly from the one-dimension serial, computing a level value, a map value and a run value of each residual error element, and storing them respectively. In the process of scanning the residual error matrix, the invention can parallelizably and effectively read the residual error element, accomplish parallelizably data computing and information extracting, and can quickly obtain the required scanning results, thereby, the invention greatly reduces the time cost in whole scanning process, enhances the coding rate of a coder, and facilitates the realization of real-time encoding under high distinguishability.

The invention relates to a fast scanning method of pipeline drawbacks and a non-destructive detection device, which is more particularly suitable for fast scanning and non-destructive detection of drawbacks of the pipelines with insulation. The invention is composed of a guided wave sensor, a transmitting module, a receiving module, a signal generating module, a power amplifying module, a signal processing module, an A/D conversion module and an built-in computer system. The invention is suitable for comprehensive detection of drawbacks of pipelines with different diameters, detection of long distance pipelines, and detection of pipelines in inaccessible places. The invention has the advantages of fast and large-scale detection ability without contact, high efficiency; overcoming a plurality of limitations of the conventional non-destructive detection method; overcoming the restriction conditions of oil pollution, fouling, bending or heat insulation protective layer, judging and locating the drawbacks of the pipelines, reducing the maintenance range, avoiding unnecessary disassembly and replacement, reducing the intensity of artificial detection, and saving the human and material resource. In addition, the invention can achieve on-line monitoring, and evaluate the health condition of the element or predicts the service life of the element.

The invention discloses a robot three-dimensional scanning device and a robot three-dimensional scanning method. The device comprises an MEMS scanning galvanometer laser three-dimensional probe for generating three-dimensional point cloud data, a six-axis machine arm for clamping the MEMS scanning galvanometer laser three-dimensional probe, a turntable for placing a measured object and a controller for controlling the robot and the turntable, wherein the MEMS scanning galvanometer laser three-dimensional probe is arranged at the tail end of the machine arm; and the measured object is placed in the center of the turntable. In comparison with a digital and physical grating technology, the robot three-dimensional scanning device has the advantages of large depth of field, fast scanning speed, small size and high scanning accuracy; the device combines the high-accuracy turntable and the six-degree-of-freedom robot to a seven-degree-of-freedom device, the working range of the machine arm can be increased, flexibility of scanning on a large object can be improved, scanning dead angles can be reduced, and finally, fully-automatic three-dimensional scanning can be realized.

A method of triggering handoff of a mobile station to a candidate BSS, for VoWLAN communication, uses a roaming controller for monitoring link qualities of the serving and candidate BSS by selective/controlled fast scanning through RSSI screening at each packet reception. Using link qualities, a list of candidate BSSs for handoff is maintained. The controller selects a candidate BSS for handoff and completes pre-authentication of the mobile station with the selected best candidate BSS. When the link quality of the of the selected candidate BSS becomes better than that of the serving BSS, handoff is triggered. Link qualities may be monitored by screening a metric other than RSSI. When no candidate BSS is found, scanning is reduced/temporarily interrupted, to conserve power. When the serving BSS link quality is above a given threshold when the mobile station is in the serving BSS center, the functions of fast scanning and pre-authentication are interrupted.

An optical mouse scanner allows users to perform quick scans of paper documents (or of some other surface) without requiring a separate, standalone scanner. Scanning functionality may be provided to an optical mouse, such as a wireless optical mouse. The scanning sensor and/or the scanning light source could be same as that used for the optical motion detection for the mouse. Alternatively, a separate light source and/or imaging element could be provided for purposes of scanning. Image stitching software could use a number of captured images (e.g., a stream of captured frames) alone, or in association with mouse orientation and/or position information, to assemble a larger image from smaller captured image frames.

A method for the determination of cellulosic-fibre properties, such as, but not limited to, residual lignin content of chemical pulp, with the aid of a spectroscopic technique obtained over a range covering the visible and the near-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, comprising the steps of obtaining a sample from the process line, minimally removing some excess water, exposing the fibres in the sample to a large beam light source, optionally moving the sample at a constant speed, and acquiring the spectral data over a pre-determined length of time, and correlating the spectrum to a previously determined calibration so as to determine the Kappa number. Alternatively, as an arrangement for process control, along with other varying configurations, the instant invention includes the mounting of the excitation light source and fibre-optic probe along the various locations of the kraft cooking and bleaching process, such as 1) at the drum brownstock washers and 2) throughout the bleach plant deckers, located just before the doctored blade, the probe being connected to a fast scanning spectrometer, via fibre optic cables, with a computer sequencing spectral acquisition and correlating the spectrum against a predetermined calibration, and logging the results. The process configuration, with the use of the instant invention, overcomes all limitations of prior art, including sampling hardware and sample preparation, and provides true online Kappa number determinations of the order of seconds, as compared to current state of the art Kappa analyzers which require 10 to 15 minutes per analysis. The present method is capable of measuring residual lignin content of chemical pulps with varying consistency, accounts for species effects to provide species insensitivity and can provide analysis in less than 10 seconds. The method can provide true online continuous measurement of Kappa number for feedforward and feedback control of the bleaching, paper machine and kraft cooking processes.

The invention provides a method for laser-melting and fast forming of a choosing area of a medical implant moulage, which refers to measuring an organ of a patient to obtain the original data for a medical implant; three-dimensional CAD software is adopted to transform the original data into a three-dimensional CAD model for secondary processing and then for slicing processing so as to obtain a multi-layer-slice two-dimensional CAD data model of the medical implant; scanning path planning is carried out to the two-dimensional CAD data model of each slice to obtain scanning path data which is guided into a host computer of a choosing area laser-melting and fast forming device, and a layer-to-layer fast scanning method is adopted to carry out the choosing area laser-melting and fast forming to paraffin powder so as to prepare and obtain the medical implant moulage; the medical implant moulage is taken out to clear redundant paraffin power on the surface. The slicing processing of the invention does not relate to STL format data; the formed moulage has dense tissue, thus no more processing is needed after infiltration of the paraffin, small scale forming equipment can be realized, equipment producing cost can be reduced and forming time is shortened.

A medical bracelet, wrist-band device, watch, piece of jewelry, or any other worn item contains a OR code for fast scanning by emergency first responders, ER teams or any other medical personnel. Scanning the QR code with a handheld device like a smartphone results in immediate retrieval of pertinent medical information either directly from the QR code, or from a dedicated website. Further security of medical information can be provided by a numerical or alphanumerical patient ID. and a PIN that can be printed on the device for fast access.

The invention belongs to the field of aviation electronic systems and particularly relates to an HUD based synthetic vision guiding display system. At present, an SVS (synthetic vision system) only can be displayed in a head-down display, and during high-speed taxiing, even the fastest scanning of a lower traditional instrument can lead to vision interruption with the outside world. An HGS (head-up guidance system) is not endowed with ability of displaying a three-dimensional terrain synthetic vision, and when inclement weather is encountered, it is difficult to provide better vision awareness for a pilot. With the adoption of the HUD based synthetic vision guiding display system provided by the invention, fused display of a synthetic image of the SVS and a flight guiding image is realized on an HUD system, and a civil aircraft cockpit display system capable of strengthening situation sensing ability especially combines a three-dimensional image display technology with a flight guiding information calculation display technology to simulate an outer aircraft environment and display flight guiding data in a cockpit head-up display.

The present invention relates to a charged particle beam apparatus which employs a scanning electron microscope for sample inspection and defect review.

The present invent provides solution of improving imaging resolution by utilizing a field emission cathode tip with a large tip radius, applying a large accelerating voltage across ground potential between the cathode and anode, positioning the beam limit aperture before condenser lens, utilizing condenser lens excitation current to optimize image resolution, applying a high tube bias to shorten electron travel time, adopting and modifying SORIL objective lens to ameliorate aberration at large field of view and under electric drifting and reduce the urgency of water cooling objective lens while operating material analysis.

The present invent provides solution of improving throughput by utilizing fast scanning ability of SORIL and providing a large voltage difference between sample and detectors.

An apparatus and method for optically analyzing samples in a biological sample container containing samples arranged at different locations on the base of the container. An optical acquisition device is provided comprising a detector and an objective. The position of the upper and lower surfaces of the base at each of the sample locations is determined by a confocal polychromatic displacement sensor. Light is collected from each of the sample locations by adjusting the focal plane to be coincident with, or vertically offset from, the upper surface of the base, as determined from the displacement sensor. This allows for rapid scanning of large numbers of samples in a multi-well plate or other biological sample containers.

A scanner for obtaining an image of an object placed on an at least partially transparent platform, wherein the platform has at least a first scan area and a second scan area. The scanner includes a white area formed at least partially around the edge portions of the platform with a plurality of markers, one rotatable mirror, one or more image sensors. In scanning, each partial image from each of the scan areas includes an image of at least one portion of the plurality of markers. An image processing system uses the image of the at least one portion of the plurality of markers in each of the consecutive partial images as a reference to combine the consecutive partial images so as to form a substantially complete image of the object corresponding to a full scan of the first scan area and the second scan area.