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109 results about "Measure duration" patented technology

Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price -- the value of principal -- of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years. Bond prices are said to have an inverse relationship with interest rates.

Touch screen input technique

A technique for inputting data, such as selecting a particular function of electronic device, using a touch screen of the electronic device, includes detecting when an object, such as a finger or a stylus or a pointed object, is touching the touch screen and detecting when the object is no longer touching the touch screen. The location of the object touching the touch screen is also detected. The time duration from the time of detection of the object first touching the touch screen until the time of detection of the object no longer touching the touch screen is detected. A determination of the data being inputted, such as the particular function of the electronic device being selected, is made based on the detected location of the object on the touch screen and the measured time duration. The detecting that the object is touching the touch screen may include detecting that a pressure of the object on the touch screen is greater than a predetermined value and the detecting that the object is no longer touching the catch screen may include detecting that the pressure of the object on the touch screen is less than a predetermined value. The measuring of the time duration may include determining which of a predetermined group of time duration ranges the measured time duration is within.
Owner:NOKIA CORP

Method and apparatus for thermographic imaging using flash pulse truncation

A pulse controller device for controlling the excitation of a heat source used in thermographic imaging is disclosed. The pulse controller device comprises a power supply, a heat source coupled to the power supply, a device coupled to the power supply signaling the power supply to deliver electrical power to the heat source, a sensor for sensing the delivery of electrical power to the heat source, a flash duration module coupled to said sensor for measuring a duration of time, and a gate device coupled to said flash duration module for gating the electrical power utilized by the heat source. A method for thermographically evaluating a sample is also disclosed. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
Owner:THERMAL WAVE IMAGING

Method for automatically calibrating the frequency range of a PLL and associated PLL capable of automatic calibration

A PLL includes a loop filter for accumulating charge to generate a loop-filter voltage and a VCO having a plurality of frequency ranges. The VCO receives the loop-filter voltage and generates an output signal having a frequency according to the loop-filter voltage and a currently selected VCO frequency range. During PLL calibration, the loop-filter is connected to a constant voltage source; the PLL feedback signal is synchronized with the reference signal; a linear search, a binary search, or a memory lookup is used to find a first and a second VCO frequency range; first and second time durations are measured for the time durations between the second rising edges of the reference signal and the PLL feedback signal for the two VCO frequency ranges, and the optimal VCO frequency range is determined by setting the VCO frequency range to be the VCO frequency range having the shortest measured time duration.
Owner:AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Measuring alertness

A method and apparatus for measuring drowsiness particularly in vehicle operators measures the amplitude to velocity ratio for eyelids closing and opening during blinking as well as measuring duration of opening and closing. The average values for the amplitude to velocity ratios for opening and closing are weighted and added to give a drowsiness measure that is compared to a scale of drowsiness based on data collected from alert and drowsy subjects. Other eye movements can be used in the weighted algorithm. The scale of drowsiness predicts the onset of drowsiness levels that render an operator unfit to continue.
Owner:SDIP HLDG

Method and system for scheduling execution of activities

A method (300) and system for scheduling execution of activities, such as jobs of a batch processing. An estimated duration of each job is predicted (365-367) as a running average of the measured durations of completed instances of the job executed previously. The method of the invention uses historical data to identify (375-385) repeatable patterns for the job duration; for example, a decision tree is inducted using the completed instances of the job as training examples. The decision tree is applied for classifying (325) each new instance of the job to be executed, according to its planned time of execution; the estimated duration of the job is revised (330) using an adjustment factor associated with the class assigned to the new instance of the job.
Owner:IBM CORP

Method and apparatus for thermographic imaging using flash pulse truncation

A pulse controller device for controlling the excitation of a heat source used in thermographic imaging is disclosed. The pulse controller device comprises a power supply, a heat source coupled to the power supply, a device coupled to the power supply signaling the power supply to deliver electrical power to the heat source, a sensor for sensing the delivery of electrical power to the heat source, a flash duration module coupled to said sensor for measuring a duration of time, and a gate device coupled to said flash duration module for gating the electrical power utilized by the heat source. A method for thermographically evaluating a sample is also disclosed.
Owner:THERMAL WAVE IMAGING INC

Method for automatically calibrating the frequency range of a PLL and associated PLL capable of automatic calibration

A PLL includes a loop filter for accumulating charge to generate a loop-filter voltage and a VCO having a plurality of frequency ranges. The VCO receives the loop-filter voltage and generates an output signal having a frequency according to the loop-filter voltage and a currently selected VCO frequency range. During PLL calibration, the loop-filter is connected to a constant voltage source; the PLL feedback signal is synchronized with the reference signal; a linear search, a binary search, or a memory lookup is used to find a first and a second VCO frequency range; first and second time durations are measured for the time durations between the second rising edges of the reference signal and the PLL feedback signal for the two VCO frequency ranges, and the optimal VCO frequency range is determined by setting the VCO frequency range to be the VCO frequency range having the shortest measured time duration.
Owner:AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Measuring Alertness

A method and apparatus for measuring drowsiness particularly in vehicle operators measures the amplitude to velocity ratio for eyelids closing and opening during blinking as well as measuring duration of opening and closing. The average values for the amplitude to velocity ratios for opening and closing are weighted and added to give a drowsiness measure that is compared to a scale of drowsiness based on data collected from alert and drowsy subjects. Other eye movements can be used in the weighted algorithm. The scale of drowsiness predicts the onset of drowsiness levels that render an operator unfit to continue.
Owner:SDIP HLDG

Detecting heart tones to identify heart deterioration

ActiveUS6999816B2Early detectionIdentify deterioration of the heartStethoscopeCatheterAccelerometerProper treatment
The invention is directed to an implantable medical device (IMD) that includes an accelerometer. The accelerometer is used to detect heart tones associated with blood flow through one or more cardiac valves. In particular, the IMD measures durations of the heart tones detected by the accelerometer, and uses the measured durations to identify deterioration of the heart. In this manner, the IMD facilitates early detection of cardiac deterioration so that proper therapy can be delivered to the patient to remedy and combat such deterioration.
Owner:MEDTRONIC INC

Method for controlling drive test logged measurement, drive test system and user equipment

The disclosure discloses a method for controlling Drive Test (DT) logged measurement, a DT system and User Equipment (UE). The method comprises the steps of: sending a logged measurement duration time to a UE by a network side or setting the logged measurement duration time by the UE itself; recording and reserving, by the UE, a measurement result obtained by DT; deleting the measurement result by the UE when the logged measurement duration time expires or the measurement result is reported during the logged measurement duration time. The disclosure makes the UE more efficient in reporting the measurement result and managing the storage space, thus saving memory space.
Owner:ZTE CORP

Equipment operation state measurement device, equipment operation state measurement method, and control program

The invention is directed towards an equipment operation state measurer having a power data acquirer and an operation state determiner. The power date acquirer acquires power consumption of equipment changing according to an operation state of the equipment. Additionally, a cause inputter accepts an input of a stop cause of the equipment from an operator, with respect to a stopped state determined by the operation state determiner, and sets the stop cause of the stopped state based on the input. Also, a computing unit obtains electric energy consumption for each stop cause, by integrating a period during which the stopped state corresponding to the stop cause continues and the power consumption in the period during which the stopped state continues, and is capable of measuring duration of the stopped state and the electric energy consumption for each stop cause of the equipment.
Owner:ORMON CORP

Method for gaining time information and receiver for implementing the method

InactiveUS20050260958A1Large system sensitivityEffectively gated out or filtered outModulated-carrier systemsTime-pieces with integrated devicesTemporal informationMeasure duration
Time signals transmitted by a time signal transmitter and received by a receiver are processed for gaining time information and for reducing demodulation errors to increase the demodulation certainty. For this purpose the following steps are performed in a time signal receiver: a) scanning of received time signals, b) storing of scanned values of the time signal, c) detecting from the scanned and stored values an amplitude change in said time signal, d) measuring the duration of any detected amplitude changes, e) evaluating the measured time durations relative to a predetermined time duration (Δt) and f) excluding from further processing amplitude changes that have a measured duration that is shorter than the predetermined duration. Amplitude changes of longer duration than (Δt) are demodulated and further processed. The receiver circuit is equipped to perform the foregoing steps, particularly in a radio-controlled clock.
Owner:ATMEL GERMANY +2

Device for the analog/digital conversion of a measuring voltage

The invention relates to a device for the analog / digital conversion of a measuring voltage (Ue), said device comprising an analog / digital converter (1) provided with an integrator (2) with an operation amplifier (OP1), a resistance (R) and a capacitor (C) in the feedback loop. A reference voltage (Uref) is applied to the inverting input of the operation amplifier (OPI), and the measuring voltage (Ue) is applied to the non-inverting input of the operation amplifier (OPI). The capacitor (C) is charged during a charging phase of the period (t1) and discharged during a discharge phase of the period (t2). The analog / digital converter (1) also comprises a comparator (3) which is mounted downstream from the operation amplifier (OPI), a memory element (4) which is mounted downstream from the comparator (3), a time generator (6) for generating the charging time (tl), and a counter (8), said counter (8) detecting the edges or the duration (T = tl + t2) of the pulsewidth-modulated output signal (Uout) generated at the output by the A / D converter (1). The inventive device is also provided with a synchronisation element (5) that synchronises the edges of the pulsewidth-modulated output signal with the clock pulse of the counter (8) at least over a pre-determined measuring period (X).
Owner:EHNDRESS KHAUZER GMBKH KO KG

Noninvasive, accurate glucose monitoring with oct by using tissue warming and temperature control

A new OCT system and method are disclosed, where the system includes a probe equipped with a heating element and a high heat conductive member to warm a tissue site to be scanned to an elevated and / or to maintain the elevated tissue temperature with a temperature variation of less than or equal to 1° C. to improve an accuracy and reliability of an OCT glucose concentration value other long measurement durations. The new OCT system and method can also be equipped with pressure components to reduce a pressure exerted on the tissue site to a minimal constant pressure.
Owner:BOARD OF RGT THE UNIV OF TEXAS SYST

Bias compensating remote audience survey system and method

A bias compensating remote audience survey system (34) is configured to identify radio stations (162) to which tuners (24) are tuned. The tuners (24) have predetermined signals (26) emitted therefrom. The survey system (34) employs a method (152) of compensating for a station bias, or preference, toward or against one or more of radio stations (162). The method (152) includes measuring durations (62) over which the predetermined signals (26) are received by the survey system (34). The durations (62) are then combined by averaging to form a station average detection length (ADL) value (74) specific to one of the radio stations (162). The station ADL value (74) is compared to a multi-station ADL parameter (86). A sensitivity level (146) for the one radio stations (162) is adjusted in response to the comparison to compensate for station bias.
Owner:CONSYNTRIX

Pairing method and apparatus for ad-hoc connection in wireless communication terminal

A pairing method and an apparatus thereof for an ad-hoc connection in a wireless communication terminal are provided. In the method, an event duration that occurs according to user manipulation is measured. A pairing key is generated using the measured duration. A pairing procedure is performed with a counterpart terminal using the pairing key.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Specimen analysis system obtaining characteristic of specimen by diffusion approximation

In a specimen analysis system: incident light is injected into a specimen at an injection position on the specimen; an information acquisition unit acquires first information carried by light exiting from each of positions in a first region of the specimen in response to injection of the incident light into the specimen for a first duration of measurement, and second information carried by light exiting from each of positions in a second region of the specimen in response to injection of the incident light into the specimen for a second duration of measurement longer than the first duration of measurement; and an information processing unit calculates a characteristic of the specimen on the basis of the first and second information. The first region is located within a predetermined distance from the injection position, and the second region is located farther from the injection position than the first region.
Owner:FUJIFILM CORP +1

Method and device for automatically determining an erroneous height value of a radioaltimeter mounted on an aircraft

A method for automatically detecting an erroneous height value supplied by a radio altimeter mounted on an aircraft. The method includes measuring, during the aircraft's approach phase with a view to landing, the duration between the times when a first predetermined altitude threshold and a second predetermined altitude threshold are reached. This duration is measured by taking into account current height values supplied by the radio altimeter. The method then includes comparing the measured duration to a predetermined duration reference time, which is lower than a flight duration that would allow the aircraft to descend from the first predetermined altitude threshold to the second predetermined altitude threshold at a maximum vertical speed. An erroneous height value is detected if the measured duration is lower than the predetermined duration reference time.
Owner:AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)

Methods and apparatus for minimization of drive testing

Systems and techniques for minimize drive testing measurements. Network elements including UEs and eNBs are configured to define measurement procedures to determine control plane latency affecting scheduling requests, RACH procedures, and combinations thereof. Upon initiation of a request for uplink resources, such as a scheduling request or a RACH procedure, a UE notes the time of the request and measures the time until its fulfillment. If a scheduling request fails, a RACH procedure may be performed and in such cases, the time from initiation of the scheduling request, through its failure, until successful completion of the RACH procedure may be measured. Once a measurement has been made, the measured duration and other associated information are assembled and analyzed, and when the measurement and other information meets criteria for inclusion in a measurement report, the report is assembled and sent, or logged for sending, to an eNB.
Owner:NOKIA TECHNOLOGLES OY

Method for detecting rotational speed

The invention relates to a method for detecting the rotational speed of an internal combustion engine (1). According to the invention, a sector wheel (4) connected to a crankshaft (3) is scanned and the duration of the scanning of a sector of a specific size is determined. Correction factors which arc dependent on the working parameters are then extracted from the characteristics in order to correct the measured duration in relation to the rotational speed oscillations occurring periodically during the operation of the internal combustion engine (1).
Owner:SIEMENS AG

Process for automatically detecting the throughput of a network, particularly of the can bus type and for configuring with the detected throughput by transition analysis, and corresponding device

A process for automatically detecting throughput of a network by a device. The network transmits a signal on which messages are carried that include bits of length LBIT and of a dominant or recessive type. The process includes the following successive steps: (a) the device goes into a listen mode; (b) the device obtains a triplet of successive transitions in the signal transmitted on the network, the triplet delimiting a first and second signal level, one dominant and the other recessive; (c) the device measures the duration, expressed as a period TH number of a clock of the device, of each of the first and second levels; (d) as a function of the measured durations of the signal levels, the device obtains a new throughput configuration by determining values for parameters that define the bit length LBIT; (e) the device validates the new throughput configuration; (g) if the device detects that at least one throughput adaptation condition is verified, it goes into a normal mode, otherwise it obtains a next transition of the signal, which delimits with the last previous transition a new level of the signal, it measures the duration of the new level and it reiterates steps (d) to (g) taking account of the new signal level.
Owner:ATMEL CORP

Method for controlling pressure of vacuumizer for containers storing food under vacuum

The present invention relates to a pressure control method suitable for devices such as a vacuumizer for use with containers for storing food under vacuum. The inventive method comprises a step of determining a first referential pressure and a second referential pressure, wherein the first referential pressure has a level between a preset vacuum pressure and an atmospheric pressure and the second referential pressure has a level between the preset vacuum pressure and the first referential pressure, a step of determining a target pressure of the vacuum chamber from information inputted by the user, a step of operating the evacuation means for the reduction of the pressure, a step of measuring duration time that it takes for the pressure within the vacuum chamber to reach the second referential pressure from the first referential pressure, a step of determining additionally required time that it takes for the pressure within the vacuum chamber to reach the target pressure from the second referential pressure based on the duration time, and a step of further operating the evacuation means for the additionally required time and then stopping the operation of the evacuation means.
Owner:张成文

Method and circuit for processing a resolver fault

A method of processing a resolver fault in a motor generator unit (MGU) includes receiving a position signal from a resolver describing a measured angular position of a rotor of the MGU, determining the presence of the resolver fault using the position signal, and calculating or extrapolating an estimated rotor position when the resolver fault is determined. A predetermined resolver fault state may be determined using a measured duration of the resolver fault, and the MGU may be controlled using the estimated rotor position for at least a portion of the duration of the resolver fault. A motor control circuit is operable for processing the resolver fault using the above method, and may automatically vary a torque output or a pulse-width modulation (PWM) of the MGU depending on the duration of the resolver fault.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC

Capture rcdt and sntt sas speed negotiation decodes in a network diagnostic component

Systems and methods for a network diagnostic device or component that is placed in-line between two nodes in a network to capture the value of a component of a speed negotiation signal. The network diagnostic component receives a speed negotiation signal from a first node for communication with a second node. The speed negotiation signal may be received by a receive module. The speed negotiation signal includes one at least a first portion that comprises one or more data units. The network diagnostic component measures the duration of the data units of the first component of the speed negotiation data. This measurement may be performed by a measurement module. The network diagnostic component compares the measured duration with a desired duration. The comparison may be performed by a measurement module. A record of whether the measured duration compares with the desired duration is then generated by a generation module.
Owner:VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC

Oscillation adjusting circuit and method

An oscillation tuning circuit is provided and includes a first circuit. The first circuit receives an input data stream with a known time interval, producing a first output signal having a first period, determines a first error signal representing a difference between the known time interval and a measured duration of the known time interval, determines a reference error signal according to a predetermined multiple of the first period, and adjusts the first period according to the first error signal and the reference error signal, wherein the known time interval is associated with a period between a first occurrence of and a second occurrence of a predetermined bit pattern in the input data stream.
Owner:HOLTEK SEMICON

Method for realizing speech time promption for mobile communication device

First, input unit of mobile communication device sends an intending time interval to a processor and a memory. Then, advanced prompt time interval is setup in memory. The processor measures time duration from starting of the calling being put through, when the measured duration reaches value being equal to the intending time interval minus the advanced prompt time interval, the processor sends a triggering signal to a trigger circuit. The trigger circuit drives sound-producing device make a sound for cue tone. The said intending time interval can be 1, 3, 10 minutes, and the said prompt time interval can be between 5-30 seconds.
Owner:SHANGHAI PUTIAN YOUTONG INFORMATION TECH CO LTD

Water channel flow velocity and flow rate measuring method, device and system

The embodiment of the invention discloses a water channel flow velocity and flow rate measuring method, device and system. The system comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle, a processor which carries out data transmission, and a radar chronograph. The processor automatically plans a flight course of the unmanned aerial vehicle according to position information of each measuring point, measuring duration and a preset flying height so that the radar chronograph installed on the unmanned aerial vehicle can measure the flow velocity of each measuring point of a water channel to be tested during a flight process according to the flight course, and measurement data is sent to the processor through the unmanned aerial vehicle. The processor calculates and acquires the flow rate of the water channel to be tested according to the measurement data of the radar chronograph, the cross-section information of the water channel to be tested, water level data information, each preset flow measurement parameter value, and the position information of each measuring point. In the invention, water channel flow measurement operation can be remotely performed, a potential safety hazard of water channel flow velocity and flow rate measurement is eliminated, the personal safety of hydrological test personnel is ensured, and the efficiency and the accuracy of the water channel flow velocity and flow rate measurement are increased, which is good for improving hydrologic monitoring quality.
Owner:瞭望者科技集团有限公司

Multi-target laser distance meter

The invention relates to a laser distance meter (1) which has a laser light source (5) for emitting time-modulated laser light (13) to target objects (15, 17), a light detector (7) for detecting laser light reflected by the target objects (15, 17), and an electronic control and analyzing unit (9) for controlling the laser light source (5) and for analyzing signals of the light detector (7). The light detector (7) is designed to directly scan laser light which is modulated with frequencies ranging from 10 MHz to 5 GHz, preferably 100 MHz to 1.5 GHz, in a synchronous manner. The laser distance meter (1) is characterized in that the electronic control and analyzing unit (9) is designed to carry out the following method steps: actuating the laser light source (5) in order to emit laser light (13) at a plurality M of at least 20, preferably at least 100, distinctly different modulation frequencies fm (m = 1... M) in a successive manner, detecting the laser light reflected by the target objects (15, 17) by directly scanning the laser light in a synchronous manner over a measurement time duration [delta]t, and generating a detection signal lm for each of the modulation frequencies fm; carrying out a Fourier transformation with respect to each of the detection signals lm in order to generate a discrete transit time spectrum Lm; and evaluating the transit time spectrum Lm in order to ascertain at least one distance D between the laser distance meter (1) and at least one of the target objects (15, 17).
Owner:ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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