468 results about "Reference range" patented technology

An image collection system collects stereo image data comprising left image data and right image data of a particular scene. An estimator estimates a reference three dimensional image density rating for corresponding reference volumetric cell within the particular scene at a reference range from an imaging unit. An image density compensator compensates for the change in image density rating between the reference volumetric cell and an evaluated volumetric cell by using a compensated three dimensional image density rating based on a range or relative displacement between the reference volumetric cell and the evaluated volumetric cell. An obstacle detector identifies a presence or absence of an obstacle in a particular compensated volumetric cell in the particular scene if the particular compensated volumetric cell meets or exceeds a minimum three dimensional image density rating

A controller for a welding system adapted to determine a value of a weld secondary parameter across a weld secondary component based on a sensed parameter is provided. The controller may also be adapted to compare the determined value to a reference value range and to alert a user to a presence and location of a weld secondary error when the determined value is outside the referenced value range.

Methods for monitoring subject compliance with a prescribed treatment regimen are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises measuring a drug level in fluid of a subject and normalizing said measured drug level as a function of one or more parameters associated with the subject. The normalized drug level is compared to a reference value and associated confidence intervals or to a concentration range. The reference value and associated confidence intervals and/or the concentration range may be normalized based on one or more parameters associated with subjects in a reference population.

A training machine including a load unit (13) and a pedal (12) or the like for providing an exerciser with predetermined exercise and a display (17) for displaying an image, further including a storage unit (24) for storing a reference range of the heart rate of the exerciser being exercising, a storage unit (24) for storing a plurality of types of images, a heart rate sensor (21A) for sensing the heart rate of the exerciser, a sensor signal detection processing unit and display-audio output processing unit (27B, 27A) for judging whether the exercising state of the exerciser is proper, wherein the display-audio output processing unit (27A) retrieves the image corresponding to the exercising state from the storage unit (24) and displays it on a display unit (17).

A cartridge is set in a printer main unit, and has a remaining toner measurer which measures toner in a toner chamber upon setting of the cartridge. A cartridge memory stores information of a remaining toner amount measured previously. CPU compares the remaining toner amount measured newly with the remaining toner amount measured previously and read from the cartridge memory. If there is an increase in the toner, the cartridge is determined as improper cartridge reloaded with the toner. An alarm signal is generated. Also, printing is inhibited. In another preferred embodiment, shortage information is assigned to the cartridge upon using up the toner. The cartridge, if it has the shortage information, is determined as improper. If a characteristic of the toner is not within a reference range, the cartridge is determined improper. In another preferred embodiment, an upper limit of the number of times of toner reloading is predetermined. The cartridge is determined improper if the reloading time number comes up to the upper limit. The improper cartridge is set in a state in which operation is inhibited. Also, when the cartridge is disassembled, the improper cartridge is inhibited from operating.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image display technology with which high contrast can be stably obtained. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention changes the gain of a digital luminance signal by feeding back information on maximum and average luminance levels of the luminance signal, adjusts image contrast, and in accordance with the average luminance level detected from the feedback system, controls the illuminance of the backlight applied to a display unit. The control increases the illuminance of the backlight when the detected average luminance level is higher than the upper-limit value of a previously set reference range, and reduces the illuminance when the detected average luminance level is lower than the lower-limit value of the reference range.

A monitoring system and method is provided that can detect and capture an image at a monitored position as an analog video signal, and in response, convert the analog video signal into a digital video signal for enlargement, analysis and storage of detected facial images therein. The system includes a candidate area detection unit for comparing a color difference signal level of the converted digital video signal with a reference range, a control unit for outputting a zooming control signal and a face detection unit for detecting a face video signal from the enlarged images. A compression/recording unit is provided for then compressing and recording the detected face image video signal, and allowing a user to easily perform a search for a subject's face when searching recorded video data.

The invention discloses an air conditioner and an intelligent temperature and humidity regulating method thereof, belongs to the field of air conditioners and temperature controlling methods thereof and aims at solving the problems of single parameter and the like of an existing temperature controlling method of the air conditioner. The intelligent temperature and humidity regulating method of the air conditioner includes that temperature and/or humidity of an environment is detected in real time by a controlling device of the air conditioner, the detected real-time temperature and/or humidity is subjected to comparison with a temperature and humidity reference range table prestored in the controlling device of the air conditioner, and when the environmental temperature and/or humidity is beyond the range of the temperature and humidity reference range table, the air conditioner starts to regulate the environmental temperature and/or humidity until the environmental temperature and/or humidity is within the range of the temperature and humidity reference range table. The air conditioner at least comprises the controlling device, a temperature probe and a humidity probe. The intelligent temperature and humidity regulating method and the air conditioner have the advantages of better user experience, more convenience in use, better achievement of intelligence by one key and wide application range.

Provided is a mobile terminal including a main body, first and second cameras that are arranged on the front and rear sides of the main body, respectively, a sensing unit that senses the extent to which the main body moves when driving the first and second cameras, and a controller that when a panorama photographing mode is selected, drives the first and second cameras at the same time in such a manner that the first and second cameras capture their respective images depending on movement of the main body, and when the extent of the sensed movement of the main body falls out of a reference range, stops photographing and connects first images captured by the first camera and second images captured by the second camera to generate at least one panorama picture. The rotation of the main body within a reference range enables a panorama picture to be generated.

In an image forming apparatus for forming a color image by superposing component color images, a control device obtains position data representing a forming position of each of plural registration mark images for the component color images with respect to a positional reference value arbitrarily determined, divides the position data into each of a unit reference range representing a range in which one mark image is formed, converts the position data divided for each unit reference range into those based on respective reference values representing the front edge of the unit reference ranges, extracts the position data representing ranges common to the mutually overlapping ranges each of which is represented by a couple of position data corresponding to the rising and falling edges of a passage timing pulse as read position data of the mark image of the component color, and calculates the amounts of positional deviations of the component color images from one another on the basis of the position data extracted.

A self-diagnostic blood pressure measuring apparatus displays a diagnostic result for each of the measured systolic and diastolic pressures for warning to an user. The apparatus includes has a detector which measures systolic and diastolic pressures thereof, a display unit having first and second numeric indicators respectively for displaying individual numerical values of the measured systolic and diastolic pressures. A diagnosing circuit is included to compare the measured systolic and diastolic pressures respectively with predetermined systolic and diastolic reference ranges so as to provide a systolic warning when the systolic pressure is out of the systolic reference range and provide a diastolic warning when the diastolic pressure is out of the diastolic reference range. The display unit includes a warning display section which notify the systolic and diastolic warnings, individually. Thus, the systolic and diastolic warnings can be individually displayed together with the measured systolic and diastolic pressures appearing at the first and second numeric indicators, thereby providing detailed blood pressure information for immediate recognition by the user.

A system and a method is disclosed for monitoring parameters during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including a compression measuring means, a ventilation measuring means and a processing means. If at least one of the measured values deviate from a respective reference range, the processing means provides an indication of the deviation. If more than one of the measured values deviate from a respective reference range, the deviations are prioritized with an indication being provided first to the deviation having a higher priority. The invention also regards a device for positioning on a patient's chest during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which measures compression and which comprises a feedback module for providing a tactile output related to the measurements.

Provided is a measurement apparatus that measures a current flowing through a load, including a power supply section that outputs a current supplied to the load; a current measuring section that measures a load current flowing between the load and the power supply section; a switch that is connected in parallel with the current measuring section between the load and the power supply section; and a control section that disconnects the switch during measurement of the load current and connects the switch when the load current falls outside of a predetermined reference range.

An impedance adjusting circuit of semiconductor memory devices is able to adjusting its termination resistance stably. The semiconductor memory device includes a reference range supplying unit for supplying a normal target range corresponding to a ZQ resistance and supplying a micro target range in response to a micro target signal, a termination resistance supplying unit for supplying an output resistance corresponding to a plurality of control codes, a code generating unit for generating the plurality of control codes in order to shift the output resistance within the normal target range and for adjusting the plurality of control codes to shift the output resistance within the micro target range in response to the micro target signal, and a normal shift detecting unit for detecting the output resistance arranged within the normal target range to generate the micro target signal.

Disclosed are systems and methods for augmenting the GNSS RTK surveying system with ground-based ranging transceivers, such as ultra wideband (UWB) Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers. A system embodiment includes a plurality UWB reference ranging transceivers, a movable UWB ranging transceiver, and at least one GNSS RTK receiver. A method includes identifying the surveyed area and placing one or more reference ranging transceivers in the locations proximate to the identified surveyed area. A position of such reference ranging transceivers may be determined using a GNSS receiver. A movable ranging transceiver may be provided in the surveyed area which is configured conduct ranging measurements. GNSS satellite measurements and UWB ranging measurements may be combined to estimate the position of the surveying ranging transceiver. An estimate for the bias and scale factor states for UWB range pairs may be undertaken in order to provide improved position estimation.

A method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescent display panel with which it is possible to uniform the total volume of droplets discharged to openings by a simple control is provided. The method comprises: a first step for preparing an electroluminescent substrate in which openings (17) are formed, and a head unit (301), upon which is disposed a plurality of nozzles (3030); a second step for detecting, for every nozzle, the volume of droplets discharged per instance from each nozzle (3030); a third step for dividing the nozzles (3030) into nozzle groups (a1, a2, a3, a4) with a 1-to-1 correspondence to the openings (17) and determining, for every nozzle, the number of instances of discharging the droplets by the nozzle (3030), on the basis of the dispersion of the volume of droplets detected for every nozzle at the second step, so that the total volume of droplets discharged to the openings (17) is within a reference range for every nozzle group (a1, a2, a3, a4); and a fourth step for discharging droplets corresponding to the number of instances of discharge determined for every nozzle at the third step from the nozzles (3030) that belong to the nozzle groups corresponding to the openings (17), while scanning the head unit (301) in the row direction.

A media sensing method of a media dispenser is disclosed capable of discriminating various media and accurately discriminating whether a media is normal by using the least sensors. The media sensing method of a media dispenser includes: setting an initial reference range for width and thickness of a media; comparing the initial reference range and a reference range of a currently discharged media; and variably setting a new initial reference range on the basis of the comparison value, thereby discriminating whether media is normal or abnormal. Accordingly, without using an additional sensor, a cost in manufacturing the media dispenser can be reduced, an error caused by various environmental conditions or a deflection taking place in setting sensors can be effectively prevented, a multi-media overlap can be accurately discriminated, and the thickness of discharged multimedia can be precisely measured.

There are provided a defect detection apparatus, a defect detection method, and a computer program, which are capable of setting an appropriate reference line with respect to a plurality of edge points, to accurately detect a defect based upon a difference of each edge point, and in which a plurality of edge points are detected from an image including an edge of the object, a representative edge point representing the edge points present within a reference range having a prescribed width is calculated in each shifted position of the reference range while the reference range is sequentially shifted, residuals between a plurality of calculated representative edge points and corresponding edge points are calculated, a position and a size of the defect are specified based upon the calculated residuals, and the residuals are weighted and a representative edge point is repeatedly calculated, to obtain an apparent approximate curve (representative-edge-point sequence).

A road surface management system is capable of detecting road surface conditions that tend to damage dump trucks and displaying the positions of such road surfaces. When the traveling speed of the dump truck is higher than or equal to a preset threshold value, the server judges whether or not each of the pressures of suspensions of the dump truck detected by pressure sensors is within a reference range which has been set corresponding to each suspension. The server judges that the road surface at the position of a dump truck is in a poor condition if one of the pressures of the four suspensions of the dump truck is judged to be outside the reference range and the remaining three pressures are judged to be within the reference range. The positions of the road surfaces judged to be in the poor condition are displayed on an indicator.