Programmable sequence controller with drum emulation and improved power-down power-up circuitry
As can best be seen in FIG. 1, a programmable sequence controller 20 according to the present invention utilizes five interfaces with the external world for its operation. The first interface is a po... Read More
Inventors: Morley, Richard E.; Bromberg, Michael A.; Taylor, William A.;, Assignee: Andover Controls Corporation (Andover, MA) |
Mixing apparatus with outlet nozzle and uses thereof
According to the present invention, a process for the atomization of a said combustible material process comprises the steps of (a) feeding at least one stream of a said combustible material and at le... Read More
Inventors: Auclair, Michel; Lecacheur, Jean-Claude; Le Parmentier, Louis;, Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Co. (Florham Park, NJ) |
Tape guide mechanism for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIG. 1, assume that the point a is shifted to the point a.sub.1 to incline the magnetic tape 3 upward at the elevation angle .theta..sub.1, and that the point... Read More
Inventors: Nonoyama, Hideki;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Artificial neuron element with electrically programmable synaptic weight for neural networks
The primary object of the present invention is to provide an artificial neuron element with electrically programmable synaptic weight for neural networks, which utilizes two floating-gate MOS transist... Read More
Inventors: Li, Zhi-Jian; Shi, Bing-Xue; Wang, Yang;, Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp. (Hsin Chu, CN) |
Translation lookaside buffer control system
It is an object of the present invention to provide a TLB control system which can efficiently utilize a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) not only when a large continuous area in a virtual memory sp... Read More
Inventors: Uchihori, Ikuo;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Apparatus for increasing the number of hits in a translation lookaside buffer including instruction address lookaside register
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an arrangement for speeding the operation of translating circuitry used for handling information from two individual sources which may p... Read More
Inventors: Becker, Robert; Mehring, Peter;, Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
Address translation device capable of obtaining a real address from a virtual address in a shorter time
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide an address translation device which is capable of obtaining an output real address at a shorter time. It is another object of this invention to p... Read More
Inventors: Hattori, Toshiyuki;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and system for migrating data in a raid logical drive migration
The present invention incorporates a method for determining if a destination stripe in a second configuration of a logical drive contains data that, when migrated, will overlay data in a first configu... Read More
Inventors: Riedle, Linda Ann;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Multi-channel optical head and data storage system
In accordance with the present invention, a multi-channel laser optical head is provided for reading multiple information from an optical data storage medium having machine readable information encode... Read More
Inventors: Zavislan, James M.; Kurdi, Bulent N.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Heterostructure lasers with combination active strip and passive waveguide strip
In FIG. 1, buried heterostructure laser 10 is similar to the strip buried heterostructures recently known in the art except that the narrow active region or strip 18 does not extend to the cleaved mi... Read More
Inventors: Scifres, Donald R.; Streifer, William; Burnham, Robert D.;, Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT) |
Multiple decoding system
About 30 years ago, Dr. C. E. Shannon proposed a theory indicating superior performance in data transmission by encoding, transmitting the data, and then decoding the information with an error correc... Read More
Inventors: Doland, George D.;, Assignee: |
Optical disk system with laser safety arrangement
It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical disk apparatus in which a laser beam source is turned off when a disk does not spin or is not attached, whereby the disk is not deformed ... Read More
Inventors: Yokota, Tsuneshi;, Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki (Kawasaki, JP) |
Computer system
What is claimed is: 1. A computer system for outputting a message for operation guidance to a plurality of terminals, comprising: communication history logging means connected to a communication line ... Read More
Inventors: Hirose, Tadashi; Sakoda, Kousuke; Kojima, Tomihiko; Akita, Hidehiko; Miyairi, Tsutomu;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Data processor having multilevel address translation tables
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a data processing system performing address translation by use of multilevel translation tables for enabling a high-speed address translat... Read More
Inventors: Gotou, Shizuo; Kagimasa, Toyohiko; Yoshizumi, Seiichi;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method for detection of antibodies to HTLV-III and diagnostic test kit useful therewith
OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the method of the invention, HTLV-III antigen concentrate is obtained and electrophoretically resolved. The HTLV-III antigen concentrate may be commercially obtain... Read More
Inventors: Osther, Kurt B.;, Assignee: Bio-Research Laboratories, Inc. (Dallas, TX) |
Still picture recording device and method for partly overlapping recorded video signals
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a still picture recording device is provided which uses a PG signal generated in accordance with the rotation of a magnetic disc as a timing ... Read More
Inventors: Hirata, Masafumi; Ito, Takeyoshi;, Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa, JP) |
Camera with molded resin and leather exterior
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a camera having an exterior component made of a resin material, which can obtain a texture similar to that of a leather material such as r... Read More
Inventors: Ando, Hiroyuki; Yamamoto, Kazuo;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Effect tone generating apparatus
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an effect tone generating apparatus which can generate an appropriate effect tone at an arbitrary timing with a simple operation. It is an... Read More
Inventors: Tajima, Youichiro;, Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
System and method for representing a musical event and for converting the musical event into a series of discrete events
Generally stated, the present invention provides a method for representing musical activities, that currently require a large number of MIDI events, by using a single curve event. More specifically, m... Read More
Inventors: Fay, Todor C.; Burton, Mark Taylor;, Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) |
Electronic musical instrument with synchronized control on generation of musical tones
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic musical instrument which perform synchronized control on generation of musical tones without substantially causing shifts between tone... Read More
Inventors: Fujimori, Junichi;, Assignee: Yamaha Corporation (JP) |
Method and system for displaying a graphic image of a person modeling a garment
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a computer system for displaying clothing on a rendered image of a human body referred to as a virtual dressing room system ("VDRS"). The VDRS... Read More
Inventors: Cone, Don;, Assignee: Pixel Dust, Inc. (Vashon, WA) |
Three-dimensional image synthesis which represents images differently in multiple three dimensional spaces
We claim: 1. A three-dimensional(3D) simulator apparatus comprising: virtual three-dimensional(3D) space computation means for computing and forming virtual three-dimensional(3D) spaces by setting eit... Read More
Inventors: Kakizawa, Takahiro; Yano, Takashi;, Assignee: Namco Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Systems and methods wherein a gambling result is based on a user input
A method and apparatus is provided for using a player input code (e.g., numeric, biometric or physical) to affect the outcome of an electronic gaming device. The gaming device comprises a means for re... Read More
Inventors: Walker, Jay S.; Jorasch, James A.;, Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC (Stamford, CT) |
Automatic determination of the curved axis of a 3-D tube-shaped object in image volume
The present method provides determination of a curved axis of a tube-like shaped object inside an image volume which consists of a set of initial transverse image slices sliced in a direction perpendi... Read More
Inventors: Xu, Beilei; Qian, Jianzhong;, Assignee: Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. (Princeton, NJ) |
Interactive control of voxel attributes using selectable characteristics
The above-identified shortcomings, problems, and disadvantages found in the prior art, as well as other shortcomings, problems, and disadvantages, are addressed by the present invention. The invention... Read More
Inventors: Argiro, Vincent J.;, Assignee: Vital Images, Inc. (Plymouth, MN) |
Inter-active viewing system for generating virtual endoscopy studies of medical diagnostic data with a continuous sequence of spherical panoramic views and viewing the studies over networks
In accordance with the present invention, a medical diagnostic apparatus presents a three dimensional image presentation on a two dimensional display. An image data memory for stores image data indica... Read More
Inventors: Iyriboz, Tunc A.; Carroll, Timothy R.;, Assignee: Philips Medical Systems, (Cleveland), Inc. (Highland Heights, OH) |
Apparatus for and method of producing fluctuations in sound for electronic sound system
According to the invention, a plurality of pieces of frequency modulation information are weighted independently and then synthesized (combined), and the speed of sound (acoustical) data generation is... Read More
Inventors: Kitamura, Mineo;, Assignee: Kawai Musical Inst. Mfg. Co., Ltd. (JP) |
Voice delay feedback apparatus
The present invention is an audio delay and feedback apparatus which includes i) audio input means for receiving an input audio signal and for generating a first electrical signal corresponding to the... Read More
Inventors: Freeman, Michael J.;, Assignee: |
Inertial vibration transducers
What is claimed is: 1. An inertial vibration transducer for exciting a member having capability to sustain and propagate input vibrational energy by bending waves in at least one operative area extend... Read More
Inventors: Azima, Henry; Colloms, Martin; Harris, Neil John;, Assignee: New Transducers Limited (London, GB) |
Electronic study guide
OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the Figures, the present invention includes an apparatus 10, with a housing 12 having a front panel 14. A screen 16 which may be for example, an LCD display having 2... Read More
Inventors: Cameron, Jeffrey; Sohn, Evan H.; Maurer, David;, Assignee: Brainchild, Inc. (Naples, FL) |
Fault Detection 
