All The Claims

I claim:

1. First-arriving pulse detector circuitry, comprising:
a correlator circuitry configured to correlate a received signal with a template signal to provide an output signal; and
a threshold circuitry configured to provide a first-arriving-pulse signal depending on the relative values of the output signal of the correlator circuitry and a threshold signal.
2. The circuitry of claim 1, in which the received signal is received via a multipath propagation medium.
3. The circuitry of claim 2, in which the correlator circuitry further comprises:
a multiplier circuitry configured to provide an output signal that comprises the product of the template signal and the received signal; and
an integrator circuitry configured to integrate the output signal of the multiplier circuitry to provide the output signal of the correlator circuitry.
4. The circuitry of claim 3, in which the threshold circuitry further comprises a comparator circuitry configured to compare the output signal of the correlator circuitry with the threshold signal to provide the first-arriving-pulse signal.
5. The circuitry of claim 4, in which the first-arriving-pulse signal tends to indicate the time position of a first pulse in the received signal.
6. The circuitry of claim 5, in which the received signal comprises an ultra-wideband signal.
7. The circuitry of claim 6, in which the threshold signal comprises a first number added to the product of a second number and a third number.
8. The circuitry of claim 7, in which the first number comprises the average of a noise floor, the second number comprises the standard deviation of the noise floor, and the third number comprises a scaling factor.
9. The circuitry of claim 8, in which the template signal comprises a limited-size template signal.
10. The circuitry of claim 8, in which the template signal comprises a discrete-time signal.
11. A radio-frequency (RF) apparatus, comprising:
a radio-frequency circuitry configured to receive a plurality of pulses that result from a transmission of a radio-frequency pulse in a multipath propagation medium; and
a detector circuitry configured to discriminate from a noise a first pulse in the plurality of pulses.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, in which the detector circuitry further comprises a correlator circuitry configured to correlate the plurality of pulses with a template signal to provide an output signal.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, in which the detector circuitry further comprises a threshold circuitry configured to provide a first-arriving-pulse signal by comparing the output signal of the correlator circuitry to a threshold signal.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, in which the detector circuitry is further configured to provide a first-arriving-pulse signal that tends to indicate the time position of the first pulse in the plurality of pulses.
15. The apparatus of claim 14, in which the radio-frequency pulse transmitted in the multipath propagation medium comprises an ultra-wideband signal.
16. The circuitry of claim 15, in which the threshold signal comprises a first number added to the product of a second number and a third number.
17. The circuitry of claim 16, in which the first number comprises the average of the noise floor, the second number comprises the standard deviation of the noise floor, and the third number comprises a scaling factor.
18. The circuitry of claim 17, in which the template signal comprises a limited-size template signal.
19. The circuitry of claim 17, in which the template signal comprises a discrete-time signal.
20. A communication system, comprising:
a transmitter circuitry configured to transmit a radio-frequency pulse into a multipath propagation medium;
a receiver circuitry configured to receive a plurality of pulses that result from the transmission of the pulse into the multipath propagation medium; and
a detector circuitry configured to detect the first pulse of the plurality of pulses.
21. The system of claim 20, in which the detector circuitry further comprises a correlator circuitry configured to correlate the plurality of pulses with a template signal to provide an output signal.
22. The system of claim 21, in which the detector circuitry further comprises a threshold circuitry configured to provide a first-arriving-pulse signal by comparing the output signal of the correlator circuitry to a threshold signal.
23. The system of claim 22, in which the receiver circuitry comprises a scanning receiver circuitry.
24. The system of claim 23, in which the radio-frequency pulse transmitted in the multipath propagation medium comprises an ultra-wideband signal.
25. The system of claim 24, in which the threshold signal comprises a first number added to the product of a second number and a third number.
26. The system of claim 25, in which the first number comprises the average of the noise floor, the second number comprises the standard deviation of the noise floor, and the third number comprises a scaling factor.
27. The system of claim 26, in which the detector circuitry is further configured to provide a first-arriving-pulse signal that tends to indicate the time position of the first pulse in the plurality of pulses.
28. The system of claim 27, in which the transmitter circuitry, the receiver circuitry, and the detector circuitry reside within a radar circuitry.
29. The system of claim 28, in which the receiver circuitry couples to a processor circuitry.
30. The system of claim 29, in which the detector circuitry resides within the processor circuitry.
31. The system of claim 28, in which the detector circuitry resides within the receiver circuitry.
32. The system of claim 27, in which the detector circuitry resides within a processor coupled to the receiver circuitry.
33. The system of claim 27, in which the detector circuitry resides within the receiver circuitry.
34. The system of claim 33, in which the receiver circuitry couples to a processor circuitry.
35. The system of claim 27, in which the detector circuitry resides within a first transceiver circuitry.
36. The system of claim 35, in which the receiver circuitry resides within the first transceiver circuitry.
37. The system of claim 36, in which the detector circuitry resides within the first transceiver circuitry.
38. The system of claim 37, in which the transmitter circuitry resides within a second transceiver circuitry.
39. The system of claim 38, in which the receiver circuitry couples to a processor circuitry.
40. The system of claim 39, in which the detector circuitry resides within the processor circuitry.
41. The system of claim 40, in which the detector circuitry resides within the receiver circuitry.
42. A method of detecting a first-arriving pulse, comprising:
correlating a received signal with a template signal by to provide a correlation output signal; and
comparing the correlation output signal and a threshold signal to provide a first-arriving-pulse signal.
43. The method of claim 42, in which the received signal is received in a multipath propagation medium.
44. The method of claim 43, in which correlating the received signal and the template signal further comprises:
multiplying the template signal and the received signal to provide a product signal; and
integrating the product output signal to provide the correlation output signal.
45. The method of claim 44, in which comparing the correlation output signal and a threshold signal further comprises using a comparator circuitry configured to compare the correlation output signal and the threshold signal to provide the first-arriving-pulse signal.
46. The method of claim 45, in which the first-arriving-pulse signal tends to indicate the time position of a first pulse in the received signal.
47. The method of claim 46, in which the received signal comprises an ultra-wideband signal.
48. The method of claim 47, in which the threshold signal comprises a first number added to the product of a second number and a third number.
49. The method of claim 48, in which the first number comprises the average of a noise floor, the second number comprises the standard deviation of the noise floor, and the third number comprises a scaling factor.
50. The method of claim 49, in which the template signal comprises a limited-size signal.
51. The method of claim 49, in which the template signal comprises a discrete-time signal.
52. A method of detecting a first pulse among a plurality of pulses, comprising:
transmitting a radio-frequency pulse in a multipath propagation medium;
receiving, by using a radio-frequency circuitry, the plurality of pulses that result from the transmission of the radio-frequency pulse; and
discriminating, by using a detector circuitry, a first pulse in the plurality of pulses from a noise floor.
53. The method of claim 52, in which using the detector circuitry further comprises correlating the plurality of pulses with a template signal to provide an correlation output signal.
54. The method of claim 53, which further comprises including within the detector circuitry a threshold circuitry configured to provide a first-arriving-pulse signal by comparing the correlation output signal to a threshold signal.
55. The method of claim 54, which further comprises using the detector circuitry to provide a first-arriving-pulse signal that tends to indicate the time position of the first pulse in the plurality of pulses.
56. The method of claim 55, in which the radio-frequency pulse transmitted in the multipath propagation medium comprises an ultra-wideband signal.
57. The method of claim 56, in which the threshold signal comprises a first number added to the product of a second number and a third number.
58. The method of claim 57, in which the first number comprises the average of the noise floor, the second number comprises the standard deviation of the noise floor, and the third number comprises a scaling factor.
59. The method of claim 58, in which the template signal comprises a limited-size signal.
60. The method of claim 58, in which the template signal comprises a discrete-time signal.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A data file stored in a memory for storing an image with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device information, said file comprising:
an image portion for storing image data;
a meta data portion for storing information relating to said image; and
at least one field in said meta data portion for storing information of at least one RFID device proximate to a location shown in said image.
2. The data file of claim 1 wherein said information of each of said at least one RFID device comprises:
an identifier of said at least one RFID device.
3. The data file of claim 1 wherein said information of each of said at least one RFID device comprises:
a location of said at least one RFID device.
4. The data file of claim 1 wherein said information of each of said at least one RFID device comprises:
a location within said image of said at least one RFID.
5. The data file of claim 1 wherein said data file is stored in an EXIF format.
6. The data file of claim 5 wherein said at least one field in said meta data portion is a meta data field and said information at least one said RFID device is stored in an ASCII string.
7. The data file of claim 6 further comprising:
a first symbol in said ASCII string that separates information for each of said at least one RFID device.
8. The data file of claim 7 wherein said first symbol is a comma.
9. The data file of claim 7 further comprising:
a second symbol in said ASCII string that separates each different type of information in said information for each of said at least one RFID device.
10. The data file of claim 9 wherein said first symbol is a semi-colon.
11. The data file of claim 9 wherein said first symbol is a comma.
12. A method for generating a data file in a memory for storing an image with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) information comprising:
receiving image data for an image;
receiving information for at least one RFID device proximate a location shown in said image;
storing said image data in an image portion of said data file; and
storing said information for said at least one RFID device in a field in a meta data portion of said data file.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
receiving other image information; and
storing said other image information in said meta data portion of said data file.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein said step of receiving said image data comprises:
capturing an image of a location with an image capturing device.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein said image capturing device is a camera.
16. The method of claim 12 wherein said step of receiving information for said at least one RFID comprises:
transmitting interrogation RF signals; and
receiving response RF signals from each said RFID device that receives said interrogation signals wherein said response RF signals include an identifier of an RFID device transmitting said response RF signals.
17. The method of claim 12 wherein said data file is in an EXIF format and said step of storing said information for said at least one RFID device comprises:
generating an ASCII string that includes information for each of said at least one RFID device; and
storing said ASCII string in said meta data portion of said file.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein said step of generating said ASCII string comprising:
separating information for each of said at least one RFID device by a symbol.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein said symbol is a comma.
20. The method of claim 18 wherein said step of generating said ASCII string further comprises:
separating each different type of information for each of said at least one RFID device by a second symbol.
21. A system for generating a data file in a memory for storing an image with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) information comprising:
means for receiving image data for an image;
means for receiving information for at least one RFID device proximate a location shown in said image;
means for storing said image data in an image portion of said data file; and
means for storing said information for said at least one RFID device in a field in a meta data portion of said data file.
22. The apparatus of claim 21 further comprising:
means for receiving other image information; and
means for storing said other image information in said meta data portion of said data file.
23. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein said means for receiving said image data comprises:
means for capturing an image of a location with an image capturing device.
24. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein said image capturing device is a camera.
25. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein said means for receiving information for said at least one RFID comprises:
means for transmitting interrogation RF signals; and
means for receiving response RF signals from each said RFID device that receives said interrogation signals wherein said response RF signals include an identifier of an RFID device transmitting said response RF signals.
26. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein said data file is in an EXIF format and said means for storing said information for said at least one RFID device comprises:
means for generating an ASCII string that includes information for each of said at least one RFID devices; and
means for storing said ASCII string in said meta data portion of said file.
27. The apparatus of claim 26 wherein said means for generating said ASCII string comprising:
means for separating information for each said at least one RFID device by a symbol.
28. The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said symbol is a comma.
29. The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said means for generating said ASCII string further comprises:
means for separating each different type of information for each of said at least one RFID device by a second symbol.

1. A method for decompressing image data, the method comprising:
receiving, from an image sensor chip, compressed pixel data, the compressed pixel data comprising pixel data organized into a plurality categories and compressed in parallel by the image sensor chip at a magnitude of compression selected based on one or more of a rate at which the pixel data is captured and an amount of power available to the image sensor chip;
decompressing, by a digital signal processor (DSP), the compressed pixel data to produce decompressed pixel data organized into the plurality of categories;
combining the categories of decompressed pixel data to produce combined pixel data;
compressing the combined pixel data to produce a digital image comprising a digital image format; and
outputting the digital image.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein each pixel of the decompressed pixel data is organized into a plurality of categories comprising a) either odd column pixel data or even column pixel data, and b) either odd row pixel data or even row pixel data.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein combining the categories of decompressed pixel data comprises interleaving pixel data comprising odd column pixel data and pixel data comprising even column pixel data, and interleaving pixel data comprising odd row pixel data and pixel data comprising even row pixel data.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the decompressed pixel data is organized into a plurality of categories comprising red pixel data, blue pixel data, a first portion of green pixel data, and a second portion of green pixel data.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein combining the categories of decompressed pixel data comprises forming a combined pixel, the combined pixel comprising a pixel of the red pixel data, a pixel of the blue pixel data, a pixel of the first portion of green pixel data, and a pixel of the second portion of the green pixel data.
6. A digital signal processor (DSP) comprising an instruction set that, when executed, causes the DSP to perform steps comprising:
receiving, from an image sensor chip, compressed pixel data, the compressed pixel data comprising pixel data organized into a plurality categories and compressed in parallel by the image sensor chip at a magnitude of compression selected based on one or more of a rate at which the pixel data is captured and an amount of power available to the image sensor chip;
decompressing the compressed pixel data to produce decompressed pixel data organized into the plurality of categories;
combining the categories of decompressed pixel data to produce combined pixel data;
compressing the combined pixel data to produce a digital image comprising a digital image format; and
outputting the digital image.
7. The DSP of claim 6, wherein each pixel of the decompressed pixel data is organized into a plurality of categories comprising a) either odd column pixel data or even column pixel data, and b) either odd row pixel data or even row pixel data.
8. The DSP of claim 7, wherein combining the categories of decompressed pixel data comprises interleaving pixel data comprising odd column pixel data and pixel data comprising even column pixel data, and interleaving pixel data comprising odd row pixel data and pixel data comprising even row pixel data.
9. The DSP of claim 6, wherein the decompressed pixel data is organized into a plurality of categories comprising red pixel data, blue pixel data, a first portion of green pixel data, and a second portion of green pixel data.
10. The DSP of claim 9, wherein combining the categories of decompressed pixel data comprises forming a combined pixel, the combined pixel comprising a pixel of the red pixel data, a pixel of the blue pixel data, a pixel of the first portion of green pixel data, and a pixel of the second portion of the green pixel data.
11. A method for decompressing image data, the method comprising:
receiving, from an image sensor chip, compressed pixel data, the compressed pixel data comprising pixel data organized into a plurality categories and compressed;
decompressing, by a digital signal processor (DSP), the compressed pixel data to produce decompressed pixel data organized into the plurality of categories;
combining the categories of decompressed pixel data to produce combined pixel data; and
processing the combined pixel data to produce a digital image.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein each pixel of the decompressed pixel data is organized into a plurality of categories comprising a) either odd column pixel data or even column pixel data, and b) either odd row pixel data or even row pixel data.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein combining the categories of decompressed pixel data comprises interleaving pixel data comprising odd column pixel data and pixel data comprising even column pixel data, and interleaving pixel data comprising odd row pixel data and pixel data comprising even row pixel data.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the decompressed pixel data is organized into a plurality of categories comprising red pixel data, blue pixel data, a first portion of green pixel data, and a second portion of green pixel data.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein combining the categories of decompressed pixel data comprises forming a combined pixel, the combined pixel comprising a pixel of the red pixel data, a pixel of the blue pixel data, a pixel of the first portion of green pixel data, and a pixel of the second portion of the green pixel data.
16. A digital signal processor (DSP) comprising an instruction set that, when executed, causes the DSP to perform steps comprising:
receiving, from an image sensor chip, compressed pixel data, the compressed pixel data comprising pixel data organized into a plurality categories and compressed;
decompressing the compressed pixel data to produce decompressed pixel data organized into the plurality of categories;
combining the categories of decompressed pixel data to produce combined pixel data; and
processing the combined pixel data to produce a digital image.
17. The DSP of claim 16, wherein each pixel of the decompressed pixel data is organized into a plurality of categories comprising a) either odd column pixel data or even column pixel data, and b) either odd row pixel data or even row pixel data.
18. The DSP of claim 17, wherein combining the categories of decompressed pixel data comprises interleaving pixel data comprising odd column pixel data and pixel data comprising even column pixel data, and interleaving pixel data comprising odd row pixel data and pixel data comprising even row pixel data.
19. The DSP of claim 16, wherein the decompressed pixel data is organized into a plurality of categories comprising red pixel data, blue pixel data, a first portion of green pixel data, and a second portion of green pixel data.
20. The DSP of claim 19, wherein combining the categories of decompressed pixel data comprises forming a combined pixel, the combined pixel comprising a pixel of the red pixel data, a pixel of the blue pixel data, a pixel of the first portion of green pixel data, and a pixel of the second portion of the green pixel data.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An electric submersible pumping system comprising:
a pump;
an electric motor coupled to the pump, the electric motor having a stator containing a plurality of slots;
magnet wires threaded within various ones of the slots for each phase of the motor, each of the magnet wires having at least one insulation layer formed of a polyimide;
an epoxy surrounding and bonding the magnet wires within the slots;
a dielectric poly alpha olefin (PAO) lubricant contained in the motor; and
a buffer in the lubricant for dissipating amino acid generated by the epoxy within the motor.
2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a slot insulation surrounding all of the magnet wires within each of the slots; and wherein the slot insulation comprises:
a sheet of polyimide film.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the sheet of polyimide film is sandwiched between inner and outer sheets of polymeric films that differ from the polyimide film.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the slot insulation further comprises:
an inner sheet of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) film; and
an outer sheet of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film, with the polyimide film being sandwiched between.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein:
the magnet wires protrude past the lower end of the stator in loops positioned around an end bell area; and
an end bell insulation surrounds all of the loops and comprises a sheet of polyimide film formed in the shape of a sleeve.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the sheet of polyimide film is sandwiched between inner and outer sheets of polymeric films that differ from the polyimide film.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein each of the inner and outer sheets comprises polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film.
8. The system of claim 5, wherein:
the loops of magnet wire are grouped into three phases, each of the phases being positioned at a different distance from a longitudinal axis of the motor; and wherein the system further comprises:
a phase-to-phase insulation sheet formed as a cylinder and located between each of the phases of magnet wire loops; and
each of the phase-to-phase insulation sheets comprises a polyimide film.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein:
each of the sheets of polyimide film is sandwiched between inner and outer sheets of polymeric films that differ from the polyimide film.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein each of the inner and outer sheets comprise polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film.
11. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a motor housing receptacle to which the connector of the power cable assembly releasably attaches, the receptacle having a plurality of internal electrical contacts; wherein
each of the magnet wires within the slots of the stator has an upper portion extending above the stator with an upper end configured as an electrical terminal that releasably attaches to one of the internal electrical contacts, each of the magnet wires within the slots of the stator being a continuous wire without splices from a lower end below the stator to the electrical terminal; and wherein the system further comprises:
at least one tube formed of an insulation material surrounding but not bonded to the insulation layer on each of the motor leads, the at least one tube having a lower end at an upper end of the stator and an upper end at the receptacle.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein:
the magnet wires are joined to each other below the stator, defining a Y-point connection; and
an insulation tape is wrapped around the Y-point connection, the insulation tape comprising a polyimide film.
13. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the insulation on the magnet wires is immersed in the lubricant.
14. An electric submersible pumping system comprising:
a pump;
an electric motor coupled to the pump, the electric motor having a stator containing a plurality of slots;
a poly alpha olefin (PAO) lubricant contained in the motor;
a seal and equalizer section located between the pump and the motor for reducing a pressure differential between the lubricant in the motor and wellbore fluids on an exterior of the motor;
magnet wires threaded within various ones of the slots for each phase of the motor, each of the magnet wires having at least one insulation layer formed of a polyimide;
an epoxy surrounding and bonding the magnet wires within the slots;
a slot insulation comprising a sheet of polyimide film surrounding all of the magnet wires within each of the slots; and
a buffer contained in the lubricant for dissipating amino acid generated by the epoxy to avoid damage to the insulation layer on the magnet wires and the slot insulation.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein:
the magnet wires protrude past a lower end of the stator in loops positioned around an end bell area; and
an end bell insulation surrounds all of the loops and comprises a sheet of polyimide film formed in the shape of a sleeve.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein:
the loops of magnet wire are grouped into three phases, each of the phases being positioned at a different distance from a longitudinal axis of the motor; and wherein the system further comprises:
a phase-to-phase insulation sheet formed as a cylinder and located between each of the phases of magnet wire loops; and
each of the phase-to-phase insulation sheets comprises a polyimide film.
17. An electric submersible pumping system comprising:
a pump;
an electric motor coupled to the pump;
a power lead receptacle mounted to a housing of the motor;
the motor having a stator having a plurality of slots, each of the slots having a bundle of magnet wires;
a polyimide film adhered to a conductor of each of the magnet wires by adhesive;
each of the magnet wires extending above the stator and having an electrical terminal on an upper end that releasably connects to the receptacle, each of the magnet wires extending through selected ones of the slots to the electrical terminal without any splices;
a plurality of tubes formed of an insulation material and having a lower end at an upper end of the stator and an upper end at the receptacle, each of the tubes surrounding one of the magnet wires;
a slot insulation surrounding at least a portion of each of the bundles in the slots, the slot insulation comprising a sheet of polyimide film;
an end bell area on a lower end of the stator where the magnet wires protrude past the lower end of the stator in loops, the loops of magnet wire being grouped into phases;
an end bell insulation sleeve comprising a sheet of polyimide extending around the loops of magnet wire; and
inner and outer phase-to-phase insulation sleeves extending between each of the phases, each of the cylinders comprising a sheet of a polyimide;
a poly alpha olefin (PAO) lubricant contained in the motor; and
an acid dissipating buffering additive contained in the lubricant.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the lubricant is free to flow into each of the tubes into contact with the polyimide film of each of the magnet wires located in the tubes.
19. The system of claim 17, wherein:
the polyimide film surrounding the conductor of each of the magnet wires comprises a tape with inner and outer adhesive layers, the tape having a first wrap wrapped helically around the conductor in a first direction, and a second wrap wrapped helically around the first wrap in a second direction;
the outer adhesive layer of the first wrap is bonded to the inner adhesive layer of the second wrap; and
the outer adhesive layer of the second wrap is free of bonding engagement with the tube in which it is contained.
20. The system of claim 17, wherein:
the magnet wires are joined to each other below the stator, defining a Y-point connection; and
an insulation tape is wrapped around the Y-point connection, the insulation tape comprising a polyimide film and being immersed in the lubricant.