Stmicroelectronics S.r.l.

Antonella Licciardello

Enrico Rosario Alessi

Fabio Passaniti

Salvatore Oliveri

Flavio Di Francesco

Daniele Baldacchino

A sensor device includes a passive infrared sensor, a control circuit, and a lens that directs infrared radiation onto the passive infrared sensor. The lens includes an obstruction that asymmetrically blocks transmission of infrared radiation through the lens. The control circuit is configured to determine the direction of crossing of individuals passing in front of the sensor device based on sensor signals from the passive infrared sensor.

Passive infrared sensor with patterned lens

A method for automatic analysis of genomic information in order to determine relationships among genes allows one to determine complex relationships among genes. First a clustering algorithm is chosen and is applied to the table, obtaining sub-tables of data relative to groups of genes that satisfy the chosen clustering criterion. Therefore, all possible combinations of pair of sub-tables are generated and characteristic parameters are calculated for genes contained in these sub-tables. Finally, for each combination a characteristic value is calculated with a decision algorithm defined in function of these parameters, by considering the genes of the combination as constituting a 'Gene Network' if this characteristic value exceeds a pre-defined threshold. The method is preferably is implemented by a relative system of identification of groups of co-expressed and co-regulated genes comprising an intelligent fuzzy sub-system trained off-line identified by a neural network.

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Misterbianco, Italy

Antonella Licciardello