PACE PLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160105041 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARGING A BATTERY - A method, computer system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for charging a battery are disclosed. The method involves determining a stored charge of a battery, modifying a charging parameter based on the stored charge of the battery and a back-up requirement, and charging the battery based on the charging parameter. | 04-14-2016 |
20150082352 | SECURE ON-PREMISE GLEANING TO MODIFY AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE (EPG) - Methods and systems for providing secure on-premises gleaning to modify an electronic program guide are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method involves receiving, at a network interface, network data traffic and routing the network data traffic between an external network and an internal network and receiving, at a broadcast interface, media content and an electronic programming guide from a media content distributor. The method also involves parsing the network data traffic to glean preference information, providing the preference information to a recommendation engine via a secure local path, and modifying an electronic programming guide to prioritize the media content according to the preference information. | 03-19-2015 |
20150074637 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A PROGRAMMER INTERFACE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention relates to an application and a method for allowing the development or adaptation of an application for implementation in an embedded processing system. The apparatus and method includes the use of a programmer interface to allow the input of instructions and the development and/or adaptation of the application and to allow the use of one or more development and/or diagnostic tools via the programmer interface and the embedded system in which the application is to be implemented. A server is provided which allows communication between the said application and the embedded system during the development and/or adaptation of the application so as to allow a greater variety of user interaction and development and diagnostic tools to be available for use. | 03-12-2015 |
20150033308 | AUTO-CORRECTING CREDENTIALS FOR NETWORK SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT - A network communication system includes a computing device, which includes a processor, a memory device, and a component management module. The component management module is configured to receive a message from customer-premises equipment (CPE). The component management module is also configured to determine from the message that the CPE is operating in a captive portal. The captive portal restricts Internet access to the CPE. The component management module is configured to obtain stored connection credential values corresponding to a subscriber in response to determining that an identification parameter of connection credentials associated with the CPE is valid for the subscriber. The component management module is also configured to provide the stored values to the CPE. | 01-29-2015 |
20150015667 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A SET-TOP-BOX - A method for operating a set-top-box that supports 3D video content is disclosed. The method involves transmitting video content from an HDMI port of the set-top-box to a display device at a first resolution. The method also involves, in response to a change in the HDMI_Video_Format field or in the 3D_Structure field of an HDMI Vendor Specific InfoFrame, automatically switching to transmitting video content from the HDMI port of the set-top-box at a second resolution. The method also involves, after the switch to the second resolution, automatically switching back to transmitting video content from the HDMI port of the set-top-box at the first resolution in order to trigger a re-sync operation at the display device. | 01-15-2015 |
20140289783 | SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONISING AND CENTRALISING EVENT INSTRUCTIONS AND/OR INDICATORS IN VIDEO/AUDIO SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a system and method for the provision of video, audio and/or additional services, said system including one or more devices which allow user interaction with said system to control the operation of the same and the provision of selected video, audio and/or additional services therefrom and which can be accessed via said devices. A server is provided for the storage of data relating to the services which are available to the said users in the future and said system includes the ability for a user, via a device, to generate an instruction to the server for an indicator relating to an event on a particular service to be generated at a time in the future to indicate to the user of the occurrence of the event. | 09-25-2014 |
20130254445 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR COMPONENT AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY THEREFORE - The invention relates to apparatus for the location and connection of at least one electrical or electronic component such as a data storage component externally of a housing within which other components are provided and with which the said components operates in connection therewith. The connection is achieved via a connector assembly which has a first part located externally of the housing and a second part located internally of the housing. | 09-26-2013 |
20130208816 | ADAPTIVE IMPULSE NOISE MITIGATION - A data transmission system and method is provided for the transmission data signal to one or receiving locations. A Multi Mode Compressive Sensing (MMCS) scheme is provided which adaptively changes the number of pilots used to reconstruct the Impulsive Noise (IN) depending on the IN's current severity so as to mitigate the same and stabilise the Bit Error Rate (BER) of the transmitted data signals and so improve the overall transmission system data throughput. The system can also allow for a variable IN mitigation range in order to allow the concurrent control of the BER and data throughput in the data transmission system. | 08-15-2013 |
20130117799 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING A CHANGE BETWEEN TELEVISION AND/OR RADIO CHANNELS - The invention relates to apparatus, system and a method to allow the generation of radio and/or television channels and, upon the user selection to change channel, the delay in the generation of the new channel to be minimized, especially when the new channel requires access authorization and/or data decrypting and/or descrambling to be performed. The data for the new channel is obtained and placed into a memory means in sequence until access authorization is achieved at which point the data is then retrieved in sequence from the memory rather than the live datastream. | 05-09-2013 |
20120075802 | MEANS FOR HEAT DISSIPATION FOR ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The invention relates to heat dissipation means for use with electrical and/or electronic apparatus to provide for the improved cooling of at least one component within the housing of the apparatus. The heat dissipation means includes a first portion located internally of the housing at or adjacent to the at least one component to be cooled and the means is formed of a material to allow the same to be passed via the first portion to an interface and onto a second portion located externally of the housing to allow the heat to be dissipated therefrom to the external environment more effectively. This allows heat to be dissipated without the need for moving heat dissipation means to be provided and avoids the noise and/or vibration which can be created. | 03-29-2012 |
20120014481 | Data Receiver with Improved Response to Long and Short Term Fading - The invention relates to apparatus for the receipt of digital data which is transmitted as a data signal from a remote location and a method by which the receiving apparatus can be designed with a configuration to improve the ability to receive the data signal. The design of the configuration is generated with reference to at least one decision metric which is adapted to suit the known characteristics of the data signal which is being received. | 01-19-2012 |
20110246607 | PHASED OFFLOADING OF CONTENT INFORMATION - A user of a mobile client requests electronic content information for being downloaded via a data network. The client first receives a semantically summarized version of the requested content information. If the downloading is prematurely interrupted, the user has at least a meaningful summary available. | 10-06-2011 |
20100002953 | DETECTION AND REDUCTION OF RINGING ARTIFACTS BASED ON BLOCK-GRID POSITION AND OBJECT EDGE LOCATION - The invention proposes a method (FIG. | 01-07-2010 |