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20150085765 | CONTROL SIGNALING FOR ENABLING TWO-HOP ORTHOGONALIZATION FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE BROADCASTS - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives one or more D2D broadcasts in a set of subchannels of a channel. In addition, the apparatus broadcasts in at least one subchannel of the channel information indicating a subset of the set of subchannels. The one or more D2D broadcasts may include a first set of broadcasts that includes control information and a second set of broadcasts that includes data traffic. The broadcasted information may be control information. The apparatus may determine a signal strength of each of the one or more D2D broadcasts received in the set of subchannels. The broadcasted information may further include the determined signal strength for each subchannel in the subset of the set of subchannels. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085789 | TIME COORDINATION TO IMPROVE THROUGHPUT FOR D2D BROADCAST - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus selects a subchannel for transmitting a signal, determines a priority of the selected subchannel with respect to one or more other subchannels respectively selected by one or more neighboring transmitters, determines whether to transmit the signal on the selected subchannel based on the priority. | 03-26-2015 |
20150087350 | IBE AWARE CHANNEL SELECTION - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus (e.g., first transmitter) determines a transmission power of each of a plurality of neighboring transmitters respectively transmitting on a plurality of subchannels in a bandwidth, detects a pathloss to each of the plurality of neighboring transmitters respectively transmitting on the plurality of subchannels, and selects one of the plurality of subchannels for transmitting a signal based on the determined transmission power on each of the plurality of subchannels and the detected pathloss to each of the plurality of neighboring transmitters respectively transmitting on the plurality of subchannels. | 03-26-2015 |
20150245362 | SIGNALLING FOR FRACTIONAL FREQUENCY REUSE (FFR) FOR D2D COMMUNICATIONS - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus determines a subset of subchannels for a first cell, the subset of subchannels configured to reduce interference to at least a second UE in a second cell, determines whether a first UE in the first cell is interfering with a second UE in a second cell, and allocates at least one subchannel to the first UE from the subset of subchannels when the first UE in the first cell is interfering with the second UE in the second cell. | 08-27-2015 |
20150245375 | SRS SIGNALING PATTERN FOR D2D CHANNEL MEASUREMENTS - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus configures a number of channel measurement periods for an n number of user equipments (UEs), determines a number of subsets of the n UEs based on a pattern, and schedules each of the number of subsets of the n UEs for transmission of a signal during a different one of the number of channel measurement periods. | 08-27-2015 |
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20090107163 | ULTRA SMALL AIR CHILLER FOR AIRCRAFT GALLEY - An aircraft-galley chiller, enclosed in a housing, including an evaporator condensate drying device. The galley chiller may operate on DC power and may be transported from one cart to another to provide chilled air to a particular cart. | 04-30-2009 |
20100050665 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A UNIFORM TEMPERATURE IN A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A refrigeration apparatus includes an air chiller including a fan, a storage enclosure defining a compartment, and a duct system. The air chiller blows chilled air into the duct system. The compartment has first and second openings, each of which is coupled to the duct system. Chilled air enters the first opening and exits the second opening, and vice versa. In one implementation, the first opening is at the top of the compartment and the second opening is at the bottom of the compartment. A control circuit may periodically cause the fan to change the direction of the chilled air flow. This effectively maintains a relatively uniform temperature throughout the compartment. | 03-04-2010 |
20100071384 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTION WITH A VEHICLE'S LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM - An exemplary refrigeration system for cooling food or beverages may use a liquid cooling system of a vehicle. The refrigeration system may include a compartment in which the food or beverages may be placed and removed, a chilled liquid coolant system having a connection through which liquid coolant is received from the liquid cooling system of the vehicle, and a heat exchanger operationally coupled with the chilled liquid coolant system and the compartment to transfer heat from the compartment into the liquid coolant. The refrigeration system may also include a second chilled coolant system through which a second coolant flows and a second heat exchanger operationally coupled with the second chilled coolant system and the compartment to transfer heat from the compartment. The chilled liquid coolant system and the second chilled coolant system may operate together as a cascade cooling system. | 03-25-2010 |
20100224726 | WALL-MOUNTED POINT-OF-USE AIR CHILLER FOR AIRCRAFT GALLEY CART COMPARTMENT - A point-of-use air chiller unit for an aircraft galley cart compartment is provided comprising a generally flattened rectangular case, comprising two main surfaces having a substantially larger surface area than four remaining surfaces of the case, a condenser, a compressor, an evaporator, and an evaporator fan, wherein the condenser, compressor, and evaporator are connected in a standard refrigeration manner, and a plane parallel to the main surfaces passes through the condenser, the compressor, the evaporator, and the evaporator fan. | 09-09-2010 |
20110289939 | PERSONAL BEVERAGE WARMERS AND COOLERS FOR VEHICLE SEATS - Example personal beverage warmers and coolers for vehicle seats are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to regulate the temperature of a beverage near a seat of a vehicle, the apparatus includes: a base including a thermally conductive material that conducts heat in a direction that is at least one of to or from a container seated thereon, a thermoelectric device thermally coupled with the base and to be energized to exchange heat with the base, and a heat exchanger thermally coupled with the thermoelectric device and a liquid medium to exchange heat therebetween. | 12-01-2011 |
20120312030 | Thermoelectric Cooling System for a Food and Beverage Compartment - A thermoelectric cooling system includes a thermoelectric device that transfers heat from a cold side to a hot side via a Peltier effect, an air heat exchanger that transfers heat from air to the cold side, and a heat sink that transfers heat from the hot side to a fluid coolant. The system also includes a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of air, and a controller that controls a flow of electrical power to the thermoelectric device according to a temperature measurement. The system also transfers heat from the air heat exchanger to the heat sink via the thermoelectric device according to a heat conduction effect due to a temperature difference between the air heat exchanger and the fluid coolant. The controller may reduce an effective voltage across the thermoelectric device to reduce power consumption of the thermoelectric device. | 12-13-2012 |
20130047630 | VEHICLE REFRIGERATOR HAVING A LIQUID LINE SUBCOOLED VAPOR CYCLE SYSTEM - A vapor cycle refrigeration system includes a thermoelectric device (TED) as a sub-cooler to sub-cool liquid refrigerant exiting a condenser to increase cooling capacity of an evaporator and pull down temperature within a refrigerated compartment quickly. The TED sub-cooler is turned off after initial temperature pull down and is not operated during steady state operation for maintenance of the compartment temperature. | 02-28-2013 |
20130247590 | Dynamic Chilled Mini-Bar for Aircraft Passenger Suite - A dynamic chilled mini-bar includes: a cover; a movable compartment translatable to expose an interior thereof from behind the cover; and a cooling device operable to cool the interior of the movable compartment. A piece of integrated entertainment equipment in a vehicle includes: a dynamic chilled mini-bar movably installed on the integrated entertainment equipment; and an actuator coupled with at least one of a side of the integrated entertainment equipment and the movable compartment, the actuator being operable to translate the movable compartment. A method of operating a dynamic chilled mini-bar includes: receiving an input signal to translate a movable compartment of the dynamic chilled mini-bar from a first position to a second position with respect to a cover of the dynamic chilled mini-bar; and linearly translating the movable compartment to the second position according to the input signal. | 09-26-2013 |
20130247600 | Vehicle Refrigeration Equipment Having a Vapor Cycle System - According to an embodiment, a refrigeration system that cools a compartment includes a compressor, a condenser, a condenser fan, a condenser fan motor, an evaporator, an evaporator fan, an evaporator fan motor, and tubing adapted to transport refrigerant through the refrigeration system in a circulation order from the compressor to the condenser to the evaporator and back to the compressor again. The evaporator fan may be positioned in an air inlet path to the evaporator. The evaporator fan motor may be outside a chilled air circuit of the evaporator. | 09-26-2013 |
20140123683 | Thermoelectric Cooling Device Including a Liquid Heat Exchanger Disposed Between Air Heat Exchangers - A thermoelectric cooling device comprises a liquid heat exchanger, at least two air heat exchangers, and at least two thermoelectric modules. The liquid heat exchanger includes a liquid circulation path through which liquid coolant flows to exchange heat with the liquid heat exchanger. Air flows over each of the air heat exchangers to exchange heat with the respective air heat exchanger. A first thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a first side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with a first air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger. A second thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a second side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with the second air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger. | 05-08-2014 |
20150089968 | AIRCRAFT AIR CHILLER WITH REDUCED PROFILE - An improved aircraft air chiller unit particularly suited for an aircraft galley that requires refrigerated or cooled beverage/meal carts and/or chilled storage compartments. The chiller of the present invention takes the form of a line replaceable unit (“LRU”) and incorporates a liquid-cooled refrigerant vapor compression cycle, arranged in a housing with a vertical orientation. Because of the vertical orientation, ducting on the rear surface of the chiller is omitted, reducing the overall footprint. | 04-02-2015 |
20150089970 | AIRCRAFT AIR CHILLER WITH REDUCED PROFILE - An improved aircraft air chiller unit particularly suited for an aircraft galley that requires refrigerated or cooled beverage/meal carts and/or chilled storage compartments. The chiller of the present invention takes the form of a line replaceable unit (“LRU”) and incorporates a liquid-cooled refrigerant vapor compression cycle, arranged in a housing with a vertical orientation. Because of the vertical orientation, ducting on the rear surface of the chiller is omitted, reducing the overall footprint. | 04-02-2015 |
20150266353 | Vehicle Refrigeration Equipment Having a Liquid Heat Rejection System - A refrigeration system includes an air chiller, a liquid coolant line that couples the air chiller with a central liquid coolant cooling system of a vehicle, a storage compartment stowage area having an interior for stowing a plurality of removable storage compartments, and a duct system that circulates chilled air from the air chiller through the storage compartment stowage area. The air chiller includes a compressor, a liquid-cooled condenser, an evaporator, and a tubing to circulate refrigerant. The liquid-cooled condenser transfers heat from the refrigerant to the liquid coolant which is then cooled by the central liquid coolant cooling system of the vehicle. The air chiller is situated parallel to the storage compartment stowage area along a plane perpendicular to a direction in which the removable storage compartments are removed and replaced. The duct system circulates chilled air from the evaporator through the interior of the storage compartment stowage area. | 09-24-2015 |
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20160050242 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLAYING STREAMING MEDIA DATA - The present disclosure provides methods and devices for playing streaming media data. The method includes: obtaining a playing address of a smart camera by a first terminal device; displaying a list of playback devices, in which the list includes device information of at least one terminal device, and the at least one terminal device has a function of playing the streaming media data; sending the playing address to a second terminal device if an instruction to select the second terminal device is received, such that the second terminal device obtains the streaming media data based on the playing address, and converts the streaming media data into an image for playing, the second terminal device being any terminal device of the at least one terminal device. | 02-18-2016 |
20160073049 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BACKING UP VIDEO - The present disclosure relates to a method for backing up a video, the method includes: a camera device receives a setting instruction from a mobile terminal, and sets a recording parameter according to the received setting instruction; the camera device records a video file; a local router receives the setting instruction from the mobile terminal, sets storage parameters according to the received setting instruction, and acquires the video file recorded by the camera device via the connection; the local router backs up the acquired video file locally. By backing up the recorded video file to the connected local router, the present disclosure may provide more storage space, which is convenient for quickly finding and previewing files, and the stored video file has higher security. | 03-10-2016 |
20160085220 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING APPLIANCES - A method for controlling an appliance is provided. The method includes: receiving a notification message from a control device, wherein the notification message includes address information regarding the control device; receiving quality data of a target object from an appliance configured to process the target object, wherein the quality data of the target object is obtained by measuring quality of the target object by the appliance; and sending an appliance control prompt to the control device according to the address information when determining that the quality data of the target object does not reach a threshold, wherein the appliance control prompt is configured to prompt a user of the control device to start the appliance for processing the target object. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SMART LIGHT - A method for controlling a smart light includes acquiring status information of a current scene, judging whether the current scene complies with a preset scene condition according to the status information, inquiring a pre-stored light effect configuration library according to the preset scene condition to determine a light effect parameter corresponding to the preset scene condition if the current scene complies with the preset scene condition, generating a light control instruction corresponding to the preset scene condition and including the light effect parameter, and sending the light control instruction to the smart light. | 03-24-2016 |
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20120057496 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PAGING USER EQUIPMENT - A method, an apparatus, and a system for paging a User Equipment (UE) are provided. The method for paging a UE includes: sending a downlink data notification message inclusive of paging range indicator information to a core network control plane entity; receiving a paging message sent by the core network control plane entity and inclusive of a raging range; and initiating a paging to a UE corresponding to a user ID in the paging range. The apparatus for paging a UE includes: a first sending module, a first receiving module, and a paging initiating module. A system for paging a UE is further provided. With the method, apparatus, and system for paging a UE, the UE can be paged in only a set paging range. | 03-08-2012 |
20120263095 | Contention Based Resource Configuration Method and Apparatus - A contention based resource configuration method is disclosed. The method includes: configuring, by a network device, a contention based resource parameter, wherein the contention based resource parameter comprises one or any combination of the following: a period and/or a frequency of a contention based resource block, the number of contention based resource blocks allocated once, a size of the contention based resource block, a modulation and coding scheme, and expected reception power; and notifying, by the network device, a user equipment of the contention based resource parameter. Through the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention, a network side may allocate a contention based resource more properly, and the user equipment may know the contention based resource parameter and use the contention based resource more properly and flexibly. | 10-18-2012 |
20120269156 | INFORMATION FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUS - A CB resource feedback method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a network device, uplink information that is sent by a sending device on a CB resource; when the uplink information is decoded, feeding back, by the network device correct reception of the uplink information to the sending device through a first physical downlink control channel, where the first physical downlink control channel is masked with an identifier of the sending device. Through the technical solutions provided in embodiments of the present invention, the sending device may be enabled to accurately know that the uplink information sent by the sending device is received correctly or is received incorrectly, and the sending device may be enabled to know a receiving status more quickly. | 10-25-2012 |
20120282969 | Method, Device, and System for Determining Timing Advance Grouping - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for determining timing advance grouping, and relate to the field of communications. A base station (eNodeB) adds a component carrier (CC) for a user equipment (UE). According to obtained timing advance (TA) group information or a preset rule, a TA group that the added CC belongs to is determined. The TA group is a set of CCs that can share a TA. Identification information that identifies the TA group to the UE is sent. | 11-08-2012 |
20130003678 | SCHEDULING REQUEST METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A scheduling request method, network side device, terminal device and system, belong to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: configuring a first shared resource used for a scheduling request (SR), and sending first information to multiple terminal devices to notify of the first shared resource ( | 01-03-2013 |
20140161081 | Method and Apparatus for Power Control - A power control method is provided, which is applicable to the communication field. The method includes: obtaining power headroom information of an aggregated carrier of a User Equipment (UE), where the aggregated carrier includes at least one component carrier group and at least one first carrier, or includes at least one component carrier group, or includes at least two first carriers, the component carrier group includes at least two second carriers, and the first carrier and the second carrier are single carriers; and adjusting transmit power of the aggregated carrier according to the power headroom information. The method enables reporting of power headroom of an aggregated carrier of the UE in a multi-carrier scenario, so that the base station can control the transmitting power of the UE reliably, and therefore, reliability and throughput of the system are improved. | 06-12-2014 |
20150156733 | Method and Apparatus for Power Control - A power control method includes obtaining power headroom information of an aggregated carrier of a User Equipment (UE). The aggregated carrier includes at least one component carrier group and at least one first carrier, or includes at least one component carrier group, or includes at least two first carriers. The component carrier group includes at least two second carriers, and the first carrier and the second carrier are single carriers, The method also includes adjusting transmit power of the aggregated carrier according to the power headroom information. | 06-04-2015 |
20150156798 | Method, Device, and System for Determining Timing Advance Grouping - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for determining timing advance grouping. In one embodiment, a base station adds a component carrier (CC) for a user equipment (UE). The base station determines a timing advance (TA) group to which the added CC belongs. The TA group is a set of CCs that can share a TA. The base station sends identification information that identifies the TA group to the UE. | 06-04-2015 |
20160057773 | SCHEDULING REQUEST METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A scheduling request method, network side device, terminal device and system, belong to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: configuring a first shared resource used for a scheduling request (SR), and sending first information to multiple terminal devices to notify of the first shared resource ( | 02-25-2016 |