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20110055000 | PREDICTING EMAIL RESPONSES - One embodiment is a method that predicts a probability of users responding to a second email campaign based on data gathered from a first email campaign. Data from the first email campaign is applied to different models to identify attributes that are predictive of users who responded to the first email campaign. These attributes are used to predict a probability of users responding to the second email campaign. | 03-03-2011 |
20110109363 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER AND METHOD - A power supply controller and method for improving the transient response of the power supply controller. The power supply controller includes a pulse width modulation control module connected to a feedback network. The feedback network is composed of an amplifier having an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal. A compensation network is coupled between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifier and a reference voltage is coupled to the non-inverting input terminal of the amplifier. A switch is coupled between the output terminal of the amplifier and an input terminal of the compensation network. The transient response of the controller is improved by operating the controller in a closed loop compensation configuration during a continuously pulsing operating mode and in an open loop compensation configuration during a pulse skip operating mode. | 05-12-2011 |
20110202382 | WORKFORCE PLANNING - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with workforce planning. One example method includes receiving a project data associated with a project opportunity. The project data includes a probability data. The probability data describes the likelihood of a project opportunity being selected. The project data includes a workforce demand. The example method may also include establishing an objective function that is based, at least in part, on the project data, and a set of constraints. The objective function concerns a workforce allocation plan. The example method may also include minimizing a workforce cost by solving the objective function in light of the set of constraints. Solving the objective function includes optimizing a tradeoff between labor utilization and project demand fulfillment. The example method may also include providing the workforce allocation plan. | 08-18-2011 |
20120087486 | CALL CENTER RESOURCE ALLOCATION - A method for determining call center resource allocation can include modeling call center performance over an operations time period using a computer. A number of replicas of the modeled call center performance are simulated, using the computer, over a planning time period, each replica having random contact arrivals and contact service times following a stochastic arrival and service process according to a probability distributions of inter-arrival time and service time. Multiple iterations of each simulation are run on the computer to optimize call center resource allocation. A particular simulation iteration is tested against a criterion of convergence, and call center resource is allocated based on the particular simulation iteration with a successful criterion of convergence. | 04-12-2012 |
20120123816 | SELECTING SUPPLIERS TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR AN ENTERPRISE - One embodiment is a method that receives historical data of suppliers and applies, to the historical data, a mathematical optimization system that includes a set of mathematical equations and inequalities that express capabilities and capacities of the suppliers. The mathematical optimization system includes an objective function that minimizes a number of the suppliers to perform third-party labor services for an enterprise. The method selects a sub-set of the suppliers to perform the third-party labor services for the enterprise. | 05-17-2012 |
20120130915 | SCORING A MATCHING BETWEEN A RESOURCE AND A JOB - A resource is scored based on a matching of the resource to a job. Job attributes for the job and resource attributes for the resource are identified. A hierarchy of the job attributes that includes dependencies between the job attributes is determined. A score for the resource is determined using the hierarchy of the job attributes and the resource attributes. The score represents a matching between the resource and the job. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131583 | ENHANCED BACKUP JOB SCHEDULING - Systems and methods of enhanced backup job scheduling are disclosed. An example method may include determining a number of jobs (n) in a backup set, determining a number of tape drives (m) in the backup device, and determining a number of concurrent disk agents (maxDA) configured for each tape drive. The method may also include defining a scheduling problem based on n, m, and maxDA. The method may also include solving the scheduling problem using an integer programming (IP) formulation to derive a bin-packing schedule that minimizes makespan (S) for the backup set. | 05-24-2012 |
20120226640 | Behavior and information model to yield more accurate probability of successful outcome - A report indicating a user-reported probability of a successful outcome is received. A behavior and information model is estimated based on the report. The behavior and information model includes a behavior model component having a bias parameter and a consistency parameter. The behavior and information model includes an information model component having a first user-believed probability of a successful outcome and a second user-believed probability of a successful outcome. The behavior and information model is used to yield a model-determined probability of a successful outcome that more accurately reflects a probability of a successful outcome than the user-reported probability of a successful outcome does. | 09-06-2012 |
20120253879 | Optimizing workforce capacity and capability - A workforce capacity and capability at an entity is optimized. Values for parameters related to the workforce capacity and capability at the entity are received. A workforce capacity and capability model is used to generate values for decision variables related to the workforce capacity and capability at the entity, based on the values for the parameters that have been received. The workforce capacity and capability model models uncertainty associated with a workforce. The values for the decision variables assist evaluation of workforce capacity and capability strategic decisions | 10-04-2012 |
20120265569 | DETERMINING WORK PLACEMENT PREFERENCES - Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to determine work placement preferences are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving, via a processor, a request for a resource to fill an open position within an organization, the request including a primary resource group for the open position, determining with the processor resource group preferences of resource groups using a structure of the organization that includes functional relationships between the resource groups, calculating weights for the resource group preferences based on respective organizational distances in the structure of the respective resource groups from the primary resource group, determining a target resource group with a greatest calculated weight for a resource group preference from among the resource groups that have at least one available resource, and selecting a resource within the target resource group to fill the open position. | 10-18-2012 |
20140068071 | SERVER CONSOLIDATION - A method for server consolidation is provided. The method includes collecting performance data of a plurality of source servers in a desired environment, selecting a group of one or more source servers from the plurality of source servers for consolidation, marking each source server in the with one of multiple usability statuses with one of such statuses indicates the marked source server is to be replaced or reused as necessary in the server consolidation, selecting a target platform for a new server, and performing a first server consolidation analysis of the first group based at least on the collected performance data, the initial usability status of each source server in the first group, and the first selected target platform. | 03-06-2014 |
20140103723 | MAXIMUM POWER POINT CONTROLLER TRANSISTOR DRIVING CIRCUITRY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An electric power system includes a string of N maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controllers having output ports electrically coupled in series, where N is an integer greater than one. At least one of the N MPPT controllers includes respective transistor driver circuitry powered from a power supply rail of an adjacent one of the N MPPT controllers of the string. Another MPPT controller includes an n-channel field effect freewheeling transistor electrically coupled across an output port and a resistive device electrically coupled between an input port and a gate of the freewheeling transistor, such that the freewheeling transistor operates in its conductive state when power is applied to the input port and a control subsystem of the controller is in an inactive state. | 04-17-2014 |
20140103891 | Systems And Methods For Controlling Maximum Power Point Tracking Controllers - A method for operating a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller including a switching circuit adapted to transfer power between an input port and an output port includes the steps of: (a) in a first operating mode of the MPPT controller, causing a first switching device of the switching circuit to operate at a fixed duty cycle; and (b) in a second operating mode of the MPPT controller, causing a control switching device of the switching circuit to repeatedly switch between its conductive and non-conductive states to maximize an amount of power extracted from a photovoltaic device electrically coupled to the input port. | 04-17-2014 |
20140103892 | SCALABLE MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING CONTROLLERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A scalable maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller includes an input and an output port, a switching circuit adapted to transfer power from the input port to the output port, and a controller core. The controller core is adapted to (a) control the switching circuit to maximize an amount of power extracted from a photovoltaic device electrically coupled to the input port, and (b) set one or more parameters of the MPPT controller based at least in part on a configuration code representing a number of photovoltaic cells of the photovoltaic device electrically coupled in series. | 04-17-2014 |
20140103894 | Maximum Power Point Tracking Controllers And Associated Systems And Methods - A maximum power point tracking controller includes an input port for electrically coupling to an electric power source, an output port for electrically coupling to a load, a control switching device, and a control subsystem. The control switching device is adapted to repeatedly switch between its conductive and non-conductive states to transfer power from the input port to the output port. The control subsystem is adapted to control switching of the control switching device to regulate a voltage across the input port, based at least in part on a signal representing current flowing out of the output port, to maximize a signal representing power out of the output port. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114727 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIERARCHICAL FORECASTING - There is provided a computer-implemented method of generating a data forecasts for different levels of an entity. The method includes generating an aggregate forecast for an upper level entity comprised of two or more components. The method also includes determining mean values and a coefficient of variation for a probability distribution corresponding to future expected decomposition rates for each of the two or more components. A probability distribution parameter vector is computed based on the mean values and the coefficient of variation. The expected future decomposition rates for each of the two or more components may be computed based on the probability distribution parameter vector and a sample observation corresponding to previously observed decomposition values of each of the two or more components. Component forecasts corresponding to each of the two or more components may be computed based on the aggregate forecast and the expected future decomposition rates. | 04-24-2014 |
20150372596 | Maximum Power Point Tracking Controllers And Associated Systems And Methods - A maximum power point tracking controller includes an input port for electrically coupling to an electric power source, an output port for electrically coupling to a load, a control switching device, and a control subsystem. The control switching device is adapted to repeatedly switch between its conductive and non-conductive states to transfer power from the input port to the output port. The control subsystem is adapted to control switching of the control switching device to regulate a voltage across the input port, based at least in part on a signal representing current flowing out of the output port, to maximize a signal representing power out of the output port. | 12-24-2015 |
20160056766 | FAST RECOVERY SCHEME OF TRANSCONDUCTANCE GAIN FOR FOLDED CASCODE AMPLIFIER - A folded cascode amplifier (FCA) including cascode stages coupled in a stacked cascode configuration, an input stage, and a switch circuit. The stages may include first and second P-type stages and first and second N-type stages, in which the first N-type stage and the input stage receive first and second bias voltages, respectively. The switch circuit couples a first cascode bias voltage to the second P-type stage and couples a second cascode bias voltage to the first N-type stage in a high power state, and decouples the first and second cascode bias voltages in a low power state. A non-switched low current bias generator provides the first and second bias and cascode bias voltages, which remain substantially stable in the low and high power states. Only low parasitic capacitance nodes are switched between power states so that the gain of the FCA recovers very quickly for the high power state. | 02-25-2016 |
20160061866 | REMOTE DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE SENSING - A remote differential voltage sensing circuit having a voltage input (Vin) and a voltage output (Vout), comprises a dual differential input stage including a common-source or common-collector differential input stage in parallel with a common-gate or common-base differential input stage. The common-source or collector differential input stage has differential inputs, one coupled to the voltage input (Vin) and the other coupled to the voltage output (Vout). The common-gate or common-base differential input stage has differential inputs, one coupled to a local ground (Agnd) and the other coupled to a remote ground (Rgnd). An output stage is driven by an output of the dual differential input stage and produces an output voltage at the voltage output (Vout). A compensation network is coupled between the voltage output (Vout) and the output of the dual differential input stage. | 03-03-2016 |
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20100268777 | Peer to Peer System for Supporting Time Shift Service - The present invention discloses a Peer to Peer system for supporting time shift service, which includes: a media source system, used for dividing the input live broadcasting stream into media blocks to form media block sequence, grouping every predetermined number of the media blocks into media segment, and sending the media segment to each of several nodes; a media distribution management system, used for managing the state information of the media segments on the several nodes and realizing positioning function of the media segments, and several nodes, each of the several nodes comprises a playing buffer, a storage buffer, and a disk buffer. | 10-21-2010 |
20110029649 | INTEGRATED VIDEO SERVICE PEER TO PEER NETWORK SYSTEM - An integrated video service peer to peer network system, includes: a media source system, configured to divide video service data into one or more segments and each of the one or more segments into a plurality of blocks, and to generate a media description file based on segment dividing information and media format information, wherein, each of the plurality of blocks is of a self-description type and comprises a block head and a block body, the block body including media data; a media distribution management system, configured to store media distribution information, wherein, the media distribution information represents the information of the storage status of divided video service data segments at a peer source node and the information of the serving capability status of the peer source node; and a plurality of the peer source nodes, configured to store the video service data, and to transmit the video service data to a service requesting node. With the present invention, the range of sharing can be effectively extended, the usage of the client resources can be optimized, while the provider system and the client system are significantly simplified, so the cost of the operation and maintenance are reduced. | 02-03-2011 |
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20090158358 | Method Improving the Cross-layer Multimedia Transmission Quality In Cognitive Radio Networks - The present invention relates to a paper-breaker touching safety protector, of which the control circuit unit is connected with the paper-breaking machinery part via the motor driving circuit unit, the control circuit unit is connected with the conductive touch panel via the touch detecting circuit unit, the power unit is connected respectively with the control circuit unit and motor driving circuit unit, wherein the touch detecting circuit unit includes the bio-voltage control switch circuit and ground switch circuit, the input control terminal of bio-voltage control switch circuit is connected with the conductive touch panel, the output terminal of control switch circuit is connected with the input control terminal of the ground switch circuit, the output terminal of the ground switch circuit is connected with the input control terminal of the control circuit unit. The paper-breaker touching safety protector with this structure could effect a protective rule from the accident harm and a real-time monitor; the controlling is safe and sensitive with a simple circuit structure and reliable operation performance, it functions a convenient manipulation and wide usability with the safety. | 06-18-2009 |
20110007937 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AN OBJECT OF INTEREST - This invention relates to a system and method for measuring an object of interest ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110112855 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN MAKING A TREATMENT PLAN - The present invention provides a method and device for assisting in making a patient treatment plan. The method comprises: a step of acquiring first data reflecting the self-training condition of a patient in the recent past stage, and a medical record of the patient; a step of analyzing said first data based on said medical record and a first professional knowledge; and a step of generating a training guide based on the result of said step of analyzing and a second professional knowledge, said training guide serving to guide said patient in performing the next stage of training. | 05-12-2011 |
20130086340 | MANAGING STORAGE DEVICES IN A CLOUD STORAGE ENVIRONMENT - A method of managing storage devices including storage resources that are virtualized and integrated into corresponding intermediate volumes, wherein the intermediate volumes are virtualized and integrated into individual logical volumes. The method comprises acquiring storage resource requirements presented to the logical volumes where the requirements comprise redundancy, obtaining storage resources available from respective intermediate volumes, selecting intermediate volumes to satisfy the storage resource requirements based on the requirements and available storage resources, where a minimum number of the intermediate volumes is determined based on the required redundancy, and storing user data in selected intermediate volumes based on the required redundancy. | 04-04-2013 |
20150067387 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE - In response to detecting a failure on a secondary storage device, a transmission of a data write request to the primary storage device is suspended. Identifying an outstanding data write request, wherein the outstanding data write request has been performed by the primary storage device, but has not been performed by a disaster recovery (DR) storage device. Instructing the DR storage device to update data on the DR storage device according to the identified outstanding data write request. Setting the primary storage device to enable the primary storage device to forward a subsequently received data write request to the DR storage device. And restoring the transmission of the data write requests to the primary storage device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150264534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE POSITIONING - The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for adaptively performing position determination in response to environmental profile determination. Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus including a sensor, an environmental profile determination module, and a profile based position provider. The sensor is configured to generate data indicative of motions of the apparatus. The environmental profile determination module is configured to receive the data indicative of the motions of the apparatus, and detect an environmental profile from a plurality of environmental profiles for the apparatus based on the data. The profile based position provider includes a plurality of configurations associated with the plurality of environmental profiles. The profile based position provider is configured in one of the configurations associated with the environmental profile, and is configured to select a positioning source to determine a location of the apparatus based on the configuration. | 09-17-2015 |
20150347303 | ADJUSTING ALLOCATION OF STORAGE DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer systems, and computer program products for adjusting allocation of a storage device. In one embodiment, a first part of the storage device is allocated to tiering storage, and a second part of the storage device is allocated to cache storage. Operating statuses of the first part and second part are collected. A performance measure of the first part is obtained based on the operating status of the first part, and a performance measure of the second part is obtained based on the operating status of the second part. Allocation of a capacity of the storage devices is adjusted between the first part and the second part based on the performance measures of the first part and the second part. | 12-03-2015 |
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20100191855 | P2P SYSTEM AND A RESOURCE QUERY METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention discloses a P2P system and a resource query method for this system, wherein the P2P system includes: at least one content management servers, for managing the distribution of content resources in its domain and accepting a resource query request from P2P node in its domain; and at least one resource management servers, for managing the content resources of the P2P nodes in its domain, accepting a resource query request from P2P nodes in its domain and in domains of other resource management servers, and reporting to the at least one content management servers the statistic information of the content resources in its domain. | 07-29-2010 |
20100197237 | CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD OF THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON THE TIME DIVISION PILOT FIELD - A method of channel estimation of a mobile communication system based on a time division pilot field is disclosed. The method uses a transmitting end that transmits a time division pilot sequence having a cyclic prefix and a receiving end that transforms the time division pilot sequence into frequency domain using a fast Fourier transform module. Channel estimation is performed to obtain a channel frequency response estimation result. The receiving end transforms the channel frequency response estimation result back into time domain and obtains a channel impulse response estimation result. | 08-05-2010 |
20120110237 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE MIGRATING FROM PHYSICAL MACHINE TO VIRTUAL MACHINE - A method, an apparatus, and a system for online migrating from a physical machine to a virtual machine are provided. The method including: after a target virtual machine is created, started, and suspended by a virtualization platform VMM Host, initially synchronizing data of a memory page from a source physical machine to the target virtual machine at a second time point; monitoring the operation of updating the memory page since the second time point; incrementally synchronizing data of the updated memory page in the source physical machine to the target virtual machine, and stopping monitoring when an increment value of the updated memory page in the source physical machine is less than a first threshold; and calling the virtualization platform VMM Host to resume the target virtual machine to a running state. The effect of smoothly switching services from the source physical machine to the target virtual machine is achieved. | 05-03-2012 |
20120171961 | System and Method for Quick Authentication between Bluetooth Devices - A system and method for quick authentication between Bluetooth devices are disclosed. The method includes: adding a central node ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120206683 | PIXEL ELECTRODE AND ITS ASSOCIATED LCD PANEL - The present invention discloses a pixel electrode of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The pixel electrode has a specific layout. The pixel electrode contains a peripheral portion, slits, and a central part which reserves an opening. When a voltage is applied to the pixel electrode, LC molecules are slanted starting inward moving outward, preventing the central domain of the pixel electrode from being squeezed. Accordingly, the central domain without the pixel electrode can be designed to be smaller, bringing about a decrease in the non-opening domain of the LCD panel and further, a larger aperture rate of the LCD panel. | 08-16-2012 |
20130098369 | Treatment pad for treating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome - A treatment pad includes a base member, at least one treatment layer, a plurality of neck supporting members, and an adhesive layer. The treatment layer is peripherally extended from the base member, wherein the treatment layer has a mid portion and two side portions. The neck supporting members are longitudinally extended along the side portions of the treatment layer respectively, wherein each of the neck supporting members has a height gradually increasing from the an inner side edge of the corresponding side portion of the treatment layer to an outer side edge of the corresponding side portion of the treatment layer to define an inclined supporting surface of the corresponding neck supporting member. The adhesive layer is provided on the treatment layer and the neck supporting members for attaching the treatment layer and the neck supporting members on a user's neck portion. | 04-25-2013 |
20130172536 | Intravenous Cytomegalovirus Human Immune Globulin and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention discloses an intravenous cytomegalovirus human immune globulin and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the technical problem to be solved is to improve the purity, yield, and safety of the product. The intravenous cytomegalovirus human immune globulin of the present invention has a specific activity of no less than 2.5 PEI-U/mg, an anti-CMV titer of no less than 100 PEI-U/ml, a purity of greater than 98.2%, and a protein content of 51˜55 mg/ml. The present invention employs caprylic acid precipitation and anion exchange chromatography for replacing the step of ethanol precipitation in the conventional cold ethanol method to keep IgG in the supernatant and maintain the activity of the IgG; the present invention employing processes of caprylic acid inactivation of virus and nanometer film virus removal can effectively protect the safety of the product, and studies show that the preparing method of the present invention not only improves the purity, yield, and safety of the product; but also saves energy and reduces the cost of production. | 07-04-2013 |
20130285891 | LCD PANEL AND PIXEL ELECTRODE THEREOF - The present invention discloses a pixel electrode of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The pixel electrode has a specific pattern or layout. The pixel electrode has a peripheral portion and branches surrounded by the peripheral portion. The pixel electrode further has at least one opening located inside a region surrounded by the peripheral portion. Each branch has a part connecting to the peripheral portion and said part has a width smaller than respective widths of other parts in each branch. The pixel electrode can improve the aperture rate of the LCD panel and suppress the appearance of disclination line at the center domain of the pixel. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286341 | LCD Device and a Method of Manufacturing the Same - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method of manufacturing the same are proposed. A first transparent conducting layer is disposed on a first via for forming a testing point. A second transparent conducting layer is disposed on a second via and a third via. The first transparent conducting layer is connected to the second transparent conducting layer. By means of the method of manufacturing, the first transparent conducting layer and the second transparent conducting layer are still connected to each other after a process of edge exposure. It ensures that the testing point could be connected to a first metallic wiring layer and a second metallic wiring layer, preventing the testing point from malfunctioning. | 10-31-2013 |
20140104251 | Array Substrate, Psav Liquid Crystal Display Panel and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention discloses an array substrate. The data line repair structure of the array substrate includes repair line, control line and a plurality of switch elements. One end of each data line is connected to shorting bar during shorting bar test stage, and the other end is connected to the repair line through a switch element. The control terminal of switch element is connected to control line, input terminal is connected to one end of repair line and the output terminal is connected to a data line. The other end of the repair line is connected to shorting bar during shorting bar test stage. The present invention further discloses a PSVA liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof. As such, the present invention can improve PSVA process yield rate. | 04-17-2014 |
20140295926 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING GAME DATA - Methods and apparatus for testing game data are provided. In a network game to be tested, skill effect data of a character to be tested can be obtained, and a combat strategy can be formulated accordingly. The network game along with a fight test of the character can be implemented, according to the combat strategy, to obtain and output testing data. Whether the combat strategy needs to be adjusted can then be determined. When the combat strategy is determined that needs to be adjusted, the methods and apparatus can be used to adjust the combat strategy, implement the fight test of the character according to the adjusted combat strategy, and obtain the testing data. When the combat strategy is determined that does not need to be adjusted, the methods and apparatus can be used to analyze a degree of balance of the character in the network game. | 10-02-2014 |
20150177569 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel, which has a scan line, a data line, a switch unit, liquid crystal molecules, and a pixel domain. The scan line and the data line are electrically connected to the switch unit. The liquid crystal display panel comprises: a pixel electrode disposed in the pixel domain, the pixel electrode being electrically connected to the switch unit; and a conductive electrode layer disposed below a peripheral region of the pixel electrode, the conductive electrode layer and the pixel electrode being separated by an insulating layer, wherein the conductive electrode layer is used to supply a voltage for forming pre-tilt angles of the liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal panel can solve the problem of non-uniform brightness of the display panel or dark lines occurred on said panel. | 06-25-2015 |
20150381246 | Multi-Antenna Transmission Method, Terminal and Base Station - Disclosed are a multi-antenna transmission method, a terminal and a base station, wherein, an eNB sends a UE a SRS transmission mode including new SRS transmission port information and/or a signaling for instructing the UE to perform antenna group alternate transmission as well as a control signaling required by the SRS transmission mode; the UE transmits a SRS using the abovementioned SRS transmission mode, and the eNB estimates a channel information according to the SRS and calculates and transmits a precoding matrix. | 12-31-2015 |
20150381328 | Method and Base Station for Coordinated Multi Point Data Transmission - A method and base station for coordinated multi point data transmission are disclosed. The method includes: a base station receiving a per-cell CQI value reported by a UE; looking up an SINR-CQI mapping table according to the per-cell CQI value, and acquiring a subband/broadband SINR value; performing CQI recalculation according to the subband/broadband SINR value, and acquiring a recalculated subband/broadband CQI value; and selecting modulation and coding according to the recalculated subband/broadband CQI value to schedule data transmission. With the method and base station of the embodiments of the present document, in a CoMP system, in a joint transmission scenario, the accuracy of the CQI value used by the BS for scheduling is improved, and the oscillation during an AMC process is reduced. | 12-31-2015 |
20160028456 | Method for guaranteeing channel phase continuity of pre-coded RB groups, base station and computer-readable storage medium - A method for guaranteeing channel phase continuity of pre-coded RB groups, a base station and a computer-readable storage medium are described. The method includes that: a base station implements a channel estimation through a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) measurement to obtain an uplink channel and obtains a corresponding downlink channel based on reciprocity of uplink and downlink channels; the base station calculates a weight phase correction factor based on the obtained downlink channel and corrects a pre-coding weight with the weight phase correction factor; and the base station pre-codes data according to the corrected pre-coding weight and sends the pre-coded data. | 01-28-2016 |
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20090081953 | Method for Supporting Simultaneously Multiple-Path Bluetooth Audio Applications - An optimized method for supporting simultaneously multipath Bluetooth audio application in a system includes said system establishes Bluetooth audio connections with a plurality of remote Bluetooth device simultaneously said system selects or adds dedicated Bluetooth soundcard audio device for each Bluetooth audio connection the data of each Bluetooth audio connection makes interaction with Bluetooth audio application in the system via respective dedicated Bluetooth sound card thus supporting multipath Bluetooth audio application simultaneously is realized in the system. Said system configures the sampling frequency and the sound channel mode of the Bluetooth soundcard audio device based on the format of the Bluetooth audio connection, in order to match the sampling frequency and the sound channel mode of audio data of the Bluetooth audio connection and reduce audio data format conversion. When said system exists a plurality of sound card audio devices only one of the sound card audio devices can become default sound card audio device usually the system sets automatically system default sound card audio device and notify correlative Bluetooth audio application. Said system also can notify correlative Bluetooth audio application that corresponding soundcard audio device hand been all set after said Bluetooth audio connections are established successfully so that multiple sound card are transparent for users. | 03-26-2009 |
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20090287871 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS HOST CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - The present invention provides a USB host controller and control method thereof. The USB host controller comprises a first controller, a second controller and a first memory. The first controller controls first transfer between a host and a USB device. The second controller controls second transfer between the host and the USB device. The first memory is coupled to the first controller and the second controller and is configured to temporarily store data transferred between the host and the USB device. The first controller accesses the first memory during the first transfer, and the second controller accesses the first memory during the second transfer. | 11-19-2009 |
20100055701 | FUSION PROTEINS FOR IMAGING THE NUCLEUS AND CHROMOSOMES OF LIVE CELLS - Fusion proteins that fluoresce and bind DNA, as well as nucleic acid constructs encoding the same are described herein. These imaging agents function in live cells to bind DNA and are thus useful for visualizing nuclei and chromosomes to make observations of nuclear and chromosomal structure and dynamics. The imaging agents may be used in screening assays to test the activity of biological effector molecules. | 03-04-2010 |
20120134588 | RECTIFICATION OF CHARACTERS AND TEXT AS TRANSFORM INVARIANT LOW-RANK TEXTURES - A “Text Rectifier” provides various techniques for processing selected regions of an image containing text or characters by treating those images as matrices of low-rank textures and using a rank minimization technique that recovers and removes image deformations (e.g., affine and projective transforms as well as general classes of nonlinear transforms) while rectifying the text or characters in the image region. Once distortions have been removed and the text or characters rectified, the resulting text is made available for a variety of uses or further processing such as optical character recognition (OCR). In various embodiments, binarization and/or inversion techniques are applied to the selected image regions during the rank minimization process to both improve text rectification and to present the resulting images of text to an OCR engine in a form that enhances the accuracy of the OCR results. | 05-31-2012 |
20120197485 | TUNING PARAMETER OF KALMAN FILTER IN A WHEEL INSPECTION - A method for tuning a parameter of a Kalman filter in a wheel inspection for a vehicle. The method includes: associating wheel inspection data of the vehicle with locations of wheels in the vehicle; evaluating a wheel stable score of the vehicle based on the wheel inspection data and the association, wherein the wheel stable score indicates reliability of the wheel inspection; and tuning measurement error covariance of the Kalman filter according to the evaluated wheel stable score. By using the method, the parameter of the Kalman filter can be dynamically tuned to enable the Kalman filter to filter more accurately to ensure the correct result of the wheel inspection. In addition, an apparatus for tuning a parameter of a Kalman filter and a wheel inspection system for a vehicle are disclosed. | 08-02-2012 |
20120316727 | TUNING PARAMETER OF KALMAN FILTER IN A WHEEL INSPECTION - An apparatus for tuning a parameter of a Kalman filter in a wheel inspection for a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes an association module that associates wheel inspection data of the vehicle with locations of corresponding wheels in the vehicle; an evaluation module that evaluates a wheel stable score of the vehicle based on the wheel inspection data and the association, where the wheel stable score indicates reliability of the wheel inspection; and a parameter tuning module that tunes a measurement error covariance of the Kalman filter according to the evaluated wheel stable score. | 12-13-2012 |
20140046893 | GENERATING A TRAINING MODEL BASED ON FEEDBACK - A method and apparatus for generating a training model based on feedback are provided. The method for generating a training model based on feedback, includes calculating an eigenvector of a sample among a plurality of samples; obtaining scores granted by a user for one or more of the plurality of samples in a round, obtaining scores granted by the user for a first number of samples; obtaining scores granted by the user for a second number of samples in response to detecting, based on the eigenvector, an inconsistency between the scores granted by the user for the first number of samples; and generating a training model based on the scores granted by the user for the first and second numbers of samples. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. | 02-13-2014 |
20140095113 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MAINTENANCE SECTIONS OF A RAIL - A method of determining maintenance sections of a rail includes partitioning the rail into a plurality of sections based on railway topographical information and track defect information; identifying, from the plurality of sections, sections whose sectional speed limits are lower than a recommended running speed; and determining, from the identified sections, sections which need maintenance. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095230 | INFERING TRAVEL PATH IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are disclosed for inferring a travel path in a public transportation system. The apparatus comprises: a single-line origin-destination (OD) inferring device configured to infer from boarding data of a bus line a passenger alighting stop on the line as an inferred passenger alighting stop according to historical data, wherein the boarding data comprises a passenger boarding stop during a predetermined time period and a number of boarding passengers at the stop. A transfer line inferring device is configured to infer a passenger transfer line as an inferred passenger transfer line according to the boarding data and the inferred passenger alighting stop obtained by the single-line OD inferring means. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095423 | INFERING TRAVEL PATH IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are disclosed for inferring a travel path in a public transportation system. The apparatus comprises: a single-line origin-destination (OD) inferring device configured to infer from boarding data of a bus line a passenger alighting stop on the line as an inferred passenger alighting stop according to historical data, wherein the boarding data comprises a passenger boarding stop during a predetermined time period and a number of boarding passengers at the stop. A transfer line inferring device is configured to infer a passenger transfer line as an inferred passenger transfer line according to the boarding data and the inferred passenger alighting stop obtained by the single-line OD inferring means. | 04-03-2014 |
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20150074021 | GENERATING A TRAINING MODEL BASED ON FEEDBACK - A method and apparatus for generating a training model based on feedback are provided. The method for generating a training model based on feedback, includes calculating an eigenvector of a sample among a plurality of samples; obtaining scores granted by a user for one or more of the plurality of samples in a round, obtaining scores granted by the user for a first number of samples; obtaining scores granted by the user for a second number of samples in response to detecting, based on the eigenvector, an inconsistency between the scores granted by the user for the first number of samples; and generating a training model based on the scores granted by the user for the first and second numbers of samples. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. | 03-12-2015 |
20150120195 | IDENTIFYING SUBSURFACE MATERIAL LAYER - In an approach for identifying subsurface material layers, a computer processor: acquires a well log of a location to be explored, the log comprising data corresponding to multiple geophysical parameters, the data of each parameter comprising measurement values of the parameter at different depths underground; matches a reference data of each parameter corresponding to each of multiple layer transition types with the data of that parameter in the well log at depths underground, wherein each layer transition type indicates an upper material layer and a lower material layer, and the reference data is used to represent a variation trend of the parameter in a transitional zone conforming with the layer transition type; and according to the matching result, determines a layer transition type at the location to be explored and a depth of an interface between the upper material layer and the lower indicated by the layer transition type. | 04-30-2015 |
20150153187 | DISPATCHING MAP MATCHING TASKS BY A CLUSTER SERVER - There is disclosed a method, comprising: determining a road segment group set that corresponds to a current time period, and a correspondence relationship between each road segment group in the road segment group set and a computing node of the cluster server, wherein the road segment group is a group of road segments which are grouped according to the number of computing nodes of the cluster server and the dissimilarity between divided road segments in a road network; in response to receiving multiple GPS sampled data from a vehicle, generating a map matching request according to the multiple GPS sampled data; and in response to generating a map matching request and obtaining a road segment to which the latest location of the vehicle belongs, sending the map matching request to a computing node that corresponds to a road segment group to which the obtained road segment belongs. | 06-04-2015 |
20150245165 | USING BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY - A method is described, the method comprising scanning for a Bluetooth Low Energy data signal, and if a Bluetooth Low Energy data signal is detected, responding to detection of the Bluetooth Low Energy data signal by suspending the performance of wireless network discovery procedures in respect of at least one network operating using a protocol other than Bluetooth Low Energy. Also described is a method comprising causing generation and transmission of a Bluetooth Low Energy data signal, the generated and transmitted Bluetooth Low Energy data signal indicating the absence of at least one network which operates using a protocol other than Bluetooth Low Energy. Also described are apparatus, computer-readable code, and non-transitory computer-readable memory media having computer readable code stored thereon for causing performance of one or both of the methods. | 08-27-2015 |
20150350002 | HANDLING SIGNALS - Apparatus comprises a memory configured to store a matrix of transmit data; a multi-element antenna; and a transmitter configured to transmit a signal from a multi-element antenna as part of a packet within a transmit period in a switching interval by: switching between different elements of the multi-element antenna in a sequence of transmit intervals within the transmit period; and deriving the signal for transmission in different transmit intervals from different ones of the transmit data in the matrix. Also, apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive plural packets; and an accumulator configured, for each packet, to accumulate signals received in a switching interval of the packet. The apparatus is configured to: derive a correlation metric for each of the packets from the accumulated signals for the packets; identify a packet with the best correlation metric; identify a direction associated with the packet identified as having the best correlation metric; and provide the direction as an output. | 12-03-2015 |
20150377629 | VERIFYING A ROAD NETWORK OF A MAP - The present disclosure relates to a method and system for verifying the road network of map. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for verifying a road network of a map. The method comprises: determining, based on locations of a set of points in the map, a trajectory distance of a trajectory between a start point and an end point in the set of points on the map; determining a route distance between the start point and the end point in the road network of the map; and verifying the road network by comparing the trajectory distance and the route distance. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 12-31-2015 |
20150377636 | GENERATING A ROAD NETWORK FROM LOCATION DATA - The present disclosure relates to a method and system for generating a road network. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method comprising: identifying a target area to be refined in a road network skeleton; and refining the target area using at least one trajectory associated with the target area to generate the road network. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a corresponding system. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379410 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DATA IN A MISSING SEGMENT OF A TIME DATA SEQUENCE - A method and an apparatus for generating data in a missing segment of a target time data sequence are disclosed. The method includes: determining whether there is a breakpoint in the missing segment; determining candidate values of the data in the missing segment; and generating values of the data in the missing segment by selectively using the candidate values of the data in the missing segment, according to whether there is the breakpoint in the missing segment. With the method and the apparatus, the data in the missing segment of the target time data sequence can be generated more accurately. | 12-31-2015 |
20160033292 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING TRAJECTORY PATTERN OF ROUTE - A method and system for obtaining a trajectory pattern of a route. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for obtaining a trajectory pattern of a route. The method includes obtaining a set of points associated with the route, the set of points being obtained by at least one entity travelling along the route. A plurality of coverage areas covering a part of points in the set of points is determined. The coverage areas are connected based on main directions of the coverage areas to obtain the trajectory pattern related to the route. The main directions represent forward directions of the route in respective coverage areas. A corresponding system for obtaining a trajectory pattern of a route is described as well. | 02-04-2016 |
20160033298 | GENERATING A QUERY INDEX AND QUERYING ON THE BASIS OF THE QUERY INDEX - A road segment set influenced by an event on the basis of a connected network is identified. The connected network is built on the basis of reachability of a road segment in the road network. Furthermore, each road segment in the road segment set is reachable via the road network from the location of the event, or, in the alternative, the location of the event is reachable via the road network from each road segment in the road segment set. A query index is generated on the basis of the event and the road segment set. | 02-04-2016 |
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20120307190 | Pixel Electrode And Liquid Crystal Display Array Substrate - The present invention discloses a pixel electrode including four portions each including strip-like branches and a liquid crystal display array substrate. Adjacent strip-like branches are spaced by a slit. The strip-like branches extend outward from the central zone; wherein the strip-like branches of the four portions are connected to each other at locations where they are adjacent to each other to form an alternately-jointed section extending in vertical direction and an alternately-jointed section extending in horizontal direction with all the strip-like branches being in electrical conduction with each other. Practicing the present invention allows main trunks used in the structure of the pixel electrode to be removed so as to provide increased opening rate. The strip-like branches of the four portions at locations where they are adjacent to each other are arranged in an alternate manner to effectively suppress the occurrence of phenomenon of “disclination lines” at such locations. | 12-06-2012 |
20120314154 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel and Pixel Electrode Thereof - The present invention provides a pixel electrode and a liquid crystal display panel, in which the pixel electrode includes: which is electrically connected to an end of a switch unit of the liquid crystal display panel; a plurality of branches, which is connected to the frame, each of the branches extending from the frame at a given angle into an interior of the frame; adjacent ones of the branches being sequentially juxtaposed by being spaced by cutoffs; the plurality of branches having tailing ends that define an opening having a configuration of mirror symmetry in the interior of the frame; and an orientation layer being arranged below the frame to cover the frame. Through use of the pixel electrode of the present invention, the liquid crystal display panel shows increased transmittance and improved displaying performance. | 12-13-2012 |
20120314173 | Structure Of Pixel Electrode - The present invention provides a structure of pixel electrode, which includes a strip-like horizontal main trunk and a strip-like vertical main trunk, the horizontal main trunk and the vertical main trunk centrally and perpendicularly intersecting each other; a plurality of strip-like branches arranged in each of four domains that are formed by being equally divided by the central perpendicular intersection of the horizontal main trunk and the vertical main trunk, the plurality of strip-like branches extending outward from a central point of the perpendicular intersection of the vertical main trunk and the horizontal main trunk, the plurality of strip-like branches being spaced by a plurality of slits; and two centrally symmetric polygonal or sector openings provided in a central zone at the central perpendicular intersection of the horizontal main trunk and the vertical main trunk. | 12-13-2012 |
20130003007 | Pixel Electrode And Liquid Crystal Display Panel - A pixel electrode includes strip-like horizontal and vertical main trunks, which perpendicularly intersect at an intersection point coincident with center points of the main trunks. Four pixel domains are formed by being equally divided by the horizontal and vertical main trunks and each of the pixel domains includes flat-laid strip-like branches extending outward at the same included angle with respect to the horizontal main trunk. A spacing distance is formed between adjacent ones of the branches. The branches have distal end sections having a width greater than widths of body sections of the branches. By making the width of the distal end sections of the branches greater than the width of the branches, an area of an edge black zone of the pixel electrode is reduced that reduces an area of a non-open zone to increase an opening rate of liquid crystal display panels and suppress occurrence of disclination lines. | 01-03-2013 |
20130021570 | Pixel Electrode And Liquid Crystal Display Panel - A pixel electrode includes strip-like horizontal and vertical main trucks, which perpendicularly intersect at an intersection point coincident with centers of the main trucks. Four pixel domains are formed by being equally divided by the main trunks. Each pixel domain includes a plurality of flat-laid strip-like branches extending outward at the same included angle with respect to the horizontal main trunk. A spacing distance is formed between adjacent branches. Connection portions between the branches and the horizontal or vertical main trunk have a width less than width of body sections of the branches in order to overcome the technical problem of prior art that liquid crystals at locations close to left and right sides of the vertical main trunk at the center of pixel compress each other and form disclination lines and thus affecting the efficiency of liquid crystal, so as to improve efficiency of liquid crystal. | 01-24-2013 |
20140139414 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention discloses an LCD panel and an LCD device. The LCD panel includes a plurality of shift registers, a scan line including a plurality of a first scan lines and a plurality of a second scan lines, and a plurality of pixel unit sets. In each pixel unit set, the first row of the pixel units couples to the first scan lines, the m row of the pixel units couples to the (m−1)th of the second scan lines, and the M−1 second scan lines respectively couples to the first scan lines via M−1 shift registers where M and m are integer over 1, and m is equal or less than than M. Therefore, the present invention lowers cost by decreasing a number of the first scan lines and that of the gate driver chips. | 05-22-2014 |
20150185514 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal device is disclosed. The liquid crystal device includes a TFT array substrate, a CF substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The TFT array substrate includes a first electrode layer and a first alignment layer covering the first electrode layer, and a black matrix and a photo spacer arranged thereon. The CF substrate includes a second electrode layer and a second alignment layer covering the second electrode layer. The liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first alignment layer of the TFT array substrate and the second alignment layer of the CF substrate. In addition, a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal device is disclosed. In this way, the liquid crystal devices have good alignment effects, and the color shift issues at wide viewing angle and the aperture rate are enhanced. | 07-02-2015 |
20150185561 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal device is disclosed. The liquid crystal device includes a TFT array substrate, a color film (CF) substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The TFT array substrate includes a first electrode layer and a first alignment layer covering the first electrode layer. A CF layer is formed between a glass substrate and a passivation layer of the TFT array substrate, and a black matrix is arranged on the TFT array substrate. The CF substrate includes a second electrode layer and a second alignment layer covering the second electrode layer. The liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first alignment layer of the TFT array substrate and the second alignment layer of the CF substrate. A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal device is disclosed. The liquid crystal devices have good alignment effects, and the color shift issues at wide viewing angle and the aperture rate are enhanced. | 07-02-2015 |
20150219968 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal device is disclosed. The liquid crystal device includes a TFT array substrate, a CF substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The TFT array substrate includes a first electrode layer and a first alignment layer covering the first electrode layer. A color CF layer is formed between a glass substrate and a passivation layer of the TFT array substrate. The TFT array substrate further includes a black matrix and a photo spacer arranged thereon. The CF substrate includes a second electrode layer and a second alignment layer covering the second electrode layer. The liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer. In addition, a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal device is disclosed. In this way, the liquid crystal devices have good alignment effects, and the color shift issues at wide viewing angle and the aperture rate are enhanced. | 08-06-2015 |
20150301410 | ALIGNMENT METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND THE CORRESPONDING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - An alignment method for liquid crystal panel is disclosed. The method includes: providing a first substrate with a first alignment layer and a second substrate with a second alignment layer; dividing both of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer to at least one subarea, each subareas comprises a plurality of alignment areas, a predetermined alignment direction of the alignment area of the first alignment layer is vertical to that of the corresponding alignment area of the second alignment layer; radiating each alignment areas of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer by polarized beams of different directions so as to form the alignment films with predetermined alignment direction corresponding to each alignment areas. In addition, a corresponding liquid crystal device is disclosed. The above-mentioned method and device have good alignment results, and the color shift issue at wide viewing angle is enhanced. | 10-22-2015 |
20160101360 | Game Accessing Method and Processing Method, Server, Terminal, and System - A method including generating, by a terminal, a creation request containing game information, sending, by the terminal, the creation request to a game server, receiving, by the terminal, a graphic information code generated by a management server according to the game information, and displaying the graphic information code on the terminal. | 04-14-2016 |