Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080235266 | APPLICATION SERVER PROVISIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON DISK IMAGE PROFILE - An application server disk image generating apparatus and method comprising a basic disk image generating component for generating basic disk images for basic programs used by the server; an incremental disk image generating component for generating incremental disk images including heritage relationship for other respective applications based on the basic programs used by the server; and an image profile generating means for generating an image profile for each of the basic disk images and the incremental disk images. By using the apparatus, the storage consumption can be decreased greatly and the storage efficiency can be improved. The invention also discloses an application server disk image management and distribution system to which the application server disk image generating apparatus is applied, and a system for provisioning the application server using disk images. | 09-25-2008 |
20090193064 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESS-RATE-BASED STORAGE MANAGEMENT OF CONTINUOUSLY STORED DATA - A method and system for access-rate-based storage management of continuously stored data are provided, the method comprising the steps of: deciding an access weight dependent on an access rate for a data snapshot at a time point in continuously stored data stored in a storage system; determining whether the access weight reaches a first threshold and whether a full copy of the data snapshot at the time point is present in the storage system; and, storing a full copy of the data snapshot at the time point into the storage system when the access weight reaches the first threshold and a full copy of the data snapshot at the time point is absent from the storage system. | 07-30-2009 |
20090243998 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING AN INPUT GESTURE INDICATOR - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for providing an input gesture indicator. Upon detecting one or more tactile inputs, an electronic device may determine one or more characteristics associated with the tactile input(s) (e.g., number, force, hand pose, finger identity). In addition, the electronic device may receive contextual information associated with the current state of the electronic device (e.g., current application operating on the device). Using the characteristic(s) determined and the contextual information received, the electronic device may predict which operations the user is likely to request, or commands the user is likely to perform, by way of a finger gesture. Once a prediction has been made, the electronic device may display an indicator that illustrates the gesture associated with the predicted operation(s). The user may use the indicator as a reference to perform the finger gesture necessary to perform the corresponding command. | 10-01-2009 |
20090290489 | METHOD OF BALANCING WIRELESS LOAD AND ACCESS CONTROLLER - The present invention discloses a method of balancing wireless load and an Access Controller (AC). The method includes: receiving by an Access Controller (AC) an association request of joining an Access Port (AP) sent by a Station (STA); calculating wireless load of the AP that the STA requests to join; determining whether one or more preset conditions are met, if the one or more present conditions are met, accepting the association request sent by the STA; otherwise, rejecting the association request sent by the STA. In the present invention, when an AP's wireless load is too large, STAs can be distributed to other APs, thereby optimizing load balance in the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). | 11-26-2009 |
20100104134 | Interaction Using Touch and Non-Touch Gestures - A computer interface may use touch- and non-touch-based gesture detection systems to detect touch and non-touch gestures on a computing device. The systems may each capture an image, and interpret the image as corresponding to a predetermined gesture. The systems may also generate similarity values to indicate the strength of a match between a captured image and corresponding gesture, and the system may combine gesture identifications from both touch- and non-touch-based gesture identification systems to ultimately determine the gesture. A threshold comparison algorithm may be used to apply different thresholds for different gesture detection systems and gesture types. | 04-29-2010 |
20100124277 | Video encoding with even bit stream - A video encoding technique producing an even output bit stream is disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an instantaneous peak of the output bit stream is greatly reduced by dividing one image frame into a key area and a background area, then inter-frame encoding the key area and the background area in different frames respectively. In other words, a whole bit stream of one I frame in the prior art is distributed into two or more image frames in the present invention. | 05-20-2010 |
20100134499 | STROKE-BASED ANIMATION CREATION - A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided that allow a user to easily generate and play back animation on a computing device. A user can use a mouse, stylus, or finger to draw a stroke indicating a path and speed with which a graphical object should be moved during animation playback. The graphical object may comprise a cartoon character, drawing, or other type of image. In a sequential mode, separate tracks are provided for each graphical object, and the objects move along tracks sequentially (one at a time). In a synchronous mode, graphical objects move along tracks concurrently. Different gestures can be automatically selected for the graphical object at each point along the track, allowing motion to be simulated visually. | 06-03-2010 |
20100153890 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing a Predictive Model for Drawing Using Touch Screen Devices - An apparatus for providing a predictive model for use with touch screen devices may include a processor. The processor may be configured to identify a stroke event received at a touch screen display, evaluate an environmental parameter corresponding to the touch screen display to determine a scenario based on the environmental parameter, and generate a graphic output corresponding to the identified stroke event for the scenario determined. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 06-17-2010 |
20100162163 | Image magnification - Disclosed herein is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a touch screen. The apparatus is configured to display an image having a first area on the touch screen. The apparatus is configured to simultaneously display an enlarged view of the first area on the touch screen. The apparatus is configured to receive a touch at the enlarged view of the first area on the touch screen. The apparatus is configured to edit the image in response to the touch at the enlarged view. | 06-24-2010 |
20100164877 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A PERSONALIZABLE USER INTERFACE - An apparatus for providing a personalizable user interface may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a drawing input at a touch screen display, determine whether the drawing input corresponds to a stored graphic element that is associated with a function, and initiate the function in response to determining that the drawing input corresponds to the stored graphic element. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 07-01-2010 |
20100165119 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATICALLY TAKING PHOTOS OF ONESELF - A method for capturing an image may include receiving a start command, determining whether one or more predefined conditions are satisfied, and capturing an image when the predefined conditions are satisfied. The start command and/or the predefined conditions may be dependent on an audible signal. The predefined conditions may include predetermined reception angles of the audible signal, ratios of foreground to background, and/or reception of a remote control signal. The method may also require that no visual feature is occluded. Individualized feedback may be provided which can direct a specific person within an image to correct a failed predefined condition. An apparatus and computer program product corresponding to the method are also provided. | 07-01-2010 |
20100166258 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING HAND SEGMENTATION FOR GESTURE ANALYSIS - A method for providing hand segmentation for gesture analysis may include determining a target region based at least in part on depth range data corresponding to an intensity image. The intensity image may include data descriptive of a hand. The method may further include determining a point of interest of a hand portion of the target region, determining a shape corresponding to a palm region of the hand, and removing a selected portion of the target region to identify a portion of the target region corresponding to the hand. An apparatus and computer program product corresponding to the method are also provided. | 07-01-2010 |
20100201689 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INTERACTIVE SKETCH TEMPLATE CREATION, ALTERATION, AND USE - A method is provided for converting a template creation input corresponding to an image into a sketch template. This method may include minimizing stroke data cost and converting the resulting contour into a curve approximation based around landmark points. After the sketch template is created, it may be personalized using various styles which alter the parameters of the curve approximation and/or the landmark points. The sketch template may be used to practice drawing skills. A tracing algorithm may provide feedback as to how far a tracing line deviates from the sketch template, and may also provide overall feedback for all the tracing lines combined, relating to factors such as closeness to the sketch template, speed, and completion percentage. | 08-12-2010 |
20100228791 | Electronic Device Having Music Database And Method Of Forming Music Database - An electronic device is disclosed according to the invention, which comprises an input unit, a memory unit for storing a music database, a display unit and a control unit. The music database comprises a plurality of pieces of music attached with visual tags. The electronic device according to the invention can facilitate the users to quickly and efficiently search out what they want to listen. Further, a method of forming the music database for the electronic device is also disclosed. | 09-09-2010 |
20100281001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO RESTORE COMPUTER FILES - A computerized process receives at a processor a request to restore a file to memory. One or more media types and one or more media residencies that are associated with a plurality of backups of the file are identified. Each of the media types and media residencies has a restore factor associated with it. A calculated restore factor is determined for each combination of media type and media residency using the restore factor of each media type and each media residency. A media type and a media residency are selected as a function of the calculated restore factor. The file is restored to memory using the selected media type and the selected media residency. | 11-04-2010 |
20100289807 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS WITH DESIRED PHYSICAL FEATURES FOR USAGE IN ANIMATION - An apparatus for modifying one or more physical attributes and properties of a graphical element and transferring these physical attributes and properties to a graphical object for usage in an animation may include a processor and a memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including receiving a selection of a physical attribute(s) among a plurality of physical attributes and adjusting an intensity associated with the selected physical attribute. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to assign the physical attribute to a graphical element(s) and modify one or more physical properties of the graphical element based on the selected physical attribute and the adjusted intensity. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to transfer the modified physical properties of the graphical element to a graphical object. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 11-18-2010 |
20100293329 | MULTI-STREAM RESTORE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer system and process restores files on multiple disk drives from a plurality of backup files on a plurality of media types and at a plurality of locations. The system receives at a processor a restore command, and partitions the restore command into two or more sub-jobs. The system determines a location for each of the plurality of media types, and matches each sub-job with a different media type at a different location. The system then restores the files from each different media type at a different location to the multiple disk drives in parallel. | 11-18-2010 |
20110158558 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING CONTENT-BASED IMAGE RETRIEVAL - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating content-based image retrieval. A method may include determining a selected target image. The method may further include generating a candidate region of interest set including one or more regions of interest within the target image. The method may additionally include determining a recommended region of interest set including one or more recommended regions of interest selected from the candidate region of interest set based at least in part upon evaluation criteria. The evaluation criteria may be determined based at least in part upon analysis of maintained region of interest-based searching history. The method may also include providing the recommended region of interest set for user selection of one or more target regions of interest from the recommended region of interest set as query criteria for searching an image library for one or more result images. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 06-30-2011 |
20110191559 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DATA PROCESSING AND SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing data are disclosed. A method according to one embodiment includes reading a data processing instruction locally called by a virtual work unit; optimizing the read data processing instruction; and performing data processing for the virtual work unit using the optimized data processing instruction. The step of optimizing the read data processing instruction may include one or more of: merging data processing instructions from different virtual work units for same data, and analyzing data processing instructions from different virtual work units to select suitable data processing timing. The data processing method is executed in a virtual environment. | 08-04-2011 |
20120020312 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND NODE USED IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A wireless communication network includes a plurality of peer nodes, the plurality of nodes communicating with each other through a control channel and a plurality of data channels, the communication method including: a source node in the plurality of nodes reserves a data channel used for transmitting data to a destination node in the plurality of nodes through the control channel; the source node and the destination node switch to the reserved data channel; the source node transmits the data to the destination node through the reserved data channel; and after the data transmission between the source node and the destination node is completed, the destination node sends a data transmitting success acknowledgement signal to the source node through the reserved data channel, and then both of the destination node and the source node switch to the control channel from the reserved data channel for operation. | 01-26-2012 |
20120076005 | METHOD AND NODE FOR REALIZING ROUTE DISCOVERY IN NETWORK - A method for realizing route discovery in a network includes: classifying a level of a node in the network; receiving a route request packet from a node adjacent to the node; comparing a node level indicated by node level information contained in the received route request packet with the level of the node; updating, in a case where the level of the node is higher than the node level indicated by the node level information contained in the route request packet, the node level indicated by the node level information contained in the route request packet to be the level of the node; and forwarding the updated route request packet to other nodes adjacent to the node. | 03-29-2012 |
20120106453 | WIRELESS NETWORK DEVICE, WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SELECTION OF ROUTINGS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a wireless network device, a wireless network system and a method of controlling selection of routings. The wireless network device includes: a memory configured to store routing latency information for routing from the wireless network device to other nodes in a network; a processor configured to determine transmission latency requirement of transmitting data packets from the wireless network device to a destination node according to transmission latency requirement information carried in the data packets after obtaining the data packets to be transmitted, query available routes from the wireless network device to the destination node, and the stored latency information corresponding to the available routes, select a route most approximate to the determined transmission latency requirement from the available routes according to a query result of the query module, and transmit the data packets. | 05-03-2012 |
20120207241 | Bit Allocation Apparatus, Transmitter, Bit Allocation Method and Power Allocation Method - The present invention relates to a bit allocation apparatus, a transmitter, a bit allocation method and a power allocation method. The apparatus comprises: a selecting unit, for selecting a collection of modulation symbols from a predetermined number of modulation symbols according to a bit metric indicative of channel quality of each bit location in each modulation symbol, thus that a sum of numbers of bits on the modulation symbols included in the collection of modulation symbols is equal to a number of code word bits to be allocated; and an allocating unit, for allocating code word bits to be allocated to modulation symbols in the collection of modulation symbols selected by the selecting unit. The apparatus may select a sub-collection with good performance from a predetermined number of modulation symbols or subcarriers to allocate bits, thereby ensuring that the demodulation algorithm output optimal soft demodulating information. | 08-16-2012 |
20120261094 | DISSIPATION UTILIZING FLOW OF REFRIGERANT - Technologies are generally described for devices, methods, and programs for heat dissipating utilizing flow of refrigerant. An example heat dissipating device includes a conductive chamber to receive a fluid refrigerant, and the conductive chamber itself includes an evaporation portion having an interior layer and an exterior layer that is in contact with a heat generating unit, a condensation portion, and a rotatable brush that is configured inside of the conductive chamber to have an axis that is parallel to the interior layer of the evaporation portion and that is further configured to sweep across the interior layer of the evaporation portion to form a thin film of the fluid refrigerant. | 10-18-2012 |
20120278270 | SELECTING SOLUTION FOR CARBON EMISSION PREDICTION - A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and system for selecting a solution for carbon emission prediction. The method includes the steps of: obtaining historical records of carbon emission and a current demand for carbon emission, locating from the historical records of carbon emission a best matching historical record with respect to the current demand and selecting, based on the located best matching historical record, one of (i) a data prediction solution record and (ii) a rule prediction solution, where at least one step is carried out using a computer device. | 11-01-2012 |
20120290939 | APPARATUS, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND USER INTERFACE - An apparatus, method, computer program and user interface wherein the apparatus comprises: at least one processor: and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to: configure the apparatus in a first mode of operation in which access to at least one function of the apparatus is disabled; display a plurality of items where a subset of the displayed items are associated with information which satisfies a predetermined criteria, wherein the information comprises contextual information; detect user selection of one or more of the items; determine whether or not the selected items satisfy the predetermined criteria; if the predetermined criteria is satisfied, configure the apparatus in a second mode of operation in which access to the at least one function of the apparatus is enabled; and if the predetermined criteria is not satisfied the apparatus is not configured in the second mode of operation. | 11-15-2012 |
20120296585 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING VIRTUAL MACHINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A method and apparatus for estimating virtual machine energy consumption, and in particular, a method and apparatus for estimating virtual machine energy consumption in a computer system. The method includes: obtaining system energy consumption of the system hardware resources; obtaining event information of a plurality of functional units into which the system hardware resources are divided, and mapping the event information to the respective virtual machines; and calculating energy consumption of the virtual machines according to a plurality of energy consumption coefficients corresponding to the plurality of functional units and according to the event information mapped to the functional units of the respective virtual machines. | 11-22-2012 |
20120302157 | PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE - A method, apparatus, and service station for providing a location-based transportation information service. The method for providing a location-based traffic information service includes receiving a traffic message indicating a traffic condition, determining a traffic information service station matching the traffic message in terms of location, and dispatching the traffic message to the matched traffic information service station such that the traffic message is broadcasted within the service range of the matched traffic information service station. Corresponding apparatus and traffic information service station are also disclosed. According to embodiments of the present invention, a location-specific real-time traffic information service can be provided. | 11-29-2012 |
20120323509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING VIRTUAL MACHINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A method and apparatus for estimating virtual machine energy consumption, and in particular, a method and apparatus for estimating virtual machine energy consumption in a computer system. The method includes: obtaining system energy consumption of the system hardware resources; obtaining event information of a plurality of functional units into which the system hardware resources are divided, and mapping the event information to the respective virtual machines; and calculating energy consumption of the virtual machines according to a plurality of energy consumption coefficients corresponding to the plurality of functional units and according to the event information mapped to the functional units of the respective virtual machines. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323837 | SELECTING SOLUTION FOR CARBON EMISSION PREDICTION - A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and system for selecting a solution for carbon emission prediction. The method includes the steps of: obtaining historical records of carbon emission and a current demand for carbon emission, locating from the historical records of carbon emission a best matching historical record with respect to the current demand and selecting, based on the located best matching historical record, one of (i) a data prediction solution record and (ii) a rule prediction solution, where at least one step is carried out using a computer device. | 12-20-2012 |
20120326896 | PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE - A method, apparatus, and service station for providing a location-based transportation information service. The method for providing a location-based traffic information service includes receiving a traffic message indicating a traffic condition, determining a traffic information service station matching the traffic message in terms of location, and dispatching the traffic message to the matched traffic information service station such that the traffic message is broadcasted within the service range of the matched traffic information service station. Corresponding apparatus and traffic information service station are also disclosed. According to embodiments of the present invention, a location-specific real-time traffic information service can be provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327090 | Methods and Apparatuses for Facilitating Skeletal Animation - Methods and apparatuses for facilitating skeletal animation are provided. A method may include determining a holistic motion path for a skeletal animation. The method may further include determining, independently of the determination of the holistic motion path, a limb animation for the skeletal animation based at least in part upon a plurality of skeletal key frames. The method may additionally include generating the skeletal animation by correlating the holistic motion path with the limb animation. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20130002450 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL BROADCASTING, REPRODUCING - Reducing traffic signal obstruction, through reproducing the contents of traffic signals, so the driver of a small vehicle blocked by a big vehicle also can be aware of the contents of traffic signals indicated by an obstructed traffic signal indicator. The system of reproducing traffic signals on a vehicle includes: a signal receiver, configured to receive the contents of traffic signals, wherein the contents of traffic signals is indicated by at least one traffic signal indicator; a signal processer, configured to determine whether to reproduce the received contents of traffic signals; and a reproducer, configured to reproduce the contents of traffic signals if it is determined to do so by the signal processor. | 01-03-2013 |
20130002451 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL BROADCASTING, REPRODUCING - Reducing traffic signal obstruction, through reproducing the contents of traffic signals, so the driver of a small vehicle blocked by a big vehicle also can be aware of the contents of traffic signals indicated by an obstructed traffic signal indicator. The system of reproducing traffic signals on a vehicle includes: a signal receiver, configured to receive the contents of traffic signals, wherein the contents of traffic signals is indicated by at least one traffic signal indicator; a signal processer, configured to determine whether to reproduce the received contents of traffic signals; and a reproducer, configured to reproduce the contents of traffic signals if it is determined to do so by the signal processor. | 01-03-2013 |
20130085690 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING PIPELINE LEAKAGE - A method for checking pipeline leakage comprises: receiving detecting parameters collected by at least one sensor with respect to pipelines in its corresponding region; gathering detecting parameters collected by the at least one sensor; analyzing the gathered detecting parameters to obtain an evolutionary tendency of detecting parameters in the corresponding region of the at least one sensor; judging if the evolutionary tendency of the detecting parameters satisfies predefined features of leakage; determining that pipeline leakage exists in the corresponding region if the evolutionary tendency of the detecting parameters satisfies the predefined features of leakage. The present invention may help to determine leak regions with a leakage having small flow quantity, and provide a user with regions with pipeline leakage to be detected based on a resource constraint. | 04-04-2013 |
20130131292 | CATALYST FOR POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS COMPRISING THIENYL-SUBSTITUTED SILANES - Disclosed is a catalyst for the polymerization of olefins comprising thienyl-substituted silanes, which comprises a solid titanium catalyst component containing titanium, magnesium and a halogen as the main components, an alkylaluminum compound, and a component of organosiloxane compound comprising two thienyl as substituents represented by general formula (I). The molar ratio of each catalyst component is 1:50-150:5-50 based on titanium:aluminum:silicon. When the catalyst is used in the polymerization of propylene, the polymerisate obtained has very high degree of isotacticity, and the yield is high. | 05-23-2013 |
20130198811 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Trust Level to Access a Resource - An approach is provided for providing a trust level to access a resource. A system receives a request at a device, from a first user, to access a resource associated with a second user. The resource is further associated with a predetermined privacy level. The system calculates a trust level between the first user and the second user based, at least in part, on a trust metric. The system then determines whether the trust level meets the predetermined privacy level and grants an access right to the resource based, at least in part, on the determination. | 08-01-2013 |
20130219693 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING DISK-SHAPED ARTICLES AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a device for holding disk-shaped articles and a method thereof. The device comprises a rotatable chuck body and at least two groups of clamping elements arranged at the edge of the chuck body. Each of the clamping elements is mounted to a pivot with the chuck body respectively by means of the rotation of the clamping element with respect to the chuck body. A radial compression spring is connected between the bottom of the clamping element and the chuck body to provide a clamping force for the clamping element. The clamping elements in the same group are provided with magnets with the same polarity, while the clamping elements in different groups are provided with magnets with the opposite polarity. Two sets of electromagnets are arranged on the chuck body and spaced apart evenly. | 08-29-2013 |
20130229372 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTING - The present invention discloses a method, device and system for interacting, in which first information of each of the external accessories is obtained, it is judged whether the first information of each of the external accessories satisfies a preset first condition, and each of the external accessories is processed according to the preset first condition if the first information of each of the external accessories satisfies the preset first condition, therefore interaction between an electronic device and the accessories is achieved and user experience is improved. | 09-05-2013 |
20130234962 | Method Of Identifying A To-Be-Identified Object And An Electronic Device Of The Same - A method of identifying a to-be-identified object is described. The to-be-identified object is independent of the electronic device and is placed within a predetermined distance from the electronic device. The method of identifying the to-be-identified object includes the electronic device acquiring status information of the to-be-identified object; the electronic device generating an operation instruction according to the status information of the to-be-identified object; and the electronic device operating according to the operation instruction. The identifying method and its electronic device are capable of enabling users to complete the executing of applications of the electronic device through operating the to-be-identified object, so as to improve experience and enjoyment of users. | 09-12-2013 |
20130285551 | Method for Improving Uniformity of High-Frequency Plasma Discharge by Means of Frequency Modulation - A method for improving the uniformity of high-frequency discharge plasma by means of frequency modulation is disclosed. In a plasma discharge chamber, there is a pair of parallel electrodes. A high-frequency power supply is adopted to feed the electrodes. The frequency range of the electromagnetic field is 13.56 MHz˜160 MHz. Discharge gas is input to form plasma. The frequency of the fed-in high-frequency electromagnetic field is under automatic tuning control, and keeps changing cyclically without stop in the course of plasma discharge. The range of the frequency change may fall into either a portion of or the entire range of 13.56 MHz˜160 MHz and makes the locations with higher plasma density on the plane in parallel with the electrodes and in the plasma discharge space changed cyclically. In a time slot longer than one frequency change cycle, the average plasma density between the parallel electrodes is uniform. | 10-31-2013 |
20130321336 | Method for Acquiring Information, Electronic Device and Identifier Apparatus - A method for acquiring information, an electric device and an identifier apparatus are described. The electronic device includes a wireless receiving apparatus capable of receiving information from a trigger object, and a display screen, the trigger object includes at least three surfaces each of which has a corresponding wireless communication apparatus. The method includes detecting trigger information from the wireless communication apparatus in the trigger object; determining a first surface among the at least three surfaces corresponding to the trigger information; acquiring first wireless RF information transmitted from the wireless communication apparatus corresponding to the first surface; and determining data information on the first surface corresponding to the first wireless RF information, according to the correspondence between wireless RF information and surface information. | 12-05-2013 |
20140012918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AN EPHEMERAL SOCIAL NETWORK - An approach is provided for creating a connection between users of a social network. The approach involves determining location information associated with a user and other location information associated with one or more other users. The approach also includes processing the location information and the other location information to cause, at least in part, identification of one or more encounters, one or more encounter patterns, or a combination thereof with respect to the user and the one or more other users. The approach further includes determining to generate at least one recommendation to create at least one social network, at least one social networking relationship, or a combination thereof between the user and at least one of the one or more other users based, at least in part, on the one or more encounters, the one or more encounter patterns, one or more meetings and/or events, or a combination thereof. | 01-09-2014 |
20140025383 | Voice Outputting Method, Voice Interaction Method and Electronic Device - A voice outputting method, a voice interaction method and an electronic device are described The method includes acquiring a first content to be output; analyzing the first content to acquire a first emotion information for expressing the emotion carried by the first content to be output; acquiring a first voice data to be output corresponding to the first content; processing the first voice data to be output based on the first emotion information to generate a second voice data to be output with a second emotion information, wherein the second emotion information is used to express the emotion of the electronic device outputting the second voice data to be output to enable the user to acquire the emotion of the electronic device, and wherein the first and the second emotion information are matched to and/or correlated to each other; outputting the second voice data to be output. | 01-23-2014 |
20140136215 | Information Processing Method And Electronic Apparatus - The present invention provides information processing method and electronic apparatus. The method is applied in an electronic apparatus having voice recognition service, and the method includes: obtaining first voice information; recognizing the first voice information by a first recognition model to obtain a first recognition result; deciding whether the first recognition result conforms to a first preset condition; recognizing the first voice information by a second recognition model different from the first recognition model to obtain a second recognition result when the first recognition result conforms to the first preset condition; and controlling the electronic apparatus to execute a corresponding control instruction based on the second recognition result. | 05-15-2014 |
20140163984 | Method Of Voice Recognition And Electronic Apparatus - A method of voice recognition and an electronic apparatus are described with the method of voice recognition being applied in an electronic apparatus. The method includes taking i=1 and detecting corresponding i-th voice sub-information at a moment Ti when the electronic apparatus detects that a user starts to talk at a moment T0, wherein the i-th voice sub-information is corresponding voice information from the moment T0 to the moment Ti, the i-th voice sub-information is partial voice information of voice information with integral semantic corresponding to a moment Tj after the moment T0 to the moment Ti, and i is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and analyzing the i-th voice sub-information to obtain M results of analysis, M being an integer greater than or equal to 1. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164172 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FEATURE-BASED COLLABORATIVE FILTERING - An approach is provided for feature-based collaborative filtering. A recommendation engine receives a request to generate one or more recommendations with respect to one or more items for one or more users. The recommendation engine processes and/or facilitates a processing of descriptive information associated with the one or more items to generate a mapping of the one or more items to one or more features. In one embodiment, the mapping brings performance improvements particularly when applied to time-dependent and/or keyword-based items. The recommendation engine then determines preference information with respect to the one or more features for the one or more users. Based, at least in part, on the mapping and the preference information, the recommendation engine generates the one or more recommendations. | 06-12-2014 |
20140207794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING A SEARCH BASED ON CONTEXT - An approach is provided for enabling a search to be performed based on the context of the requesting user. A query processing platform receives a query from a user at a device. The platform then determines to select and then transmit the query to one or more other users based on context information associated with the user or the device, a relevancy of the one or more other users to the query, or a combination thereof. | 07-24-2014 |
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20140332186 | DISSIPATION UTILIZING FLOW OF REFRIGERANT - Technologies are generally described for devices, methods, and programs for heat dissipating utilizing flow of refrigerant. An example heat dissipating device includes a conductive chamber to receive a fluid refrigerant, and the conductive chamber itself includes an evaporation portion having an interior layer and an exterior layer that is in contact with a heat generating unit, a condensation portion, and a rotatable brush that is configured inside of the conductive chamber to have an axis that is parallel to the interior layer of the evaporation portion and that is further configured to sweep across the interior layer of the evaporation portion to form a thin film of the fluid refrigerant. | 11-13-2014 |
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20140352871 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING NON-PROLAPSING CATHETERS WITH LINERLESS TUBE - A method for manufacturing a catheter member having at least one lumen is disclosed herein. The method includes, winding a sacrificial coil over a mandrel in a first direction and winding a reinforcement coil over the sacrificial coil in a second direction. A polymer is then laminated over the sacrificial coil and the reinforcement coil. After the polymer is laminated, the mandrel is removed and the sacrificial coil is removed to thereby form the catheter member having the lumen. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355111 | SCATTERING SCREEN SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND APPLICATION THEREOF - There is provided a screen scattering system. The system has a transparent substrate forming a substrate layer, and wide band gap materials made of 0D, 1D and 3D elements forming a scattering layer. The 0D, 1D and 3D elements are in the form of nanostructures aligned uniformly on said substrate layer. | 12-04-2014 |
20140380420 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPANDED CONTENT TAG SHARING - Techniques for expanded content tag sharing include determining that a first user is associated with content provided by a different second user. Data is recorded that indicates the first user is authorized to associate a different third user with the content provided by the second user, without further input by the second user. In some embodiments, the data that indicates the content provided by the second user includes data that indicates a plurality of contents. Some techniques include determining a message received from a first user indicates a portion of content associated with the first user, and a second user. The portion of the content is rendered on an apparatus of the second user. The second user is prompted for associating, with the portion of the content, an item identifier, such as text or another user, for the portion of the content. | 12-25-2014 |
20150071158 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING SLOT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for assigning slot. The method includes: constructing an HELLO packet, the HELLO packet including GTS request information of a local node or including GTS request information of the local node and GTS request information of at least one neighboring node within a collision domain of the local node; and broadcasting the HELLO packet, so that a node receiving the HELLO packet performs slot reservation according to information contained in the HELLO packet. With the method and apparatus for assigning slot provided by the embodiments of the present invention, no central controller is needed any longer in comparison with a centralized slot assignment method, complexity of calculation is lowered, and utilization of slot is improved. | 03-12-2015 |
20150071218 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING SLOT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for assigning slot. Wherein the method includes: constructing an HELLO packet, the HELLO packet including correlation information of multiple reservation slots requested by a local node, or including correlation information of multiple reservation slots requested by a local node and correlation information of multiple reservation slots requested by at least one neighbor node of the local node; and transmitting the HELLO packet, so that a node receiving the HELLO packet authenticates the multiple reservation slots requested by the local node according to information contained in the HELLO packet. With the method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention, utilization of slots is improved. | 03-12-2015 |
20150071279 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING SLOT - A method and apparatus for assigning a slot, including: constructing a HELLO packet, the packet including slot request information of a local node and/or slot request information of a neighbor node of the local node; and transmitting the packet, so that a node receiving the packet authenticates a reservation slot requested by a sender; wherein the slot request information of the local node includes an address of the local node and of a receiving node of a data packet to be transmitted and an index of the reservation slot requested by the local node; and the slot request information of the neighbor node includes an address of the neighbor node, an address of a receiving node of a data packet to be transmitted, an index of a reservation slot requested by the neighbor node, and confirmation information of the reservation slot requested by the neighbor node. | 03-12-2015 |