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20090210932 | ASSOCIATING NETWORK DEVICES WITH USERS - Systems, devices, and methods for associating network devices with users are described, which can facilitate establishing a secure user to network device association. In various embodiments, the disclosed subject matter facilitates devices providing indication of location and device identity to a user and recognizing the user is in the proximity of the device. The disclosed subject matter provides efficient and secure device to user association and can facilitate performing customized actions based on the nature of the association. | 08-20-2009 |
20090323784 | Software-Defined Radio Platform Based Upon Graphics Processing Unit - Described is using a graphic processing unit (GPU) as a programming platform to implement radio communication technologies. A software defined radio platform is implemented via a graphics processing unit (GPU). The GPU includes modules, corresponding to kernels, that process an incoming bitstream (e.g., from a CPU) into baseband signals for output by radio frequency hardware. Example modules include a PLCP module, a scrambler, an encoder, a puncturer, an interleaver, a mapper, a pilot insertion module, an OFDM module, and cyclic prefix and/or windowing modules. Other example modules/kernels convert a received baseband signal into a bitstream for consumption by a CPU or the like. In one example, an IEEE 802.11a transceiver is operated by the GPU-based software defined radio platform. | 12-31-2009 |
20110137548 | Multi-Modal Life Organizer - A system for organizing a variety of information related to a user is disclosed. A user may input geo-tagged multi-modal information into a mobile device. This data is automatically transferred to cloud computing resources, and made available for access by the user at a desktop or laptop computing device. After input, an implicit search based on the geolocation of the input may be undertaken and results provided to the user. Input may be flags to designate a personal point of interest (PPOI), for sharing with others, for enabling location or people-based reminders, and so forth. Reminders for upcoming activities are provided to the user such that the user has sufficient time to move from the current geolocation to the geolocation of the activity. | 06-09-2011 |
20110176467 | Communication Method, System and Network Nodes in a Low Power Communication Network - The present invention provides a communication method in a low power communication network, a corresponding low power communication network system and a network node, which enables low power consumption by the data transmission node in the low power communication network while ensuring the communication efficiency of the low power communication network. In this case, the network comprises a first network node and a second network node; the first network node transmits a beacon frame, said beacon frame is used to indicate the time for data transmission by the first network node; the second network node detects said beacon frame to synchronize its data transmission with the first network node. Furthermore, the first network node transmits a dummy beacon frame before it transmits the beacon frame, said dummy beacon frame is used to indicate the time for transmitting the beacon frame; the second network node detects the dummy beacon frame before it detects the beacon frame to acquire the time for transmitting the beacon frame, and carries out data transmission with the first network node synchronously after it has detected the beacon frame. | 07-21-2011 |
20110283338 | SENSOR-BASED AUTHENTICATION TO A COMPUTER NETWORK-BASED SERVICE - Sensor-based authentication technique embodiments are presented which generally employ sensor readings captured by a user's computing device (such as a mobile computing device like a cell phone, smart phone, PDA, and so on) to authenticate the user's access to a computer network-based service (such as a web-service) that is secured with traditional textual passwords. These traditional passwords are saved in an off-device password repository service. The aforementioned sensor readings are not cached on the user's computing device and are immediately streamed to the password repository service, where they are validated against a pre-arranged, known sensor-based password. If the validation succeeds, access to the password protected service is brokered by the password repository service on behalf of the user using the appropriate traditional password, and the user's computing device is granted access. | 11-17-2011 |
20120131005 | File Kinship for Multimedia Data Tracking - Kinship between electronic files among personal networked devices may be ascertained between the files by determining an operational relationship between the files and with a similarity measurement. | 05-24-2012 |
20120245921 | Assistance Information Controlling - Controlling assistance information comprises determining a user mode based on computer input signals generated by a user. If the user is in a passive mode and assistance information is detected, the assistance information is disabled in response to detecting a hidden signal. The assistance information is then enabled if later a reset signal is detected. If the user is in passive mode and assistance information is not detected, the assistance information is enabled in response to detecting a trigger signal. If the user is in an active mode and assistance information is detected, the assistance information is disabled. | 09-27-2012 |
20120297190 | USABLE SECURITY OF ONLINE PASSWORD MANAGEMENT WITH SENSOR-BASED AUTHENTICATION - A multi-party security protocol that incorporates biometric-based authentication and withstands attacks against any single party (e.g., mobile phone, cloud, or the user). The protocol involves the function split between mobile and cloud and the mechanisms to chain-hold the secrets. A key generation mechanisms binds secrets to a specific device or URL (uniform resource locator) by adding salt to a master credential. An inline CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) handling mechanism uses the same sensor modality as the authentication process, which not only improves the usability, but also facilitates the authentication process. This architecture further enhances existing overall system security (e.g., handling untrusted or compromised cloud service, phone being lost, impersonation, etc.) and also improves the usability by automatically handling the CAPTCHA. | 11-22-2012 |
20120297249 | Platform for Continuous Mobile-Cloud Services - Data that is collected and disseminated by mobile devices typically has to be processed, correlated with other data, aggregated, and then transmitted back to the mobile device users before the information becomes stale or otherwise irrelevant. These operations may be performed in a cloud-based solution that manages dataflow. The cloud-based solutions may be scalable and implemented in a fault-tolerant distributed system to support user-facing continuous sensing and processing services in the cloud-computing system. A system may monitor execution of data and shift workloads (i.e., balancing) in response to spatial and temporal load imbalances that occur in a continuous computing environment. A failure recovery protocol may be implemented that uses a checkpoint-based partial rollback recovery mechanism with selective re-execution, which may allow recovery of the continuous processing after an error while avoiding large amounts of downtime and re-execution. | 11-22-2012 |
20120311439 | Method and Device for Facilitating Text Editing and Related Computer Program Product and Computer Readable Medium - The present invention provides a solution for facilitating text editing in a device. According to the solution of the present invention, the language unit that has been already deleted is prompted to the user for his/her selection. According to the present invention, if the user makes a mistake, he has a chance to recover language units which have been deleted, but no need to repeat the inputting. | 12-06-2012 |
20130079291 | SIALIC ACID (A-(2-6))-D-AMINOPYRANOSE DERIVATIVES, SYNTHESIS METHODS AND USES THEREOF - N-acyl modified sialic acid (α-(2→6))-D-aminopyranose derivatives, their synthesis methods and uses are disclosed. Sialic acid (α-(2→6))-D-aminopyranose derivatives represented by formula 1 are synthesized by using D-aminogalactose (glucose) and sialic acid as raw materials, which are coupled with carrier proteins or polypeptides to obtain glycoprotein (glycopeptide) conjugates. Acetyl is replaced by derivative acyl in the structures of said compounds, therefore the compounds show good activity in antitumor vaccines. | 03-28-2013 |
20130097548 | Virtual Keyboard, Input Method, and Associated Storage Medium - Apparatus, a method and a computer program are provided. The apparatus comprises, at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program on a key code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: receiving pressing of a key on a virtual keyboard; determining, based on a predetermined rule, whether the pressed key in a main input mode can be mapped to an auxiliary input mode; and displaying one or more keys for the auxiliary input mode in an expandable region of the virtual keyboard if the key can be mapped to the auxiliary input mode. | 04-18-2013 |
20130105742 | Impregnated Yttric or Gadolinium-Containing Barium-Aluminum-Scandate Cathodes and Their Fabrication Methods | 05-02-2013 |
20130185054 | TECHNIQUES FOR INSERTING DIACRITICAL MARKS TO TEXT INPUT VIA A USER DEVICE - A computer-implemented method for assisting a user to input Vietnamese text to a user device lacking a subset of characters in a Vietnamese alphabet includes receiving a character input by a user, determining three words previously input by the user, the three words having already had diacritical marks inserted, transmitting the three words and the character to a server via a network, receiving first and second information corresponding to the character from the server via the network, the first and second information generated at the server based on a context of the three words, the context determined at the server using a language model, the first and second information indicating whether the character requires a diacritical mark and a specific diacritical mark, respectively, generating a modified character comprising a character in the Vietnamese alphabet based on the character and the first and second information, and displaying the modified character. | 07-18-2013 |
20130289973 | TECHNIQUES FOR ASSISTING A USER IN THE TEXTUAL INPUT OF NAMES OF ENTITIES TO A USER DEVICE IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES - A computer-implemented technique includes receiving a first input from a user at a user device, the first input including a first word of a first alphabet-based language, which is a transliteration of a non-alphabet-based language, which is one of a logogram-based language and a syllabogram-based language. The technique then compares the first words to pluralities of potential translated words from one or more datastores associated with a second alphabet-based language and the logogram-based or syllabogram-based languages. The technique may then generate a probability score for each of the pluralities of potential translated words, the probability score indicating a likelihood of an appropriate translation. The techniques may then provide the user with some or all of the pluralities of potential translated words and the user may select an appropriate translated word to obtain a selected word, which may then be displayed via a display of the user device. | 10-31-2013 |
20130342527 | AVATAR CONSTRUCTION USING DEPTH CAMERA - A method for constructing an avatar of a human subject includes acquiring a depth map of the subject, obtaining a virtual skeleton of the subject based on the depth map, and harvesting from the virtual skeleton a set of characteristic metrics. Such metrics correspond to distances between predetermined points of the virtual skeleton. In this example method, the characteristic metrics are provided as input to an algorithm trained using machine learning. The algorithm may be trained using a human model in a range of poses, and a range of human models in a single pose, to output a virtual body mesh as a function of the characteristic metrics. The method also includes constructing a virtual head mesh distinct from the virtual body mesh, with facial features resembling those of the subject, and connecting the virtual body mesh to the virtual head mesh. | 12-26-2013 |
20140160123 | GENERATION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF A USER - Described herein are technologies pertaining to generating a relatively accurate virtual three-dimensional model of a head/face of a user. Depth frames are received from a depth sensor and color frames are received from a camera, wherein such frames capture a head of a user. Based upon the depth frames and the color frames, the three-dimensional model of the head of the user is generated. | 06-12-2014 |
20140343659 | DELIVERY AND RELEASE DEVICE FOR STENT-GRAFT - A delivery and release device for stent-graft includes a guiding head and a central tube connected thereto, an outer tube sleeving on the outside of the central tube, a positioning tube sheathed between the central tube and the outer tube, a front fixator, a back fixator and a positioner successively sheathed between the positioning tube and the outer tube. The stent-graft is placed between the back fixator and the positioner. A metal bar is connected to the guiding head along its axial direction with a ring suture being connected to the front fixator. The ring suture sleeves onto the metal bar after passing through the stent-graft. During the release process, the metal bar moves forward in the axial direction to detach from the ring suture, thereby the stent-graft is released. | 11-20-2014 |
20140363098 | IMAGE CORRELATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Provided is an image correlation method, including establishing and saving correlation relationship for a plurality of image class files to form a correlation image group, displaying image class files of the formed correlation image group on a same page in a combined manner according to the correlation relationship, receiving, in the combined display state, a user's operation instruction for any one image class file of the correlation image group, and separately performing a corresponding operation on the any one image class file according to the operation instruction. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365204 | TECHNIQUES FOR ASSISTING A USER IN THE TEXTUAL INPUT OF NAMES OF ENTITIES TO A USER DEVICE IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES - A computer-implemented technique includes receiving a first input from a user at a user device, the first input including a first word of a first alphabet-based language, which is a transliteration of a non-alphabet-based language, which is one of a logogram-based language and a syllabogram-based language. The technique then compares the first words to pluralities of potential translated words from one or more datastores associated with a second alphabet-based language and the logogram-based or syllabogram-based languages. The technique may then generate a probability score for each of the pluralities of potential translated words, the probability score indicating a likelihood of an appropriate translation. The techniques may then provide the user with some or all of the pluralities of potential translated words and the user may select an appropriate translated word to obtain a selected word, which may then be displayed via a display of the user device. | 12-11-2014 |
20150018933 | AORTIC STENT-GRAFT - An aortic stent-graft capable of avoiding migration of location, which includes a covered stent body and a bare stent connected to a proximal end of the covered stent body, with barbs for looseness-proof fixation which are provided at each wave crest and each wave trough of the bare stent and extend towards a distal end of the covered stent body. After the aortic stent-graft is fastened by the looseness-proof fixation structures, because the barbs arranged at each wave crest of the bare stent are not on the same plane with the barbs arranged at each wave trough of the bare stent, simultaneous relative motions of the two sets of barbs which may lead to detachment or loosening of the looseness-proof fixation structures will not happen, so that the aortic stent-graft is able to be fastened onto a blood vessel wall more firmly. | 01-15-2015 |
20150088487 | TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSLITERATING INPUT TEXT FROM A FIRST CHARACTER SET TO A SECOND CHARACTER SET - Computer implemented techniques for performing transliteration of input text in a first character set to a second character set are disclosed. The techniques include receiving input text and determining a set of possible transliterations of the input text based on a plurality of mapping standards. Each mapping standard defines a mapping of characters in the first character set to characters in the second character set. The techniques further include determining a set of candidate words in the target language based on the possible transliterations and a text corpus. The techniques also include determining a likelihood score for each one of the candidate words based on a language model in the target language previously received words. The techniques also include providing one or more candidate words based on the likelihood scores and receiving a user selection indicating one of the candidate words. | 03-26-2015 |
20150154262 | Platform for Continuous Graph Update and Computation - A continuous stream data (e.g., messages, tweets) is received by ingest nodes of a platform. The ingest nodes may analyze the data to create a transaction of graph updates, assign a sequence number to the transaction, and distribute the graph updates with the sequence number to graph nodes of the platform. The graph nodes may store graph updates from ingest nodes, and then the ingest nodes may report graph update progresses in a progress table. A snapshot may be taken based on the progress table, and then graph-mining computation may be implemented. Tolerate failures and decaying may be supported and incremental expansion may be allowed to cope with increasing update rates and computation needs. | 06-04-2015 |
20150160792 | DYNAMICALLY-GENERATED SELECTABLE OPTION ICONS - Systems and techniques are provided for dynamically generating a list of selectable options based on one or more applicable factors, which include visual representations of input components that can be used to select from among the options. For example, an icon corresponding to an input component may be displayed proximate to a respective selectable option such that activating the input component elects the selectable option. Additionally, each icon may be visually similar to its respective input component. | 06-11-2015 |
20150186537 | QUESTION DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND A QUESTION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A Q&A PLATFORM - The present invention provides a question distribution method and a question distribution system for a Q & A platform, wherein the method comprises: obtaining a question entering into a Q & A platform; determining a user suitable for answering the question based on a question distribution model, and distributing the question to a third party platform where the user suitable for answering the question is located, wherein the question distributing model is established with user data collected from the third party platform interfaced with the Q & A platform; obtaining an answer to the question from the third party platform, and providing the answer to the question to a user posing the question. The present invention extends the source of answering a question to a third party platform interfaced with the Q & A platform, which breaks the limitation of the original Q & A platform, so that a user more suitable for answering the question in the third party platform can provide an answer, thereby enhancing the probability of the question being timely answered. | 07-02-2015 |
20150186662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INPUT VERIFICATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for input verification, comprising: sending a first picture corresponding to a first semantics and a second picture corresponding to a second semantics to a client, wherein the first semantics and the second semantics are correlated; receiving an operation information sent by the client, wherein, said operation information is information obtained by the client from performing operation on a second picture according to an operation instruction, and said operation instruction is triggered by the user based on the first semantics and the second semantics; performing verification on the operation information based on verification information corresponding to the first picture. The embodiments of the present invention further provide an apparatus for input verification. According to the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention, the security of input verification can be enhanced. | 07-02-2015 |
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20110114177 | MIXED SILICON PHASE FILM FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY THIN FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS - A method and apparatus for forming solar cells is provided. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic device includes a first p-i-n junction cell formed on a substrate, wherein the p-i-n junction cell comprises a p-type silicon containing layer, an intrinsic type silicon containing layer formed over the p-type silicon containing layer, and a n-type silicon containing layer formed over the intrinsic type silicon containing layer, wherein the intrinsic type silicon containing layer comprises a first pair of microcrystalline layer and amorphous silicon layer. | 05-19-2011 |
20110171774 | CLEANING OPTIMIZATION OF PECVD SOLAR FILMS - Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a method for forming a plurality of thin film single or multi-junction solar cell in a substrate processing chamber. In one embodiment, a method for processing a plurality of thin film solar cell substrates includes depositing sequentially a first undoped layer and a first doped layer over a surface of a first substrate and a chamber component in a single processing chamber, removing the substrate having the doped and undoped layers from the processing chamber, removing the second doped layer deposited on the chamber component to expose underlying first undoped layer which serves as a seasoning layer for a second substrate to be processed in the processing chamber, and depositing sequentially a second undoped layer and a second doped layer on the second substrate in the processing chamber. In one example, the first undoped layer is amorphous silicon or microcrystalline silicon. A full cleaning process may be performed at desired intervals to expose the surfaces of the chamber component before a regular seasoning process and the subsequent depositions are proceeded in the processing chamber. | 07-14-2011 |
20120152346 | LIGHT ABSORPTION-ENHANCING SUBSTRATE STACKS - This disclosure provides substrate stacks for use in photovoltaic cells and methods of manufacturing the same. In one aspect, a substrate stack can include a substrate layer having at least one surface with an RMS roughness value that is greater than 9 nm. The substrate stack can also include a transparent conductive oxide layer disposed over the substrate layer. The transparent conductive oxide layer can include at least a first surface with an RMS roughness value that is greater than 9 nm and a second surface with an RMS roughness value that is greater than 9 nm. The RMS roughness value of the second surface can be greater than the RMS value of the first surface. | 06-21-2012 |
20120171852 | REMOTE HYDROGEN PLASMA SOURCE OF SILICON CONTAINING FILM DEPOSITION - Methods for forming and treating a silicon containing layer in a thin film transistor structure or solar cell devices are provided. In one embodiment, a method for forming a silicon containing layer on a substrate includes providing a substrate into a processing chamber, providing a gas mixture having a silicon containing gas into the processing chamber, providing a hydrogen containing gas from a remote plasma source coupled to the processing chamber, applying a RF power less than 17.5 mWatt/cm | 07-05-2012 |
20120180855 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - This disclosure provides photovoltaic apparatus and methods of forming the same. In one implementation, a photovoltaic device includes a transparent insulator, a first thin film solar subcell disposed on a first surface of the transparent insulator, and a second thin film solar subcell disposed on a second surface of the transparent insulator opposite the first surface. The first solar subcell is configured to receive ambient light, and the second solar subcell is configured to receive a portion of light that propagates through the first solar subcell. The second solar subcell includes a first electrode including a conductive reflective layer configured to reflect light that propagates through a photovoltaic structure of the second subcell back toward the first solar subcell. | 07-19-2012 |
20130087190 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - This disclosure provides photovoltaic apparatus and methods of forming the same. In one implementation, a photovoltaic device includes an anode contact structure, a cathode contact structure, and an inorganic solar cell disposed between the anode and cathode contact structures. The inorganic solar cell includes a p-type photovoltaic layer, an n-type photovoltaic layer, and one or more minority carrier blocking layers for improving the efficiency of the solar cell by preventing minority carriers within the solar cell from reaching interface recombination surfaces associated with the anode and cathode contact structures. | 04-11-2013 |
20130100675 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GLASS WINDOW WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC AND LIGHTING FOR BUILDING OR AUTOMOBILE - The present disclosure describes multi-functional windows. Functions of the multi-functional windows described herein can include transmitting incident light, generating photovoltaic power from incident light, and emitting light. In some implementations, a multi-functional window may be placed in a photovoltaic state, a lighting state, or a neutral state. A multi-functional window can continue to function as a normal window in transmitting a portion of any incident light in any of the photovoltaic, lighting, and neutral states. A multi-functional window can be implemented in a building or automobile. | 04-25-2013 |
20130118547 | PHOTOVOLTAIC WINDOW WITH LIGHT-TURNING FEATURES - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for directing light incident on a window towards photovoltaic cells. In one aspect, photovoltaic cells are arranged the perimeter of a window pane. The pane also includes light-turning features that divert a portion of the incident light towards the photovoltaic cells on the perimeter, while simultaneously transmitting a portion of incident light through the pane. The dimensions and arrangement of the light-turning features can be adjusted to change the amount of light diverted to the photovoltaic cells, and consequently the amount of light transmitted through the glass. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125969 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - This disclosure provides photovoltaic apparatus and methods of forming the same. In one implementation, a method of forming a photovoltaic device includes forming a plurality of substrate features on a surface of a glass substrate, the substrate features having a depth dimension in the range of about 10 μm to about 1000 μm and a width dimension in the range of about 10 μm to about 1000 μm. The method further includes forming a thin film solar cell over the surface of the glass substrate including over the plurality of substrate features. | 05-23-2013 |
20130163062 | MECHANICAL SMART WINDOW WITH CONTINUOUSLY TUNABLE TRANSMISSION - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing continuous light-transmissivity tuning through a mechanical smart window. In one aspect, a mechanical smart window including multiple layers is provided, each layer featuring light-blocking and light-transmitting areas. The layers may be moved relative to each other, changing the amount by which each light-blocking area occludes light-transmitting areas on other layers. | 06-27-2013 |
20130220399 | HYBRID WEDGE SHAPED/MICROSTRUCTURED LIGHT COLLECTOR - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus including a hybrid wedge shaped/microstructured light collector that is optically coupled to one or more photovoltaic cells. In one aspect, the hybrid wedge shaped/microstructured light collector includes a wedge shaped light guide having an inclined light receiving surface that can collect light incident at angles in the range from about 60 degrees to about 90 degrees with respect to a normal to the inclined light receiving surface. Additionally, the hybrid wedge shaped/microstructured light collector includes a microstructured light collector that can collect light incident at angles in the range from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees with respect to a normal to the inclined light receiving surface. | 08-29-2013 |
20130249293 | FUNCTIONAL BACK GLASS FOR A SOLAR PANEL - A photovoltaic solar panel includes a front glass, a back glass, and a photovoltaic (PV) power generating layer encapsulated between the front glass and the back glass. The PV power generating layer is configured to convert ambient electromagnetic energy, received through the front glass, to a direct current (DC) power output. The PV solar panel also includes at least one component, disposed behind the PV power generating layer, selected from the group consisting of: a direct current to alternating current (DC-AC) inverter configured to convert the DC power output from the PV power generator to an alternating current (AC) power output, a battery, and an antenna. | 09-26-2013 |
20130319504 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATING WINDOW - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus including a light collector having a plurality of micro-lens and a plurality of multi-cone light redirecting structure that is optically coupled to one or more photovoltaic cells. In one aspect, the plurality of micro-lens is provided in an organic glass panel that is attached to an inorganic glass substrate. The inorganic glass substrate includes a material that is substantially opaque to radiation in the ultraviolet spectral range. During use, the light collector is disposed such that the inorganic glass substrate is exposed to the exterior to prevent a portion of the ultraviolet radiation incident on the light collector from being transmitted to the organic glass panel. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319505 | PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATING WINDOW - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus including a light collector having a plurality of micro-lens and a plurality of multi-cone light redirecting structure that is optically coupled to one or more photovoltaic cells. In one aspect, the light collector includes a micro-lens array having a plurality of micro-lens that focus incident light onto a light guide including a plurality of multi-cone light redirecting structure. Each of the plurality of multi-cone light redirecting structure is configured to divert the focused light towards one or more photovoltaic cells disposed along the edge of the light guide. Each multi-cone light redirecting structure includes a central cone shaped structure surrounded by several secondary cone-shaped structures. | 12-05-2013 |
20140084137 | SWITCHABLE SUBSTRATES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO ENHANCEMENT APPLICATIONS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus relating to implementations of a switchable substrate that can be used in an imaging device. In one aspect, the switchable substrate includes a plurality of pixels, with each pixel having at least one switchable element. The switchable element can be switched between a first optical state and a second optical state. In the first optical state, a first spectral band of broadband light is reflected from the switchable element while a second spectral band is transmitted through the switchable element. In the second optical state, the first spectral band of the broadband light is transmitted through the switchable element while the second spectral band is reflected from the switchable element. | 03-27-2014 |
20140158197 | TRI-FUNCTIONAL LIGHT AND ENERGY GENERATING PANEL SYSTEM - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus that can generate PV power and simultaneously provide artificial lighting. The devices disclosed herein include a first optical structure having a plurality of focusing elements that can collect and focus ambient light onto a first set of light redirecting elements that is optically coupled to one or more photovoltaic (PV) cells. The devices also include one or more illumination sources that are optically coupled to a light guide including a second set of light redirecting elements that can direct light from the one or more illumination sources out of the device to provide artificial lighting. The devices further include a second optical structure disposed below the first optical structure such that the one or more illumination sources and the one or more PV cells are disposed along the edges of the first or the second optical structure. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159636 | SOLAR ENERGY HARVESTING SKYLIGHTS AND WINDOWS WITH INTEGRATED ILLUMINATION - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus that can generate PV power and simultaneously provide artificial lighting. The devices disclosed herein include a first optical structure having a plurality of focusing elements that can collect and focus ambient light onto a first set of light redirecting elements that is optically coupled to at least photovoltaic (PV) cell. The devices also include at least one illumination source that is optically coupled to a first edge of a second optical structure including a second set of light redirecting elements that can direct light from the at least one illumination source out of the device to provide artificial lighting. The at least one photovoltaic cell is coupled to a second edge of the second optical structure. | 06-12-2014 |
20140261621 | WINDOW SOLAR HARVESTING MEANS - Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed, including a light collector having a plurality of focusing elements and a plurality of light redirecting features that is optically coupled to one or more photovoltaic (PV) cells. In one aspect, the light collector includes half-cylinder shaped lenses that can focus light incident at various angles onto an elongate v-groove in the light guide such that a first portion of the incident light is diverted to one or more PV cells and a second portion of the incident light is transmitted through the light collector to provide illumination. | 09-18-2014 |
20140261622 | SUN-TRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CONCENTRATOR PANEL - Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed, including a light collector having a plurality of focusing elements and a plurality of light redirecting features that is optically coupled to one or more photovoltaic (PV) cells. In one aspect, the light collector includes half-cylinder shaped lenses that can focus light incident at various angles onto an elongate v-groove in the light guide such that a first portion of the incident light is diverted to one or more PV cells and a second portion of the incident light is transmitted through the light collector to provide illumination. | 09-18-2014 |
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20110204973 | AMPLIFYING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD BASED ON AMPLIFYING DEVICE - An amplifying device and a signal processing method based on an amplifying device are provided, capable of reducing performance requirements of modules and reducing design difficulty of the modules. The amplifying device includes at least one amplifying module, including two receiving paths, in which a first receiving path is configured to attenuate and amplify an input signal after the input signal is pre-amplified, and a second receiving path is configured to amplify the input signal when the input signal is not pre-amplified. The signal processing method based on the amplifying device is further provided. The amplifying device and the signal processing method may be applied in a communication network system. | 08-25-2011 |
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20120257528 | TRANSPORT CONTROL METHOD, ACCESS DEVICE, AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The present invention disclose a transport control method, an access device, and a transport system. The transport control method includes: monitoring a current impairment index of a network; determining, according to a transport quality grade corresponding to the monitored current impairment index of the network, the number of redundant blocks carried in a data packet to be sent and/or a packetization duration of the data packet to be sent, where the number of redundant blocks carried in the data packet and/or the packetization duration of the data packet has a preset mapping relationship with a transport quality grade; and packetizing and sending the data packet according to the determined number of the carried redundant blocks and/or the determined packetization duration. The present invention may improve flexibility of transport control and is beneficial to appropriate adaptation to real-time dynamic changes of a network impairment condition. | 10-11-2012 |
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20150149556 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - It is described a communication method and system, and a computer storage medium. The method includes that: a communication account is allocated for a subscriber, personal information registered by the subscriber is received, an account of the subscriber on each communication platform is associated with the communication account; and a friend association is established for the subscriber according to the communication account and the personal information of the subscriber, and friend information of the subscriber is maintained. With the method, it is possible to facilitate friend information management by a subscriber, enhance efficiency in communication, and save communication resources. | 05-28-2015 |
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20150133497 | GLYCINE REUPTAKE INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed are a glycine reuptake inhibitor and the use thereof. The glycine reuptake inhibitor is a compound of formula I, or isomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, wherein R1 is one or more groups selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, nitro, cyano, amino, hydroxyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, and C1-6 haloalkoxy; R2 is selected from hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 haloalkyl, and C1-6 haloalkoxy; and each of R3 and R4 is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, nitro, cyano, amino, hydroxyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, and C1-6 haloalkoxy. | 05-14-2015 |