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20100282968 | Device and method for terahertz imaging with combining terahertz technology and amplitude-division interference technology - This invention provides a device and a method for THz imaging to obtain real 3D image of sample and achieve high resolution, by combining THz technology and amplitude-division interference technology. | 11-11-2010 |
20100289367 | PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR - A permanent magnet rotor comprising a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft, a magnet disposed around the core, and a linker fixed relative to the shaft and located at one end of the core; wherein an elastic clamping structure is arranged between the linker and the magnet such that rotational torque of the magnet can be transferred to the shaft via the linker. | 11-18-2010 |
20110093614 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DUPLICATING MULTICAST PACKETS - A message sending method is provided, which includes: obtaining route feature information of a user, and sending a request of the user, where the request is data in an Efficient Extensible Markup Language (XML) Interchange (EXI) format, and the route feature information is carried in a header of the data in the EXI format. A message processing method, a client, a router, and a message processing system are further provided. Through preceding technical solutions, a user request message is routed according to route feature information in an EXI header, thereby reducing a system overhead and improving a distribution processing efficiency. | 04-21-2011 |
20110159849 | Method, Device, and Mobile Terminal for Controlling Locking and Unlocking - A method, a device, and a mobile terminal for controlling locking and unlocking are provided. The method includes the following steps. An acceleration sensor is adopted to detect a location state of a mobile terminal. A stabilization timer is started and a stabilization timing value of the stabilization timer is monitored when the mobile terminal is in an unlocked or a locked state. The stabilization timing value is reset to restart timing when it is monitored that the location state of the mobile terminal is unstable. The mobile terminal is controlled to enter a stable and unlocked state when it is monitored that the stabilization timing value reaches a stabilization timing threshold. Through the technical solutions, it is determined whether the mobile terminal enters the stable and unlocked state according to the location state of the mobile terminal in the locked or unlocked state. In this manner, the mobile terminal may not be locked in the stable state, and the afterward operations may be facilitated, thereby increasing usability of the mobile terminal and improving user's experience. | 06-30-2011 |
20120304823 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SPONGE TITANIUM FROM POTASSIUM FLUOTITANATE BY ALUMINOTHERMIC REDUCTION - The invention provides a method for preparing sponge titanium from potassium fluotitanate by aluminothermic reduction, comprising the following steps: a reaction step: aluminum and zinc are mixed under a vacuum state, and the mixture is then reacted with potassium fluotitanate; a distillation step: KF, AlF | 12-06-2012 |
20120304824 | TECHNOLOGICAL METHOD FOR PREPARING SPONGE TITANIUM FROM SODIUM FLUOTITANATE RAW MATERIAL - The invention provides a technological method for preparing sponge titanium from sodium fluotitanate raw material, comprising the following steps: step A: placing aluminum in an airtight resistance furnace, evacuating, introducing inert gas into the resistance furnace, and heating the aluminum to obtain molten aluminum; step B: opening a reactor cover, adding a proper amount of sodium fluotitanate into the reactor, closing the reactor cover, detecting leakage, slowly heating the reactor to 150° C., evacuating and continuously heating the reactor to 250° C.; step C: introducing inert gas into the reactor, continuously heating the reactor to 900° C., and stirring uniformly; step D: opening a valve, adjusting the stirring speed, dripping the molten aluminum, and controlling the temperature of reaction in a range from 900 to 1000° C.; and step E: opening the reactor cover, removing a stirring device out of the reactor, and eliminating NaAlF | 12-06-2012 |
20120304825 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPONGE TITANIUM - The present invention provides a process for producing sponge titanium, which includes the following steps: Step A: placing aluminum into a resistance furnace, vacuum pumping, introducing inert gas, heating to molten aluminum; Step B: opening a reactor cover, adding a proper amount of potassium fluotitanate to a reactor, leakage detecting after closing the reactor cover, slowly raising the temperature to 150° C., vacuum pumping, and continuously heating to 250° C.; Step C: introducing inert gas into the reactor, continuously raising the temperature to 750° C., stirring uniformly; Step D: opening a valve to adjust the stirring speed, adding molten aluminum drops, and controlling the reaction temperature to 750° C. to 850° C.; Step E: opening the reactor cover, removing a stirring device, eliminating the upper layer of KAlF | 12-06-2012 |
20120304826 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SPONGE TITANIUM FROM SODIUM FLUOTITANATE BY ALUMINOTHERMIC REDUCTION - The invention provides a method for preparing sponge titanium from sodium fluotitanate by aluminothermic reduction, comprising the following steps: a reaction step: aluminum and zinc are mixed under a vacuum state, and sodium fluotitanate is then added into the mixture for reaction; a separation step: the product resulting from the complete reaction stands still and is then introduced with inert gas, and NaF and AlF | 12-06-2012 |
20120321522 | ZERO POLLUTION RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR SAFELY PRODUCING ANHYDROUS FLUORINE HYDRIDE - The present invention provides a zero pollution recovery system for safely producing anhydrous fluorine hydride, comprising: a compartment, a reactor for producing fluorine hydride, and a water pool; the reactor is disposed in the compartment; the water pool is disposed at the bottom of the compartment; absorption hoods are respectively disposed above both ends of the reactor for absorbing fluorine hydride gas; at least two absorption towers mutually connected in series via pipes are disposed above the compartment; water pipes connected with the water pool are respectively disposed at the top and bottom of the absorption tower; and a cooler and a receiver connected with the water pool is disposed on the pipes. The present invention has the advantages of being able to control the range over which fluorine hydride can diffuse. | 12-20-2012 |
20130091988 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL ZIRCONIUM INDUSTRIALLY AND PRODUCING LOW-TEMPERATURE ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTE AS BYPRODUCT - The invention provides a preparation method for producing metal zirconium industrially and producing low-temperature aluminum electrolyte as byproduct, which comprises the following steps: A) aluminum and fluorozirconate are put in a closed reactor, inert gas is fed into the reactor after evacuation, the reactor is heated up to 780° C. to 1000° C. and then the mixture in the reactor is stirred rapidly; and B) after reaction continues for 4 to 6 hours, the liquid molten at the upper layer is sucked out to obtain low-temperature aluminum electrolyte, and the product at the lower layer is subjected to acid dipping or distillation to remove surface residue to obtain metal zirconium. | 04-18-2013 |
20130092550 | LOW-MOLECULAR-RATIO CRYOLITE FOR ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYTIC INDUSTRY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The disclosure provides low-molecular-ratio cryolite for aluminium electrolytic industry, which consists of potassium cryolite and sodium cryolite with a mole ratio of 1:1˜1:3, wherein the molecular formula of the potassium cryolite is mKF.AlF | 04-18-2013 |
20130092551 | ELECTROLYTE SUPPLEMENT SYSTEM IN ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The disclosure provides an electrolyte supplement system in an aluminium electrolysis process, which includes low-molecular-ratio cryolite, wherein the low-molecular-ratio cryolite is selected from mKF.AlF | 04-18-2013 |
20130092552 | POTASSIUM CRYOLITE FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS INDUSTRY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a potassium cryolite for aluminum electrolysis industry, which has a molecular formula: mKF.AlF | 04-18-2013 |
20130095020 | CYCLIC PREPARATION METHOD FOR PRODUCING TITANIUM BORIDE FROM INTERMEDIATE FEEDSTOCK SODIUM-BASED TITANIUM-BORON-FLUORINE SALT MIXTURE AND PRODUCING SODIUM CRYOLITE AS BYPRODUCT - A cyclic preparation method for producing titanium boride from intermediate feedstock sodium-based titanium-boron-fluorine salt mixture and producing sodium cryolite as byproduct, which comprises the steps: a) boric acid or boric anhydride is added with hydrofluoric acid and then with sodium carbonate solution for concentration and crystallization to generate sodium fluoborate; titanium-iron concentrate is added with hydrofluoric acid and then with sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide to obtain sodium fluotitanate; B) the sodium fluoborate is mixed with the sodium fluotitanate, and the mixture reacts with aluminum to generate titanium boride and sodium cryolite; C) the sodium cryolite is sucked out and then fed into a rotary reaction kettle together with concentrated sulfuric acid, hydrogen fluoride gas as well as sodium sulfate and sodium aluminum sulfate are generated by reaction in the rotary reaction kettle, and the hydrogen fluoride gas is collected and then dissolved in water to obtain hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution; and D) the obtained hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution is recycled. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095021 | CYCLIC PREPARATION METHOD FOR PRODUCING TITANIUM BORIDE FROM INTERMEDIATE FEEDSTOCK POTASSIUM-BASED TITANIUM-BORON-FLUORINE SALT MIXTURE AND PRODUCING POTASSIUM CRYOLITE AS BYPRODUCT - A cyclic preparation method including the following steps: a) boric acid or boric anhydride is added with hydrofluoric acid and then with potassium sulfate for reaction to generate potassium fluoborate; titanium-iron concentrate is added with hydrofluoric acid and then with potassium sulfate for reaction to generate potassium fluotitanate; B) the potassium fluoborate is mixed with the potassium fluotitanate, and the mixture reacts with aluminum to generate titanium boride and potassium cryolite; C) the potassium cryolite is sucked out and then fed into a rotary reaction kettle together with concentrated sulfuric acid, hydrogen fluoride gas as well as potassium sulfate and potassium aluminum sulfate are generated by reaction in the rotary reaction kettle, and the hydrogen fluoride gas is collected and then dissolved in water to obtain hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution; and D) the obtained hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution and potassium sulfate aqueous solution are recycled. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095022 | PREPARATION PROCESS OF TRANSITION METAL BORIDE AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides a preparation process of transition metal boride, comprising the following steps: A) aluminum is put in a reactor, inert gas is fed into the reactor after evacuation, the reactor is heated up to 700 to 800° C. and then added with dry potassium fluoborate or sodium fluoborate, monomer boron and cryolite are generated by rapid stirring and reaction for 4 to 6 hours, and the molten liquid at the upper layer is sucked out and the monomer boron is obtained by means of separation; and B) the obtained monomer boron is added with transition metal for reaction at the temperature from 1800 to 2200° C. in order to generate corresponding transition metal boride. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095023 | METHOD FOR CYCLICALLY PREPARING MONOMER BORON AND COPRODUCING POTASSIUM CRYOLITE USING POTASSIUM FLUOBORATE AS INTERMEDIATE MATERIAL - A method for cyclically preparing monomer boron and coproducing potassium cryolite using potassium fluoborate as an intermediate material, which includes following steps: A) adding hydrofluoric acid to boric acid or boron oxide to enable a reaction to form fluoboric acid; B) adding a potassium sulphate aqueous solution to the fluoboric acid to enable a reaction to form the potassium fluoborate; C) putting the potassium fluoborate into a reactor, adding aluminium to react with the potassium fluoborate to form the monomer boron and potassium cryolite; D) extracting the potassium cryolite, sending the potassium cryolite to a rotary reaction kettle together with concentrated sulphuric acid to enable a reaction to form hydrogen fluoride gas and aluminium potassium sulphate, potassium sulphate, collecting the hydrogen fluoride gas and dissolving it into water to obtain the hydrofluoric acid; E) recycling the obtained hydrofluoric acid to Step A to leach the boric acid or boron oxide. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095024 | METHOD FOR CYCLICALLY PREPARING MONOMER BORON AND COPRODUCING SODIUM CRYOLITE USING SODIUM FLUOBORATE AS INTERMEDIATE MATERIAL - A method for cyclically preparing monomer boron and coproducing sodium cryolite using sodium fluoborate as an intermediate material, which includes the following steps: A) adding hydrofluoric acid to boric acid or boron oxide to enable a reaction to form fluoboric acid; B) adding a sodium carbonate aqueous solution to the fluoboric acid to enable a reaction to form the sodium fluoborate; C) putting the sodium fluoborate into a reactor, adding aluminium to react with the sodium fluoborate to form the monomer boron and sodium cryolite; D) extracting the sodium cryolite, sending the sodium cryolite to a rotary reaction kettle together with concentrated sulphuric acid to enable a reaction to form hydrogen fluoride gas and aluminium sodium sulphate, collecting the hydrogen fluoride gas and dissolving it into water to obtain the hydrofluoric acid; E) recycling the obtained hydrofluoric acid to Step A to leach the boric acid or boron oxide. | 04-18-2013 |
20130098206 | METHOD FOR CYCLICALLY PREPARING TITANIUM SPONGE AND COPRODUCING SODIUM CRYOLITE USING SODIUM FLUOTITANATE AS INTERMEDIATE MATERIAL - A method for cyclically preparing titanium sponge and coproducing sodium cryolite using sodium fluotitanate as an intermediate material, which includes the following steps: A) adding hydrofluoric acid to titaniferous iron concentrate to enable a reaction to form fluotitanic acid; B) adding sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide to the fluotitanic acid to enable a reaction to form the sodium fluotitanate; C) putting the sodium fluotitanate into a reactor, adding aluminium to react with the sodium fluotitanate to form the titanium sponge and sodium cryolite; D) extracting the sodium cryolite and sending it to a rotary reaction kettle together with concentrated sulphuric acid to enable a reaction to form hydrogen fluoride gas and sodium sulphate, aluminium sodium sulphate; collecting the hydrogen fluoride gas and dissolving it into water to obtain a hydrofluoric acid solution; E) recycling the obtained hydrofluoric acid to Step A to leach the titaniferous iron concentrate. | 04-25-2013 |
20130098207 | METHOD FOR CYCLICALLY PREPARING TITANIUM SPONGE AND COPRODUCING POTASSIUM CRYOLITE USING POTASSIUM FLUOTITANATE AS INTERMEDIATE MATERIAL - A method for cyclically preparing titanium sponge and coproducing potassium cryolite using potassium fluotitanate as an intermediate material, which includes the following steps: A) adding hydrofluoric acid to titaniferous iron concentrate to enable a reaction to form fluotitanic acid; B) adding potassium sulphate to the fluotitanic acid to enable a reaction to form the potassium fluotitanate; C) putting the potassium fluotitanate into a reactor, adding aluminium to react with the potassium fluotitanate to form the titanium sponge and potassium cryolite; D) extracting the potassium cryolite and sending it to a rotary reaction kettle together with concentrated sulphuric acid to enable a reaction to form hydrogen fluoride gas and potassium sulphate, aluminium potassium sulphate; collecting the hydrogen fluoride gas and dissolving it into water to obtain a hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution; E) recycling the obtained hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution to Step A to leach the titaniferous iron concentrate. | 04-25-2013 |
20130115370 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING INERT ANODE MATERIAL OR INERT CATHODE COATING MATERIAL FOR ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYSIS - The disclosure provides a process for preparing an inert anode material or inert cathode coating material for aluminium electrolysis, which includes the following steps: A) putting aluminium into a reactor, injecting an inert gas to the reactor after vacuumizing, adding the mixture of dried fluoborate and fluorotitanate in the reactor to enable a reaction to form titanium boride and cryolite, and isolating the titanium boride; and B) melting the obtained titanium boride with a carbon material, tamping the melt liquid on a carbon cathode surface, sintering the carbon cathode surface to form the inert cathode coating material for aluminium electrolysis; or, mixing the obtained titanium boride with the carbon material evenly, then high-pressure moulding the mixture, and finally sintering the moulded mixture at a high temperature to form the inert anode material for aluminium electrolysis. | 05-09-2013 |
20140055957 | Composite Material and Electronic Device - A composite material and an electronic device are disclosed in embodiments of the present invention, relating to the field of electronic assembly technologies. The technical problem of the existing electronic device with an excessively complicated internal structure is solved. The composite material includes an electrically and thermally conductive layer, a viscose glue layer, and an insulating layer, where the electrically and thermally conductive layer and the insulating layer are pasted at two sides of the viscose glue layer; the viscose glue layer is electrically conductive. The electronic device includes a circuit board and the composite material. Gaps are formed at the insulating layer in positions corresponding to electronic components and/or shielding frames, with the viscose glue layer exposed, the composite material is pasted onto the electronic components and/or the shielding frames via the viscose glue layer. The present invention is applied to simplify the structure of an electronic device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140102678 | Apparatus with Heat Insulation Structure - Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus with a heat insulation structure, where the apparatus includes an object to be heat-insulated and also includes a heat insulation closed layer disposed between the object to be heat-insulated and a heat source. The heat insulation structure adopted in the present invention specifically is a heat insulation closed layer, where the heat insulation closed layer performs heat insulation protection through a closed space between the object to be heat-insulated and the heat source, rather than performing heat insulation mainly through a physical material with a small heat conduction coefficient. | 04-17-2014 |
20140131214 | LOW-MOLECULAR-RATIO CRYOLITE FOR ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYTIC INDUSTRY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The disclosure provides low-molecular-ratio cryolite for aluminum electrolytic industry, which consists of potassium cryolite and sodium cryolite with a mole ratio of 1:1˜1:3, wherein the molecular formula of the potassium cryolite is mKF.AlF | 05-15-2014 |
20140131215 | ELECTROLYTE SUPPLEMENT SYSTEM IN ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The disclosure provides an electrolyte supplement system in an aluminium electrolysis process, which includes low-molecular-ratio cryolite, wherein the low-molecular-ratio cryolite is selected from mKF.AlF | 05-15-2014 |
20140131216 | POTASSIUM CRYOLITE FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS INDUSTRY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a potassium cryolite for aluminum electrolysis industry, which has a molecular formula: mKF.AlF | 05-15-2014 |
20140134090 | PREPARATION PROCESS OF TRANSITION METAL BORIDE AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides a preparation process of transition metal boride, comprising the following steps: A) aluminum is put in a reactor, inert gas is fed into the reactor after evacuation, the reactor is heated up to 700 to 800° C. and then added with dry potassium fluoborate or sodium fluoborate, monomer boron and cryolite are generated by rapid stirring and reaction for 4 to 6 hours, and the molten liquid at the upper layer is sucked out and the monomer boron is obtained by means of separation; and B) the obtained monomer boron is added with transition metal for reaction at the temperature from 1800 to 2200° C. in order to generate corresponding transition metal boride. | 05-15-2014 |
20140138254 | SODIUM CRYOLITE FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS INDUSTRY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a sodium cryolite for aluminum electrolysis industry, which has a molecular formula: mNaF.AlF | 05-22-2014 |
20140152462 | REMOTE-SIGNAL DATA ACQUISITION METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to a data acquiring field and provides a remote-signal data acquiring method and device. In the present invention, the remote-signal data are received according to the user's command or a fixed frequency, the currently received remote-signal data are compared with previously received remote-signal data. If the currently received remote-signal data are different from the previously received remote-signal data, a position-alternation indication signal is generated, and the currently received remote-signal data are acquired according to the position-alternation indication signal, thereby the remote-signal data are acquired only when the remote-signal data generate position-alternation and remains unchanged when the remote-signal data do not generate position-alternation. Therefore, the problems of long processing time and low acquiring effect to the remote-signal data of the known method for acquiring the remote-signal data are solved. | 06-05-2014 |
20140161442 | DATA SENDING OR RECEIVING METHOD, DEVICE, AND APPARATUS USED IN OPTICAL FIBER TRANSMISSION - The present invention relates to a fiber transmission field and provides a data sending or receiving method, device, and apparatus used in optical fiber transmission. The method includes: detecting data to be transmitted; encoding one bit pulse width to M parts if the to-be-transmitted data is 0, wherein the first part is a high-level, the later M−1 part is a low-level; encoding one bit pulse width to N parts if the to-be-transmitted data is 1, wherein the first part is a high level, and the later N−1 part is a low-level, the M is not equal to the N but both are integer which is greater than or equal to 2; and sending the encoded level signal. The embodiments of the present invention is for transmitting the binary data to be transmitted by the encoding way to changing the bit width of the data, namely, encoding the binary data 0 and 1 using different number of bits when the bit pulse width of the binary data 0 and 1 are the same, thereby two successive binary data 1 can not appear in the data transmission process, thus avoids signal jitters when the fiber transmits the data with a low speed. | 06-12-2014 |
20140301024 | Electric Base, Electric Gateway, and Electric Gateway Body - An electric base, an electric gateway, and an electric gateway body are provided. The electric base includes: an electric base body, where two guide holes for passing cables in an electric grid are arranged in the electric base body, an output end for outputting a voltage of the cables is arranged on the electric base body and protrudes from the electric base body, and a conductor structure is nested in the electric base body to connect the cables and the output end. The foregoing electric base can output power to enable the electric gateway body to operate, thereby effectively saving the cost of an electric gateway in the prior art, and meanwhile expanding the application scope of an electric gateway. | 10-09-2014 |
20150104697 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, CATHODE POLE PIECE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Embodiments of the present invention provide a cathode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery, where the cathode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes a silicon-based active substance and a nitrogen-doped carbon material. The silicon-based active substance is encased in the interior of the nitrogen-doped carbon material, and the silicon-based active substance is one or more of a nanoparticle and a nanowire; a micropore is arranged on at least one of the exterior and the interior of the nitrogen-doped carbon material; and a material of the nitrogen-doped carbon material is a nitrogen-doped carbon network. The cathode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery solves a problem in the prior art that a silicon material, when used as a cathode active material, easily falls from a current collector due to a great volume change and has a low conductivity. | 04-16-2015 |
20150175436 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ALUMINUM-ZIRCONIUM-BORON ALLOY AND SYNCHRONOUSLY PREPARING CRYLITE - A method for preparing an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy and synchronously preparing a cryolite is provided. The method includes the following steps: Step A: placing aluminum in a reactor, heating the reactor to 700-850 degrees centigrade, and adding a mixture consisting of fluorozirconate and fluoborate in a molar ratio of x: y into the reactor; Step B: stirring the reactants for 4-6 hours and extracting the upper molten liquid to obtain a cryolite, wherein the lower substance is an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy, and aluminum is added in an excess amount. The method provided herein for preparing an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy which is mild in reaction condition, easy to control and simple in technical flow can prepare a high-quality product through a complete reaction, besides, the use of the synchronously prepared low molecular ratio cryolites (KF.AlF | 06-25-2015 |
20150183645 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ZIRCONIUM BORIDE AND SYNCHRONOUSLY PREPARING CRYOLITE - A method for preparing zirconium boride and synchronously preparing a cryolite is provided which includes the following steps: Step A: placing aluminum in a reactor, heating the reactor to 700-850 degrees centigrade, and adding the mixture of fluorozirconate and fluoborate; and Step B: stirring the reactants for 4-6 hours and extracting the upper molten liquid to obtain a cryolite, wherein the lower substance is zirconium boride. The disclosure has the following beneficial effects: the new zirconium boride preparation method provided herein is simple in preparation flow and the device used, short in preparation period and high in reaction efficiency, the prepared zirconium boride with many contact angles has a large specific surface area and contains a controllable amount of aluminum. | 07-02-2015 |
20150203978 | METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ELECTROLYTE AND AN ELECTROLYTE REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM DURING ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS - The disclosure provides a method for preparing an electrolyte and an electrolyte replenishment system during an electrolytic process. The method includes the following steps: Step A: placing aluminum in a reactor, vacuumizing the reactor and feeding an inert gas, heating the reactor to 700-850 degrees centigrade, and adding one or more of potassium fluozirconate, potassium fluoborate, sodium hexafluorozirconate and sodium fluoroborate; and Step B: stirring the reactants for 4-6 hours and extracting the upper molten liquid to obtain an electrolyte replenishment system during an aluminum electrolysis process. The disclosure has the following beneficial effects: when used in the aluminum electrolysis industry, the electrolyte system provided herein can be directly used as an aluminum electrolyte or a replenishment system in an electrolyte without changing existing electrolysis technology to significantly reduce an electrolysis temperature during an aluminum electrolysis process. | 07-23-2015 |
20150211096 | ALLOY FOR MAGNESIUM AND MAGNESIUM ALLOY GRAIN REFINEMENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an alloy for magnesium and magnesium alloy grain refinement, and a preparation method thereof, the alloy as a grain refiner being an aluminum-zirconium-boron intermediate alloy comprising the following chemical compositions by weight percent: 5-20% of Zr, 0.5-4% of B, and the balance being Al. The invention can achieve the following technical effect: an intermediate alloy with strong nucleation capability and excellent capability of magnesium and magnesium alloy grain refinement is invented and its preparation method is provided. This kind of grain refiner can be applied to casting deformation plastic processing of magnesium and magnesium alloy profiles, with high degree of refinement, to promote the extensive industrial applications of magnesium. | 07-30-2015 |
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20110066428 | SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE VOICE INTELLIGIBILITY PROCESSING - An adaptive audio system can be implemented in a communication device. The adaptive audio system can enhance voice in an audio signal received by the communication device to increase intelligibility of the voice. The audio system can adapt the audio enhancement based at least in part on levels of environmental content, such as noise, that are received by the communication device. For higher levels of environmental content, for example, the audio system might apply the audio enhancement more aggressively. Additionally, the adaptive audio system can detect substantially periodic content in the environmental content. The adaptive audio system can further adapt the audio enhancement responsive to the environmental content. | 03-17-2011 |
20110172997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING AUDIO NOISE - Various embodiments of systems and methods for reducing audio noise are disclosed. One or more sound components such as noise and network tone can be detected based on power spectrum obtained from a time-domain signal. Results of such detection can be used to make decisions in determination of an adjustment spectrum that can be applied to the power spectrum. The adjusted spectrum can be transformed back into a time-domain signal that substantially removes undesirable noise(s) and/or accounts for known sound components such as the network tone. | 07-14-2011 |
20120253926 | SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF CONTENT ITEMS - Systems, methods, and computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for allocating a minimum number of impressions to a content item in order to satisfy a delivery goal for the content item during a certain period of time are described. In some implementations, a satisfaction index (SI) for each content item can be used. The SI is a metric that reflects the degree to which a content selection service is on pace to meet a delivery goal for a content item within some period. The SI can be used to compare the number of impressions that have been allocated to the content item thus far in a period to the delivery or allocation goal for the content item in the period. A content selection service may determine scores for impression allocations based on both an estimate of value and the SI for a candidate content item in order to balance the goals of meeting delivery goals and optimizing impression inventory value. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259625 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL TO ENHANCE SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY - An adaptive audio system can be implemented in a communication device. The adaptive audio system can enhance voice in an audio signal received by the communication device to increase intelligibility of the voice. The audio system can adapt the audio enhancement based at least in part on levels of environmental content, such as noise, that are received by the communication device. For higher levels of environmental content, for example, the audio system might apply the audio enhancement more aggressively. Additionally, the adaptive audio system can detect substantially periodic content in the environmental content. The adaptive audio system can further adapt the audio enhancement responsive to the environmental content. | 10-11-2012 |
20130132076 | SMART REJECTER FOR KEYBOARD CLICK NOISE - According to various embodiments of the invention, a new and effective keyboard click noise reduction scheme is presented. The keyboard click noise reduction scheme may have various processing units including: Dynamic Signal Modeler, Smart Model Selector, Adaptive Filtering Module, Keyboard/Impulse Noise and Voice Activity Detectors, and a Post-Processing Unit. By adaptively changing the coefficients of the proposed adaptive filter through minimizing the output energy, the scheme can provide the target signal/voice with nearly zero keyboard click noise. The scheme could be used in real-time to minimize keyboard click noise or any kind of unwanted noise, especially noise having transient impulse characteristics. | 05-23-2013 |
20150012433 | MOBILE IDENTITY - A user may have multiple online identities used to access multiple online services. The user may use the multiple online identities from a device. The system may detect that the multiple online identities connect from the device and determine that the multiple online identities are all associated with the user. Based on the common identification, various features may be enabled, including fraud detection and targeted advertising. | 01-08-2015 |
20150125010 | STEREO WIDENING OVER ARBITRARILY-CONFIGURED LOUDSPEAKERS - A system and method are disclosed for effective and simple stereo widening over arbitrarily-configured speakers and its real-time implementation. According to one embodiment, the system includes five processing units: (1) elevation processing unit; (2) side signal or difference signal processing unit; (3) center signal processing unit; (4) binaural signal processing unit; and (5) stereo limiter (to prevent the clipping) unit. Any of the five processing units may be included or omitted depending on the application. In general, embodiments of the present invention provide effective and simple stereo widening schemes with good audio quality results, but without having substantial requirements on the speakers' positional configuration. For example, the proposed schemes can apply to both symmetric and non-symmetric stereo loudspeakers. | 05-07-2015 |
20150126255 | UNIVERSAL RECONFIGURABLE ECHO CANCELLATION SYSTEM - A universal reconfigurable system and method are provided for reducing nonlinear echo and residual echo, and for echo leakage prevention in various time-varying and complex environments is proposed in this invention. According to one embodiment an echo cancellation system includes (1) an adaptive linear filter implemented in either time-domain or frequency-domain; (2) a nonlinear echo suppression; (3) echo leakage prevention; (4) direct current (DC), low frequency residual echo and noise reduction; (5) time-domain nonlinear processor (NLP) to reduce the residual echo; and (6) frequency-domain NLP to further reduce the residual echo. The echo cancellation system is universally applicable to acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) and/or electrical echo cancellation applications. In terms of AEC, this invention is reconfigurable for one or more microphones and/or one or more reference channels. The numbers of microphones and reference channels are user configurable. | 05-07-2015 |
20150146890 | ADAPTIVE BASS PROCESSING SYSTEM - An effective and simple psychoacoustic bass generation system generates a harmonic signal having inter-modulation controllable to remain below a threshold level and includes a high-pass filter configured to pass harmonics which are reproducible with fidelity by the loudspeaker or other transducer and a loudness matching block configured to compensate the loudness of the desired harmonics to match the loudness of the original signal. | 05-28-2015 |
20150156192 | FEDERATED IDENTITY CREATION - A user may have multiple identities used to access multiple services or accounts. The user may use the multiple identities online from a device. The system may detect that the multiple identities connect from the device and determine that the multiple online identities all have associated relationships with the user. A federated user identifier may, accordingly, be created. Based on the common identification, various features may be enabled, including fraud detection and targeted advertising. | 06-04-2015 |
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20100068134 | METHODS OF ENHANCING KINETIC PROPERTIES OF HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS BY SELF-CATALYSIS - Methods of enhancing the kinetic properties of solid-state hydrogen storage materials are disclosed. The methods of the present invention comprise a process of utilizing built-in, ancillary reactions to effectually catalyze primary hydrogen storage reactions. This self-catalysis process gives rise to novel mechanisms for solid-state hydrogen storage compositions that benefit from enhanced kinetic properties, thereby increasing the usefulness of hydrogen storage technologies. The methods of enhancing the kinetic properties of hydrogen storage compositions by implementing a self-catalyzing reaction mechanism generally include formulating a hydrogen desorption pathway in a hydrogen storage composition, the pathway including a hydrogen releasing reaction and an ancillary reaction; and selecting the ancillary reaction to produce a product that serves to enhance the kinetic properties of the hydrogen releasing reaction. | 03-18-2010 |
20100233076 | Hydrogen Storage Materials - According to at least one aspect of the present invention, a hydrogen storage material is provided. In at least one embodiment, the material comprises a borohydride compound of the formula M(BH | 09-16-2010 |
20110008693 | HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS CONTAINING AMMONIA BORANE - According to at least one aspect of the present invention, an ammonia borane containing hydrogen storage material is provided to be present with substantially reduced formation of borazine or diborane. In at least one embodiment, the hydrogen storage material includes at least one ammonia borane (NH | 01-13-2011 |
20110142750 | HYBRID HYDROGEN STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME - According to one aspect of the present invention, a hybrid hydrogen storage system is provided. In one embodiment, the hybrid hydrogen storage system includes: a first hydrogen storage material present at a first volume percent (%) having a first gravimetric capacity and a first volumetric capacity; and a second hydrogen storage material forming an unreacted mixture with the first hydrogen storage material and present at a second volume % being 100 volume % minus the first volume %, the second storage material having a second gravimetric capacity and a second volumetric capacity, the first gravimetric capacity at the first volume % being higher or lower than the second gravimetric capacity at the second volume %, and the first volumetric capacity at the first volume % being the other of higher or lower than the second volumetric capacity at the second volume %. | 06-16-2011 |
20110142752 | Hydrogen Storage Materials - In one embodiment, a hydrogen storage system includes a core of hydrogen sorbent material and a shell of crystalline metal hydride material enclosing at least a portion of the core of hydrogen sorbent material. In another embodiment, the hydrogen storage system further includes an intermediate layer of amorphous metal hydride material, at least a portion of which being positioned between the core of hydrogen sorbent material and the shell of crystalline metal hydride material. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143173 | Metal Oxygen Battery Containing Oxygen Storage Materials - A battery system includes a metal oxygen battery. The metal oxygen battery includes a first electrode, an oxygen storage material, and a selective transport member separating the oxygen storage material and the first electrode. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143226 | Metal Oxygen Battery Containing Oxygen Storage Materials - According to one aspect of the present invention, a battery system is provided. In one embodiment, the battery system includes a metal oxygen battery including a first electrode and a second electrode, the second electrode including a metal material (M); and an oxygen containment unit in communication with and external to the metal oxygen battery, the oxygen containment unit including an oxygen storage material. In another embodiment, the metal oxygen battery and the oxygen containment unit are in a closed-loop with respect to each other. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143227 | Metal Oxygen Battery Containing Oxygen Storage Materials - A battery system includes a metal oxygen battery. The metal oxygen battery includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode includes a metal material (M). The metal oxygen battery is in communication with an oxygen storage material. In certain instances, the oxygen storage material is contained within an oxygen containment unit. The metal oxygen battery and the oxygen containment unit may be in a closed-loop with respect to each other. The battery system further includes a conduit for providing fluid communication from one of the metal oxygen battery and the oxygen containment unit to the other of the metal oxygen battery and the oxygen containment unit. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143228 | Metal Oxygen Battery Containing Oxygen Storage Materials - In one aspect of the present invention, a battery system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery system includes a metal oxygen battery (MOB) having a first electrode and second electrode. The second electrode includes a metal material. The battery system also includes an oxygen storage material disposed within the metal oxygen battery. In another embodiment, the oxygen storage material is on oxygen communication with the first electrode. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143913 | CATALYST ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a catalyst assembly. In one embodiment, the catalyst assembly includes a two-dimension (2-D) extensive catalyst including one or more precious catalytic metals and having a catalyst crystal plane; and a substrate supporting the 2-D extensive catalyst, the substrate including one or more non-precious catalytic metals and having a substrate crystal plane in substantial alignment with the catalyst crystal plane. | 06-16-2011 |
20110144229 | BIOCOMPATIBLE COATINGS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are biocompatible coatings for a substrate, the biocompatible coating including at least one polyanionic/polycationic bilayer including at least one nitric oxide generating moiety, wherein the polyanionic/polycationic bilayer has a layer of a polycationic polymeric material; and a layer of polyanionic material capable of non-covalently bonding to the polycationic polymeric material. Devices incorporating such coatings, and methods of making and using such coatings are also disclosed herein. | 06-16-2011 |
20110165061 | METHOD OF ENHANCING THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN HYDROGEN STORAGE SYSTEMS - A system for reversibly storing hydrogen includes a storage tank with an internal volume with a thermally conducting composite material situated within the storage tank and having a three-dimensional and interconnected framework of a conductive metal within the internal volume of the storage tank. | 07-07-2011 |
20110165475 | Metal Oxygen Battery Containing Oxygen Storage Materials - In one embodiment, a metal oxygen battery is provided. The metal oxygen battery includes a battery housing including a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment includes a first electrode and an oxygen storage material in communication with the first electrode. The second compartment includes a second electrode and the second electrode includes a metal material (M). In another embodiment, the oxygen storage material is configured as a number of particles disposed within the first electrode. In certain instances, at least a portion of the number of particles are each contained within a selective transport member. In certain other instances, the selective transport member is oxygen permeable and electrolyte impermeable. | 07-07-2011 |
20110165476 | Metal Oxygen Battery Containing Oxygen Storage Materials - In one embodiment, a metal oxygen battery system includes a metal oxygen battery having an electrode compartment. The electrode compartment includes an electrode being formed of an oxygen storage material. In another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes an ion conducting component. In yet another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes an electron conducting component. In yet another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes a catalytic component. In yet another embodiment, at least one of the ion conducting component, the electron conducting component, and the catalytic component is attached to the oxygen storage material via a linker or as a pendant group. | 07-07-2011 |
20110166012 | CATALYST ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - In one embodiment, the catalyst assembly includes a two-dimension (2-D) extensive catalyst having a catalyst crystal plane; and a substrate supporting the 2-D extensive catalyst and having a substrate crystal plane in substantial alignment with the catalyst crystal plane. In certain instances, the catalyst crystal plane includes first and second adjacent catalyst atoms defining a catalyst atomic distance, the substrate crystal plane includes first and second adjacent substrate atoms defining a substrate atomic distance, a percent difference between the catalyst and substrate atomic distances is less than 10 percent. | 07-07-2011 |
20110262842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND DISCHARGING HEAT IN A VEHICLE - In at least one embodiment, an apparatus comprising a hydrogen storage system and a heat storage system is provided. The hydrogen storage system is configured to store hydrogen and to deliver a first heated fluid stream to an electrical generation system that generates a second heated fluid stream and electrical energy in response to the first heated fluid stream. The heat storage system includes a phase change material. The heat storage system is in fluid communication with the electrical generation system to deliver heat from the second heated fluid stream to a fuel cell stack. | 10-27-2011 |
20130209353 | System and Method For Hydrogen Storage - In one aspect, a hydrogen storage system includes a sealed container including an inner temperature of 77 degrees Kelvin or greater, a sorbent material enclosed within the sealed container and including a sorbent substrate and a hydrogen splitting catalyst connected to the sorbent substrate via a chemical bond, and one or more hydrogen atoms enclosed within the sealed container. In certain instances, the one or more hydrogen atoms are connected to the sorbent material via interactions greater than Van der Waals interactions. In another aspect, a method of storing hydrogen includes: inputting molecular hydrogen to a sorbent material to form a charged sorbent material, the sorbent material including a sorbent substrate and a hydrogen splitting catalyst connected to the sorbent substrate via a chemical bond; and storing the charged sorbent material at a temperature of greater than 77 degrees Kelvin. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209354 | METHOD OF ENHANCING THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN HYDROGEN STORAGE SYSTEMS - A method of forming a material for reversible hydrogen storage within a storage tank includes charging a mixture of a metal amide and a metal hydride to the storage tank, and chemically reacting the mixture at a reaction condition within the storage tank to form a thermally conducting composite material situated in the storage tank and for reversibly storing hydrogen. The composite material includes a three-dimensional and interconnected framework including a conductive metal. A method for reversibly storing hydrogen includes providing a storage tank and in situ chemically forming a composite material by charging a mixture of a metal amide and a metal hydride to the storage tank and chemically reacting the mixture at a reaction condition to form a thermally conducting composite material including a metal hydride and a substantially unreactive elemental metal framework. Hydrogen is absorbed into the composite material and is desorbed from the composite material. | 08-15-2013 |
20130219993 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT MODULAR HYDROGEN STORAGE ENGINEERING PROPERTIES ANALYZER - A cover, sample tray and base may form a hydrogen storage engineering properties analyzer. In at least one embodiment, the sample tray includes a plurality of cooling fins, each of which includes a sample well therein. A variety of hydrogen storage materials may be loaded into and unloaded from each sample well by way of a respective sample well opening. The combined cover and sample tray define at least one plenum which may be in fluid communication between a source of pressurized hydrogen gas and each sample well. The cooling fins may be received by a cooling chamber defined within the base and configured to receive a through-flow of heat-exchange fluid. Certain embodiments may include one or more pressure transducers in fluid communication between the plenum and hydrogen source, and thermal transducers connected to portions of the cooling fins. | 08-29-2013 |
20130330270 | HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a method of using hydrogen includes forming a crystalline solid mixture of a metal halide M | 12-12-2013 |
20140356765 | ULTRATHIN PLATINUM FILMS - In at least one embodiment, a method of forming a platinum thin film is provided, including performing a first atomic layer deposition (ALD) process on a substrate using a first platinum organometallic precursor in a first step and an oxidizing precursor in a second step to form an at least partially coated substrate. A second ALD process is then performed on the at least partially coated substrate using a second platinum organometallic precursor in a first step and a reducing precursor in a second step to form a thin film of platinum on the substrate. The first ALD process may be performed for 5 to 150 cycles to nucleate platinum on the substrate surface and the second ALD process may be performed thereafter to grow the thin film and remove surface oxides. A conformal platinum thin film having a thickness of 1 to 10 monolayers may be deposited. | 12-04-2014 |
20150093685 | Platinum Based Oxygen Reaction Reduction Catalyst - An oxygen reduction reaction catalyst and method for making the catalyst includes a graphitized carbon substrate with an amorphous metal oxide layer overlying the surface of the substrate. The amorphous metal oxide layer has a worm-like structure. A catalyst overlies the metal oxide layer. | 04-02-2015 |
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20110215903 | Apparatus and Associated Methods - In one or more embodiments described herein, there is provided an apparatus configured to identify a particular motion state of a portable electronic device, and vary the geographical location data sampling rate for the portable electronic device based on the identified particular motion state of the portable electronic device. | 09-08-2011 |
20120100867 | Determining Points of Interest of a Mobile User - Methods, systems and apparatus for tracking points of interest of a user of a mobile device are disclosed. One method includes determining points of interest of a user of a mobile device. The method includes obtaining user-related information, wherein the user-related information includes spatial information about the user, and determining at least one point of interest of the user based on the user-related information. Another embodiment includes an apparatus for determining points of interest of a user. For one embodiment, the apparatus is a mobile device. The mobile device is operative to obtain user-related information, wherein the user-related information comprising spatial information about the user, and the mobile device is operative to determine at least one point of interest of the user based on the user-related information. | 04-26-2012 |
20120100869 | Location Based User Behavior Analysis and Applications - Methods, systems and apparatuses for generating a user profile of a mobile device user are disclosed. One method includes tracking user stays of the user over time, wherein the user stays include at least one location, and generating the user profile based at least in part on at least one of an arrival time, a time duration or a frequency of visits of the user at each of the user stays. Another method includes determining a current state of a mobile device user. The method includes tracking locations of user stays of the mobile device user over time, and determining a current state of a mobile device user based on user stays within a predetermined time of a present time, wherein the predetermined time is dependent upon an application of the user device or an observed behavior of a user of the user device. | 04-26-2012 |
20120167170 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PASSIVE USER IDENTIFICATION - A method for providing passive user identification may include causing selective processing of data indicative of characteristics of a user of a device by aggregating one or more modality specific biometric classification processes conducted in background operation of the device, comparing the selectively processed data to a profile of a currently logged in or default user to determine a likelihood that the user corresponds to the currently logged in or default user, and selectively implementing an active authentication process based on a result of the determining. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 06-28-2012 |
20120254809 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION GESTURE RECOGNITION - Various methods for motion gesture recognition are provided. One example method may include receiving motion gesture test data that was captured in response to a user's performance of a motion gesture. The motion gesture test data may include acceleration values in each of three dimensions of space that have directional components that are defined relative to an orientation of a device. The example method may further include transforming the acceleration values to derive transformed values that are independent of the orientation of the device, and performing a comparison between the transformed values and a gesture template to recognize the motion gesture performed by the user. Similar and related example methods, example apparatuses, and example computer program products are also provided. | 10-04-2012 |
20120272194 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING GESTURE RECOGNITION - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating gesture recognition. A method may include constructing a matrix based at least in part on an input gesture and a template gesture. The method may further include determining whether a relationship determined based at least in part on the constructed matrix satisfies a predefined threshold. In an instance in which the relationship does not satisfy the predefined threshold, the method may also include eliminating the template gesture from further consideration for recognition of the input gesture. In an instance in which the relationship satisfies the predefined threshold, the method may further include determining a rotation matrix based at least in part on the constructed matrix. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 10-25-2012 |
20130102268 | CONTROLLING OPERATIONAL STATES OF A LOCATION SENSING SYSTEM OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, systems and apparatuses for controlling a location sensing system of a mobile device are disclosed. One method includes collecting location related information of the mobile device. The method further includes controllably setting the mobile device to operate in one of a high-power state, a low-power state, or a transitional state based on the collected location related information, wherein a satellite-based positioning system receiver of the mobile device generates location information in the transitional state and in the on-state, and the satellite-based positioning system receiver does not generate location information in the low-power state. When operating in the transitional state, the mobile device repeatedly checks the collected location related information and transitions to the low-power state or the high-power state based on the collected location related information. | 04-25-2013 |
20130102283 | MOBILE DEVICE USER BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND AUTHENTICATION - Methods, systems and apparatuses for authenticating a user of a mobile device are disclosed. One method includes tracking a plurality of locations of the mobile device, tracking motion behavior of the mobile device, and generating a user profile for the user over a period of time based on the tracked plurality of locations and the tracked motion behavior. A present user of the mobile device is authenticated based on a comparison of the user profile with a present user profile of the present user, wherein the present user profile comprises recent location information of the mobile device and recent motion behavior of the mobile device. | 04-25-2013 |
20130252633 | DETERMINING USER STAYS OF A USER OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, systems and apparatuses for automatically determining user stays of a user of a mobile device are disclosed. One embodiment includes a network server operative to receive sensed location information of a mobile device. Further, the network server and/or a controller of the mobile device are operative to determine the mobile device is within a specific distance of a specific location for at least specific minimum time duration based on the location information, determine a start time of a user stay based on the location information, the specific location and the specific distance, and determine an end time of the user stay based on the location information, the specific location and the specific distance. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252638 | Real-Time Determination of User Stays of a Mobile Device - Methods, systems and apparatuses for real-time determination of user stays of a mobile device are disclosed. One computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a server, an incoming stream of location point information of the mobile device. Further, the method includes continuously calculating, by the server, a current centroid of a current user stay based on a location point of a start time of the current user stay, each location point occurring between the start time and a current incoming location point, until an outlier location point is detected, wherein the outlier is detected if located more than a threshold distance away from the current centroid. | 09-26-2013 |
20130262479 | POINTS OF INTEREST (POI) RANKING BASED ON MOBILE USER RELATED DATA - Methods, systems and apparatus for ranking potential points of interest (POIs) of a user stay are disclosed. One system includes an upstream server connected through a network to a mobile device. At least one of the upstream server and a controller of the mobile device is operative to estimate a location of a user stay of the mobile device, access a database of POIs, and parameters of the POIs, and generate a ranking score for a plurality of POIs based on a weighted comparison of each of the parameters of the POIs with corresponding parameters of the user stay. | 10-03-2013 |
20130324196 | CONTROL OF ACTIVATION OF LOCATION-RELATED SENSORS OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, systems and apparatuses for selecting which of a plurality of sensors to use for location detection of a mobile device are disclosed. One method includes activating lowest-power location-related sensors of the mobile device at power up of a mobile device, and activating medium-power location-related sensors of the mobile device upon detection of motion of the mobile device and/or a change in a wireless connection to the mobile device. | 12-05-2013 |
20140302790 | CONTEXT RECOGNITION AND SOCIAL PROFILING USING MOBILE DEVICES - A method for using Bluetooth® information for inferring user context and computing sociability is presented. The method includes receiving wireless sensor data from wireless sensor communication for an electronic device. Information units are formed using the wireless sensor data. User context is inferred using the information units. An entropy metric is computed based on the inferred user context. Social profiling is created based on the entropy metric and one or more user context characteristics. | 10-09-2014 |
20140337340 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ON-DEVICE SOCIAL GROUPING - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for social grouping are provided to perform social grouping of a user's contacts based on the user's interactions with the contacts. A set of attributes associated with interactions between a user and a set of contacts may be determined by a first device. The set of attributes associated with the interactions may be related to the first device. The set of contacts may be organized into a set of groups based on the set of attributes. | 11-13-2014 |
20150227611 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ON-DEVICE SOCIAL GROUPING - Social grouping using a device may include determining, by the device, a set of attributes associated with interactions between a user and a set of contacts, wherein the set of attributes associated with the interactions related to the device. The contacts may be organized into a plurality of groups. The plurality of groups may be hierarchically ordered with at least one group of the plurality of groups being a subgroup of another group of the plurality of groups. | 08-13-2015 |
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20120219867 | MAGNESIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, USE OF ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION IN MAGNESIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR MAGNETIC SECONDARY BATTERY - A magnesium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator membrane and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes nitrogen-containing heterocyclic magnesium halide and an organic ether solvent. | 08-30-2012 |
20130316244 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND THE METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode is formed of a ternary composite of silicon, carbon, and carbon filter foil, for lithium ion batteries. Also described is a method for manufacturing silicon/carbon/carbon fiber foil composite electrode for lithium batteries, including: mixing silicon and an organic substance capable of forming carbon after heat treatment, in a solvent, to form a slurry; immersing the carbon fiber foil in said slurry until the slurry coats on and penetrates into the carbon fiber foil; and heating the carbon fiber foil, which has been coated and penetrated with the slurry, in an inert gas atmosphere or all inert gas atmosphere mixed with a reductive gas at a temperature of at least 400° C. for at least 2 hours. | 11-28-2013 |
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20140056050 | MEMORY CELL AND MEMORY - In various embodiments, a memory cell and a memory are provided. The memory cell comprises a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell including a reset-set (RS) flip-flop and a Read Only Memory (ROM) cell being connected (or coupled) to the SRAM cell to set logic states of internal latch nodes of the RS flip-flop when the ROM cell is triggered. The size of the memory cells proposed in an embodiment of the invention is much smaller than the sum of the size of ROM cells and the size of SRAM cells with the capacity of the memory cells same as the sum of the capacity of the ROM cells and the capacity of the SRAM cells. | 02-27-2014 |
20140147751 | Silicon-carbon Composite Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries and A Preparation Method Thereof - Disclosed in the invention are a silicon-carbon composite anode material for lithium ion batteries and a preparation method thereof The material consists of a porous silicon substrate and a carbon coating layer. The preparation method of the material comprises preparing a porous silicon substrate and a carbon coating layer. The silicon-carbon composite anode material for lithium ion batteries has the advantages of high reversible capacity, good cycle performance and good rate performance. The material respectively shows reversible capacities of 1,556 mAh, 1,290 mAh, 877 mAh and 474 mAh/g at 0.2 C, 1 C, 4 C and 15 C rates; the specific capacity remains above 1,500 mAh after 40 cycles at the rate of 0.2 C and the reversible capacity retention rate is up to 90 percent. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147754 | MAGNESIUM BATTERY ELECTROLYTE - A magnesium battery electrolyte with a wide electrochemical window was developed. The electrolyte includes an organic boron magnesium salt and an aprotic polar solvent. The organic boron magnesium salt is an organic boron magnesium salt complex formed by compounding a Lewis acid with a boron center and a magnesium-containing Lewis base R′ | 05-29-2014 |
20140347916 | EIGHT TRANSISTOR (8T) WRITE ASSIST STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (SRAM) CELL - Disclosed are devices, systems and/or methods relating to an eight transistor (8T) static random access memory (SRAM) cell, according to one or more embodiments. In one embodiment, an SRAM storage cell is disclosed comprising a word line, a write column select line, a cross-coupled data latch, and a first NMOS switch device serially coupled to a second NMOS switch device. In this embodiment, the gate node of the first NMOS switch device is coupled to the word line, a source node of the first NMOS switch device is coupled to the cross-coupled data latch, a gate node of the second NMOS switch device is coupled to the write column select line, and a source node of the second NMOS switch device is coupled to the cross-coupled data latch. | 11-27-2014 |
20150140451 | ELECTROLYTE FOR MAGNESIUM CELL AND MAGNESIUM CELL CONTAINING THE ELECTROLYTE - An electrolyte for a magnesium cell contains a solute, which is phenoxyl-Mg—Al-halogen complex, and an ether solvent. With respect to the entire electrolyte, the solute concentration is 0.2 to 1 mol/L. The electrolyte is capable of staying stable in the air. Also provided is a magnesium cell containing the electrolyte. | 05-21-2015 |
20150235695 | WRITE ASSIST SCHEME FOR LOW POWER SRAM - A write-assist memory includes a memory supply voltage and a column of SRAM cells that is controlled by a pair of bit lines, during a write operation. Additionally, the write-assist memory includes a write-assist unit that is coupled to the memory supply voltage and the column of SRAM cells and has a separable conductive line located between the pair of bit lines that provides a collapsible SRAM supply voltage to the column of SRAM cells based on a capacitive coupling of a control signal in the pair of bit lines, during the write operation. A method of operating a write-assist memory is also provided. | 08-20-2015 |
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20140151657 | Furan and Selenophene Derivatized Benzo [1,2-b:4,5-b'] Dithiophene-Thienothiophene Based Conjugated Polymers For High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells - Compositions, synthesis and applications for furan, thiophene and selenophene derivatized benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b′]dithiophene(BDT)-thienothiophene (BDT-TT) based polymers, namely, poly[(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethyhexyl)selenophen-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b′]dithiophene)-2,6-diyl-alt-(4-(2-ethylhexanoyl)-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene)-2-6-diyl (CS-15), poly[(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethyhexyl)selenophen-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b′]dithiophene)-2,6-diyl-alt-(4-(2-ethylhexyl)-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene)-2-carboxylate-2-6-diyl (CS-16), poly[(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethyhexyl)furan-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b′]dithiophene)-2,6-diyl-alt-(4-(2-ethylhexyl)-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene)-2-carboxylate-2-6-diyl (CS-18) and poly[(4,8-bis(5-hexylfuran-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b′]dithiophene)-2,6-diyl-alt-(4-(2-ethylhexanoyl)-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene)-2-6-diyl (CS-24) are disclosed. Further, an organic solar cell constructed of a derivatized benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b′]dithiophene(BDT)-thienothiophene (BDT-TT) based polymer is discussed. | 06-05-2014 |
20150136224 | ANTHRADITHIOPHENE-BASED SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS AND METHODS THEREOF - Compositions, synthesis and applications for benzene, furan, thiophene, selenophene, pyrole, pyran, pyridine, oxazole, thiazole and imidazole derivatized anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b′]dithiophene (ADT) based polymers, namely, poly{5,11-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b′]dithiophene-2,8-diyl-alt-2-ethyl-1-(thieno[3,4-b]thiophen-2-yl)hexan-1-one-4,6-diyl}, poly{5,11-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)furan-2-yl)anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b′]dithiophene-2,8-diyl-alt-2-ethyl-1-(thieno[3,4-b]thiophen-2-yl)hexan-1-one-4,6-diyl and poly{5,11-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)selenophen-2-yl)anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b′]dithiophene-2,8-diyl-alt-2-ethyl-1-(thieno[3,4-b]thiophen-2-yl)hexan-1-one-4,6-diyl} are disclosed. Further, an organic solar cell constructed of a derivatized anthra[2,3-b:6,7-b′]dithiophene (ADT) based polymer is discussed. | 05-21-2015 |