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Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application (“application”) may be implemented to provide such functionality. The application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, to schedule recordings to a PVR, to configure recordings, to view a list of scheduled recordings, to configure recording settings, or to select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using a straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming. Television content may be automatically paused when a user is engaged in using the application. Multiple IPGs for different users of a PVR may be implemented. Other PVR related features are also provided.

A computer architecture and programming model for high speed processing over broadband networks are provided. The architecture employs a consistent modular structure, a common computing module and uniform software cells. The common computing module includes a control processor, a plurality of processing units, a plurality of local memories from which the processing units process programs, a direct memory access controller and a shared main memory. A synchronized system and method for the coordinated reading and writing of data to and from the shared main memory by the processing units also are provided. A processing system for processing tasks is also provided. The processing system includes processing devices and an absolute timer. The absolute timer defines a time budget. The time budget provides a time period for the completion of tasks by selected processing devices independent of clock frequencies employed by the processing devices for processing the tasks.

The invention discloses a parking system path planning method based on dynamic time windows, and belongs to the technical field of path planning. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: S1, building a work environment model of AGVs in an intelligent garage in a topological method; S2, setting priority for each AGV and each car parking/picking task according to different evaluation criteria; S3, using a Dijkstra algorithm to plan a shortest possible path for an AGV accepting a task; S4, arranging feasible path time windows; S5, designing conflict resolution strategies according to different types of conflicts; and S6, planning a conflict-free optimal path for the AGV using a parking system path planning algorithm based on dynamic time windows. A time-sharing use strategy is used, and the Dijkstra algorithm and a time window method are combined effectively, so that the problem that the existing multi-AGV path planning is of poor flexibility and is prone to deadlock or collision conflict is solved effectively, and a shortest conflict-free optimal path can be planned for an AGV accepting a task. In addition, the overall operation efficiency of an intelligent three-dimensional parking system can be improved effectively, and the car parking/picking waiting time can be reduced for social members.

A computer system using open source software and operating systems is enabled over a global computer network to provide universal, selected applications. The applications can be accessed from a local personal computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), remote dedicated computer terminal, or like devices. Selected applications may include word processing, calendar, address book, picture viewing, music playing, games, email, Internet access, and the like. Personal data, such as pictures, music, games, “favorite places”, email addresses, and application settings are saved to the local client device and to a centralized customer support server. An included software manager ensures that the most current version of each application is used, and, if not available on the client, it can be uploaded, if necessary.

Force effects for a graphical user interface of a computer are provided based on user preference information, which indicates the types of graphical objects in the graphical user interface which are to have force effects associated with them, and at least one particular force effect assigned to each of those types of graphical objects. An output of a force sensation by a haptic feedback device to the user is based on those assigned force effects and occurs when a displayed cursor controlled by a user interacts with a graphical object having one of the types. An architecture for a host computer allowing multi-tasking application programs to interface with a feedback device is also disclosed.

A system and method for providing a variety of medium access and power management methods are disclosed. A defined frame structure allows a hub and a node to use said methods for secured or unsecured communications with each other. Contended access is available during a random access phase. The node uses an alternate doubling of a backoff counter to reduce interference and resolve collisions with other nodes attempting to communicate with the hub in the random access phase. Non-contended access is also available, and the hub may schedule reoccurring or one-time allocation intervals for the node. The hub and the node may also establish polled and posted allocation intervals on an as needed basis. The node manages power usage by being at active mode at times during the beacon period when the node is expected to transmit or receive frames.

Systems and methods for simultaneously recording multiple programs using a single tuner. A content source generates a digital transport multiplex having multiple programs. An interactive television application tunes to the digital transport multiplex using a tuner and simultaneously records the programs. The content source may create a personalized digital transport multiplex having programs requested from one or more interactive television applications.

There is provided a mechanism for allocating communication resources of a cellular communication network to a D2D communication. After an eNB has configured a number of resource pools indicating a set of resources usable in the D2D communication, D2D clusters which share a same resource pool are enabled to obtain resources for their respective D2D communication. By detecting the current resource utilization state in the allocated resource pool by measurement on the UE side, it is decided whether suitable resources are available or not. An overload situation is signalled to the eNB if no suitable resource can be detected.

This invention relates to one single cross mixture traffic signal control method by use of computer program, which comprises the following steps: summing up the automobile car number relative to standard car number by use of the computer program of the formula method and for the number of bicycle number; summing up each channel traffic flow standard car number per hour by use of data process program; signal machine judges and selects whether for single point time control type or signal sense control type or single optimization type for each type signal optimization scheme.

The invention relates to a method and a system thereof for dispatching application requests in a virtual calculation platform.The method comprises the following steps: (1) collecting the total resource quantity, the resource utilization rate and the connection number of the service requests of each virtual machine; (2) according to the current weight value, the total resource quantity, the resource utilization rate and the connection number of the service requests of the virtual machines, updating the weight value of the virtual machines; and (3) dispatching the service requests by adopting apolling dispatching method based on the weight value. The invention can realize the matching of resources and loads in the system of the virtual machines and enhance the utilization efficiency of theentire virtual calculation platform.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention presents a method and a device for a host control unit to communicate over a protocol compliant bus via the introduction of an auxiliary command control unit that handles communications to and from the protocol compliant bus. The auxiliary command control unit converts the high level commands of the host control unit to low-level protocol compliant electrical signals for transmission across the bus and further converts low-level protocol compliant electrical signals received from the bus into high level commands for use by the host processor.

The present invention provides an effective method for migrating the system services on which applications depend, rather than all of the system services, from a source OS platform to a target platform, in order to provide a suitable and consistent environment for the applications, while reducing the cost of the migration. The migration method further classifies the configurations of system services on different platforms into common configurations and specific configurations to accelerate the determination of the source of a migration error.

The invention relates to a travelling risk field-based automobile driving safety assistance method which comprises the steps of (1) establishing a travelling risk field unified model according to the combined action of all factors of people, automobiles and roads in the ambient environment for the travelling risk; (2) establishing a self automobile travelling risk field model by building a mathematical model of the kinetic energy field, the potential energy field and the behavior field of objects in the ambient environment, and calculating the total field intensity of the travelling risk field of a self automobile; (3) calculating the acting force applied to the self automobile in the travelling risk field based on the total field intensity of the travelling risk field; (4) calculating the travelling risk factor of the self automobile according to the acting force applied to the self automobile in the travelling risk field, and carrying out safety assistance in the travelling process based on the risk factor. The method is suitable for decision of driving safety assistance in the complex environment and the route planning of an intelligent vehicle.

The invention relates to a method and to associated radio access networks and network elements for assigning values of service attributes to transmissions between a user equipment and a radio access network. In order to allow for an improved assignment of values of service attributes, it is proposed that, upon request of such a transmission by a user equipment of a subscriber registered with some radio access network the method comprises determining values of service attributes that are to be used for the transmission requested by said user equipment based on at least one value of at least one service attribute defined by a stored subscriber specific service profile, and based on at least one stored common value of at least one service attribute.

The invention relates to a transmitting method of a downlink link demodulation reference signal, transmitting and receiving devices and a generating method of a demodulation reference signal sequence. The transmitting method of the demodulation reference signal provided by the invention comprises the following step that: the transmitting device transmits the demodulation reference signal according to a demodulation reference signal pattern, wherein in the demodulation reference signal pattern, the receiving device can receive one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols which are not occupied by a common reference signal (CRS) at the time domain position of the demodulation reference signal; and the demodulation reference signal is used for performing coherent demodulation on relay link downlink data transmission. Through the method and the devices, the transmission problem of a relay link downlink demodulation reference signal is solved and the conflict between the demodulation reference signal and the CRS is avoided.

A system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle having a body with a hollow cavity, a plurality of rotary assemblies secured to the body and configured to provide lift, a control system disposed within the hollow cavity, a deterrent device secured to the body, a remote communication device operably associated with the control system. The method includes providing tracking location of a user upon activation of the remote control device, autonomously flying the unmanned aerial vehicle to a location of the remote communication device, and delivering a payload.

The invention relates to a communication mode arrangement related to a road signal crossing management and control and control method thereof. The invention further discloses a conflict-free communication mode arrangement for road plane crossing. On the road plane crossing, dividing the road into four crossings of an N direction crossing, an S direction crossing, a W direction crossing and an E direction crossing according to relative orientation of the plan crossing. For S direction crossing, the S direction crossing further comprises a first left-turn queuing lane and a second left-turn queuing lane. The beneficial effects of the invention lie in: based on present signal crossing communication organization, conflict of left-turn vehicle and straightly driving vehicle, that of left-turn non-power-driven vehicle and power-driven vehicle and that of right-turn vehicle and left-turn vehicle, non-power-driven vehicle and pedestrian are solved in a more prefect way.

The invention provides a method for selecting relay UE from remote UE. The method comprises steps that a, broadcast or multicast of relay discover request messages is carried out outside a network coverage scope into the network coverage scope by the remote UE; b, response messages which are fed back by at least one candidate relay UE and correspond to the relay discovery request messages are received, and the response messages comprise the wireless access network connection state information of the candidate relay UE and/or the information of frequency utilized between the candidate relay UE and other service cells; c, according to the response messages, and link quality between the remote UE and the at least one candidate relay UE measured by the remote UE, a candidate relay UE is selected from the at least one candidate relay UE as relay UE of the remote UE; and d, direct communication with the relay UE is established, so the remote UE is made to communicate with the network through the relay UE.

In electronic conference systems, a terminal operation system prevents a conflict of operations to a plurality of processing objects displayed on a shared screen of an operated terminal, enhances smooth proceeding of the conference and realizes easier operation. An operating terminal and an operated terminal are connected via a network, and an operation authority is set on a shared screen display device of the operated terminal by each AP or window as an unit for processing objects. The operation authority is managed with an operation authority managing table in an operation authority managing portion, which controls the active processing objects and operates input operation from the operating terminal having the operation authority and the processing objects via an operation input accepting portion. Conditions can be set with respect to acquiring operation authorities and making them effective. The operated terminal also plays a roll as one operating terminal by acquiring the operation authority as one operating terminal under an equal condition.

A computer system having a logic device capable of accepting various chipset controllers and interfacing them with a personal computer processor, the logic device capable of placing the processor into a deep sleep state so that the processor can perform power state transitions. The power state transitions place the processor into a battery optimizing mode or a performance optimizing mode. The logic device allows chipset controllers that may or may not have the capability to perform power state transitions to interface with the processor. The logic device either passes power transition signals through to the processor from the chipset controller or performs the power state transitions. Various chipset and chipset controllers may therefore interface with a processor and are able to switch between battery optimized and performance optimized modes.

The invention discloses a system and a method for simultaneously utilizing one camera by a plurality of application programs. The computer system comprises a virtual camera component coupled in a camera; the virtual camera component comprises a video acquisition source filter, a virtual camera service center and a virtual camera setting tool; the video acquisition source filter and the virtual camera setting tool are both coupled in the virtual camera service center; the video acquisition source filter processes the video data from the camera and transmits processed data to a plurality of camera application programs; the virtual camera service center controls the video acquisition source filter and transmits the video data from the camera to the video acquisition source filter; and the virtual camera setting tool uses proper working parameters to configure the virtual camera service center. By using the virtual camera component, the method resolves the conflicts among a plurality of application programs, thus ensuring that a plurality of application programs can share one camera simultaneously.