1258results about How to "Maintain balance" patented technology

Driving methods are described for display devices which have one or more dielectric layers in the path of an electric field driving the display. In an embodiment, image uniformity is improved by periodically refreshing, using an intermediate color state, pixels that remain in one color state before and after a change in displaying a first image and a second image, and by applying driving signals using voltage levels and durations that maintain a global DC balance in the display at near zero to avoid contrast reduction and image artifacts in the image.

High octane fuel and low octane fuel are supplied into the combustion chamber of an engine from high-octane fuel tank and low octane fuel tank via a high octane fuel injector and a low octane fuel injector. During a knocking control, if the quantity of high and low octane fuels in the respective tanks has been unbalanced, the supply ratio between high octane fuel and low octane fuel is changed l to control a knocking occurring in the engine without changing the ignition timing.

Personal menu generator method, system, and autonomous mobile device will assist users in the selection of the most affordable and beneficial subset of food items to order at food serving establishments by composing and presenting to each guest an individualized subset of menu items and recommended portion sizes out of the larger set of available food items usually listed on the menus of food serving establishments; the presented individualized subset of food items is selected based on one or more of a multitude of criteria, such as the remaining daily balances of each user's macronutrient and micronutrient budgets, each available food item price, ingredients and energy and nutrient contents, the names, doses, and timing of medications and dietary supplements taken by each individual, favorite and restricted foods and ingredients, monetary spending limit for food, and healthcare provider recommendations.

The present invention is directed to an exercise device that enhances a body workout by requiring a user to maintain balance while exercising. The exercise device has an elongate flexible member connected to a base. The flexible member has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface has a pair of foot placement portions configured and arranged such that a user positioned thereon must exercise balance. The foot placement portions are separated along the longitudinal axis such that a user standing thereon assumes an athletic stance.

Systems and methods are provided for projecting a stabilized laser beam from a robot being controlled through a human interface. The laser beam can be stabilized through the use of optics that continuously adjust the aim of the laser beam in response to measurements of the orientation of the robot. The human interface allows the operator to both observe the visual environment of the robot and also to aim the laser beam. The projected laser beam allows the operator to communicate from the perspective of the robot by pointing to objects or locations within the robot's visual environment, creating symbols with the laser beam, and make gestures with the laser beam.

An optical disk comprises a disk substrate having a hub and an annular optical metallicized data region extending radially outward from the hub. The optical disk further comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder affixed to the disk substrate, e.g., within the non-data containing hub region. The optical disk further comprises at least one linear antenna element coupled to the transponder, e.g., via pole lead(s), and extending within the data region. The antenna element(s) can be applied to the disk substrate as a patterned antenna layer over a metallicized data region, and can be electrically isolated from the data region. A method and system of identifying an optical disk is provided. A radio frequency (RF) signal can be transmitted to the optical disk at a range of at least five feet, and preferably at a range of at least ten feet. An RF signal with an identification code (e.g., a unique number) can be received from the optical disk in response to the transmitted RF signal. The activating RF signal can be transmitted by, and the identification RF signal can be received by, e.g., a handheld RF reader or an RF reader that is affixed to a building. The identification code can then be processed for many purposes, such as identifying the optical disk as a non-counterfeited optical disk, calculating a royalty, or tracking the location of the optical disk.

An organic light-emitting device has a color modulation layer. The organic light-emitting device comprises a substrate, a first electrode positioned on the substrate and a second electrode positioned on the first electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is transparent. An organic functional layer having at least an emission layer is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. A color modulation layer formed by a laser-induced thermal imaging method is positioned on a surface opposite to a surface adjacent to the emission layer of the transparent electrode, wherein the color modulation layer is at least one of a color filter and a color conversion medium.

A method and system of providing players with positive return in a gambling game. Tokens are won or lost in a manner that assures net positive return. Token value is determined based on the total number of outstanding tokens, or on the total number that have been issued in a predetermined time period, so that the total prize payout is predetermined and constant. In one embodiment, tokens act as lottery tickets, and prizes are awarded to winners of the lottery, so that a player's chance of winning the lottery is based on the percentage of outstanding tokens he or she possesses.

At the tip of an insert portion of an endoscope, LEDs are provided. An air and liquid supply unit is mounted on a handle portion of the endoscope. The air and liquid supply unit is provided with a tank, a pump, and a battery. Liquid, which is supplied to the tip, is stored in the tank. The battery supplies driving current to the pump and the LEDs. The pump takes in the surrounding air. In accordance with the manipulation of the buttons provided on a grip portion of the endoscope, the pump sends either the liquid or the air to the tip.

An image correction apparatus 1 includes an image input device 3, a memory device 4, a central processing unit 2, and and image output device 5. In the image correction apparatus 1, a locally wrinkled document or a document with a binding portion lifted differently between the top and bottom of the document is read from the image input device 3 and, using a program which is run on the central processing unit 2, an input image is corrected for the geometric distortion and luminance variations caused due to the upper and lower sides of the document making a slope with respect to a document platen, and thereby, a flat document image is restored.

A method of administering income distributions from an employer-sponsored retirement plan having a participant account value comprises providing an option to a plan participant to elect lifetime payout funded by at least a portion of the participant's account value; providing an option to the participant to elect an excess period during which a participant maintains control over the portion of the account value; transferring the portion of the participant's account value into a group annuity contract; determining an initial benefit payment under the terms of the group annuity contract; determining a subsequent benefit payment; and paying the initial and subsequent payments to the participant. Other embodiments include one or more of these, and the step of determining a charge to be paid by the participant for the guaranteed lifetime payout.

Disclosed is a humanoid robot apparatus, method and computer-readable medium thereof related to lifting and holding a heavy object having a weight unknown to the robot, by measuring an external force acting on the robot. Linear momentum and rotational momentum are compensated for stepwise according to the degree of stability of the robot which is determined based on the measured external force. Accordingly, the robot stably lifts and holds the object without losing its balance.

A flexible display device is provided. A flexible display device according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a body, a moving plate, a flexible display, and a driving module. The driving module is configured to include a bracket, a sliding plate including a rack, a driving motor, and a driving gear. The driving module is coupled to a body and a moving plate after assembling the driving module so that it is possible to prevent a sliding plate which slidably moves together with a flexible display after assembling the flexible display device from being loosen and also prevent the idle operation of the driving gear.

The invention discloses a pig feed and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of sow feeding. Physiological stages of a pregnant sow are further subdivided and detailed according to physiological characteristics and nutritional requirements of the sow during a pregnancy period, the feed suitable for each stage is provided according to the nutritional requirements of the pregnant sow at each stage each day, and a reasonable and detailed feeding method is designed by combination with body conditions, feeding environments and the like of different pregnant sows, so that the exercise of the pregnant sow can be effectively increased, nutritional substances can be accurately and timely fed, the functions of a digestive absorption system and an immunity system of the pregnant sow can be promoted and improved, the number of living piglets is remarkably increased, the embryo mortality is reduced, the birth weight of the piglets is increased, and the uniformity of the piglets is improved.

A tracing system that provides automated tuning of execution tracing by adjusting the collection of trace data is described. In one embodiment, the user sets an initial tracing profile for a tracing program. In addition, the user sets an upper limit for the tracing performance penalty. The auto-tuning system monitors the performance penalty induced by tracing and, when the performance impact is excessive, removes trace points that are causing the most impact on performance. Auto tuning is especially useful for performing software recording in mission-critical and/or time-critical applications, such as servers, real-time applications, etc. The system typically adjusts relatively quickly such that most users do not feel the influence of the tracer.

In a communications network having a plurality of nodes adapted to communicate with each other, and more than one path available between most source-destination node-pairs, a network interface is associated with each node. Each network interface has a plurality of route tables for defining a plurality of routes for transferring each packet from a source node to a destination node. Each network interface further includes a path status table of path status indicators, e.g., bits, for indicating whether each route in the route tables is usable or is unusable as being associated with a fault. The network manager monitors the network to identify faults and provides the path status indicators to the respective network interfaces. Failed routes in the network are avoided based on the path status indicators. When a failed route is restored, such that the route is usable again, the path status table indicates that the usable state is restored. A balance of route usage in the network is maintained, without modifying routes or establishing different routes, enabling reliable and high-performance message transfer.

System(s), method(s), and device(s) that incorporate a current physical location value associated with a communication device as part of internet protocol (IP) are presented. An IP management component obtains current physical location information of a wireless communication device and modifies the IP address to incorporate the current physical location value corresponding to the current physical location of the communication device as part of the IP address of the communication device to prevent undesired intrusions by hackers, as communications associated with the communication device are routed to/from the communication device that is at the current physical location. If the communication device moves to a new location, the IP management component can perform a new IP address modification to modify the IP address to incorporate a new physical location value associated with the communication device.

A wireless communication network manages communication resources based on the types of packet data being carried by the network for each mobile station. Packet data for each use is matched to packet matching filters in defined flow type profiles. Each flow type profile corresponds to an expected application behavior and includes one or more resource control parameters having values set with regard to that expected behavior. An application activity profile is generated for each mobile station based on deriving resource control parameters using parameter values corresponding to the active flows for each mobile station. The network determines each mobile station's active flows based on matching that mobile station's packet data types to one or more of the defined flow type profiles. Thus, the network manages communication resources individually and/or jointly for its users based on the type of packet data traffic passing through the network for each of those users.