183 results about "Black out" patented technology

The invention comprises use of Dynamically Switchable Bypass (DSB) elements in association with one or more Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in arrays for illumination circuits to provide rugged, reliable lighting. The DSBs are selected from Transient Voltage Suppressors, including Silicon, Metal Oxide Varistors, and Multi Layer Varistors as well as Zener Diodes. The DSBs are not used as circuit protecting devices, but rather as alternative paths for electric current to bypass failed LEDs. Bi-directional TVSs are used as alternative electric paths for circuits using Alternating Current (AC) and parallel LED arrays that light on both phases of AC. Zener Diodes are used in parallel to, but in the opposite polarity orientation to, one or more LEDs in DC or rectified AC circuits. The inventive paired DSB/LED elements overcomes the black-out problems of prior series LED illumination systems, making possible the use of robust LEDs in illumination systems where reliability, long life, low power consumption, low heat output, resistance to shock, vibration, and humidity, and self-diagnosis are important. The DSB elements have breakdown voltages slightly higher than the LED(s) they support, so that when an LED fails, the conduction through the DSB begins. Because the conduction voltage of the DSB so nearly matches the conduction voltage of the LED(s), the remainder of the circuit continues to function as normal. The system is self-diagnostic in that any LED failure presents itself as a dark LED rather than as a whole string of dark LEDs. DSBs may be used with incandescent bulbs.

Systems and methods for providing blackout support in video mosaic environments are disclosed. In response to receiving a request for a video mosaic page, screen data, which may include blackout information, is received. The screen data identifies the video assets in the video mosaic page. A determination is made, based at least in part on the screen data, whether any video assets in the video mosaic page should be blacked out. Blacked out assets may be masked and their associated audio blocked. In addition, an overlay of options associated with the blacked out asset may be presented. The overlay may include options to substitute the blacked out asset with replacement content, search for similar content, or retrieve more information about the blackout.

During operation of a power generating plant, which essentially comprises a gas turbogroup, a compressed air accumulator, an air turbine which is equipped with at least one generator, the compressed air which is extracted from the compressed air accumulator is directed through a heat exchanger, which acts on the outflow side of the gas turbogroup, and is thermally conditioned there. This compressed air then charges the air turbine, wherein during a “black out” or other shutdown of the power generating plant, the electric current energy which can be obtained by means of the thermally conditioned compressed air in the air turbine, via a power line is used directly for start-up of the gas turbogroup.

A variable roller blind structure includes a roller blind made up of more than one blind bodies that are respectively attached to the underside of a rotatable roller shaft and a stable roller shaft juxtaposed at an interval and mounted at the inner side of an upper beam. The blind body has a plurality of light-passable areas alternatively arranged with a plurality of black-out areas disposed at the surface thereon, and a winding unit is mutually engaged with the rotatable roller shaft to be controlled by an operating member that is pulled either clockwise or counterclockwise to actuate the movement of the rotatable roller shaft accordingly so as to control the rolling or unrolling operation of the blind body thereby. Via the structure above, the blind bodies of the roller blind can have it both ways with partial transparency and partial sheltering effect for privacy purpose. Besides, when the rotatable roller shaft is wound by the operating member to actuate the rolling movement the blind body till the light-passable areas of the blind body rolled upwards are correspondingly juxtaposed with the black-out areas of the other blind body, the light-passable areas of each blind body thereof can be precisely sheltered by the black-out areas of the other respectively, completely blocking out all light outdoors so as to achieve a total sheltering effect thereof. Thus, the roller blind thereof is capable of being variably operated to cater to the needs of users and is efficiently boosted in its functions thereof.

Systems and methods for selecting a video transmission event to be blacked out and storing a data record with instructions to color code an element within a graphical user interface based on the blackout are disclosed.

A protocol or procedure is provided for lowering sympathetic nervous system arousal in a person in order to prepare that person for a medical or dental procedure. First, a therapeutic dosage of one or more neurotransmitter supplements, such as a gamma aminobutyric acid formulation, a tryptophan-derived neurotransmitter precursor, and dehydroepiandrosterone are administered to the patient. Concomitantly, gelled electrodes are placed adjacent or below the mastoid. The gelled electrodes are connected to a cranial electrotherapy stimulation device that administers a sub-sensation level current to the patient. Also, a noise dampening headset is placed on the patient and a neuroacoustic entrainment recording or program is played. Next, light is blocked with black out glasses. Then, the medical or dental procedure is performed.

The sole section of a shoe includes a midsole and an outsole, with the midsole being made from a translucent material. An illumination system is located inside the translucent midsole, causing the translucent midsole to be internally illuminated when the illumination system is active. Due to the translucent nature of the midsole light from the illumination system reflects internally throughout the midsole, increasing illumination. The light will also illuminate adjacent translucent components, such as the outsole if it is also made from a translucent material. Light from the illumination system can be blocked, such as by an opaque outsole or colored mold injection, and used to form an illuminated design or logo. By blacking out or covering sections of the translucent midsole, shapes and letters of visible light can be created in the negative space of the obstruction sections. This allows illuminated designs to easily be incorporated into footwear.

A method is disclosed that includes receiving a command to blackout a full screen version of content at a component of a multimedia content distribution system. The method includes updating a first entry within a control matrix to reflect that the full screen version of the content is to be blacked out. The method also includes automatically updating a second entry within the control matrix to reflect that a picture-in-picture (PIP) version of the content is to be blacked out.

A black-out blind assembly having a frame supporting a black-out blind moveable within the frame between open and closed positions wherein sections of the frame have inner and outer walls extending from a side wall so as to form a channel section defining a recess for receiving part of a black-out blind. A light absorbing substantially non-reflective insert is positioned within the recess of the channel section adjacent the inner, outer and side walls so as to prevent scattered and reflected light passing around the sides of the black-out blind.

A method for controlling access to content, including preventing access to content that corresponds to a blacked out event, until at least one of a time criterion and payment criterion is met. Related methods and apparatus are also disclosed.

A method to improve a skilled motion through holistic viewing, in-place and/or across a horizontal plane, involving a video camera, computer, and monitor system that displays a prerecorded video clip of a master's performance selected from a library of video clips recorded in a plurality of perspectives and also displays a live video feed of the student performing the master's motion in the same perspective, controlled by placement of the video camera relative to the student. Slight variations of the master's skilled motion loop repeatedly and contain blacked-out segments such that the student dynamically performs the selected motion both with and without the visual guidance of the master's performance. The video library includes invention-specific tutorials on why to use specific digital video playback controls known to the art such as horizontal orientation, freeze frame, slow motion, as well as recording the live video to disk.

A self-contained system for protecting building penetrations is disclosed. The system can include a housing containing a take-up roll and a screen made from a flexible, strong fabric-like material suitable for resisting high winds, driving rain, and wind-driven missiles. The system can further comprise a deflector or roller to maintain the angle of deployment of the screen. The system can further include a weight bar attached to the end of the screen to assist in deploying the screen. The system can further comprise a dual pulley system to assist in deploying the screen and to hold the screen in the deployed position. The system can include wipers to clean the screen as it is retracted into the enclosure. The system can further comprise an integrated or separate light control, or “black-out” screen. The system enclosures can comprise various hinged covers to facilitate service, repair, and storage.

The invention is applicable to the field of electric energy metering and provides an electric energy metering device error self-checking method, device and system. The method comprises the steps that a system to be detected accesses the error criterion device of at least one known overall error value, wherein the error criterion device comprises an electric energy metering chip, a circuit thereof, a voltage sensor and a current sensor; each electric energy metering device and the error criterion device measure and record the respective electric energy data in a preset manner and report the data to a data processor; and an error calculator calculates the overall error of each energy metering device according to received and processed electric energy data and load current segment consideration. According to the embodiment provided by the invention, overall error self-checking of the electric energy metering device is realized; the problems that an overall error cannot be detected; errors of a current transformer and a voltage transformer of the metering device are detected in the field in the case of black out; and a large number of metering devices cannot be detected according to the law in the prior art are solved.

An image processor computes a raw histogram for an unprocessed raw digital image. The image processor positions a clip point at an intensity level within the raw image histogram. The pixels having an intensity level less than the intensity level of the clip point are blacked-out (reduced in intensity). The remaining illuminated pixels are displayed.

A video services receiver system and related operating methods provide alternative event information to a customer who is subject to a blackout for a desired event. If the blacked out content is available via a different event on a different service, the system will find the other event and provide an appropriate notification to the customer. A method of providing access to events by a customer associated with a video services receiver begins by identifying a first event on a first service, the first event corresponding to a first presentation of content. The method continues by retrieving an alternative event identifier for the first event and using the alternative event identifier to search for a second event on a second service, the second event corresponding to a second presentation of the content. Thereafter, the method generates an alternative event notification for the customer. The alternative event notification indicates availability of the second event for access by the customer.

A black out correction device according to the present invention comprises a correction level storage, a comparator and a selector. The correction level storage memorizes a signal level equal to an original signal level of a sampled signal outputted from an image sensing device when a black out is generated in a video created based on the sampled signal as a high-brightness clamping level. The comparator compares the signal level of sampled signal to a reference level for judging whether or not the black out is generated. The selector selects and outputs the high-brightness clamping level when a result of the comparison by the comparator shows that the signal level falls below the reference level, while selecting and outputting the sampled signal when the comparison result shows otherwise.

A system for processing lead referrals is capable of assigning leads by product line, language and/or availability of the representative. The system is also capable of high lead referral throughput using steps such as filtering repeat visitors to a company from new leads, non-corporate leads from corporate leads, and avoiding requests for information to external databases during black-out times, such as set by registrars.

A motor-driven tubular hollow cylindrical partial mask component surrounds a central vertical blue light and rotates around the blue light. The hollow cylindrical partial mask blacks out a major portion of the blue light. A single vertical transparent slit in the partial mask admits blue light out to form a 360 degree scanning vertical beam of blue light as the partial mask rotates to attract deer flies, bell hornets and other flying insects. The flying insects enter through a surrounding exterior electrified cage to be electrically zapped and exterminated.

The invention discloses a pig raising house with ventilating and light transmitting functions. The pig raising house comprises a front face wall and side face walls, the front face wall is provided with an in-out door and a feeding baffle, the side face walls are connected with a group of lifting frames, each lifting frame is in threaded connection with a lifting column, the upper ends of the lifting columns are hinged to a light-transmitting roof, and the middle of each lifting column is matched with a group of ratchet wheel sleeves; the upper portion of the light-transmitting roof is provided with top pulleys, the two sides of the light-transmitting roof are each provided with a side pulley, the top pulleys and the side pulleys are both matched with pull ropes, and one end of each pull rope is connected with a black-out cloth arranged on the light-transmitting roof. According to the pig raising house with the ventilating and light transmitting functions, feeding is convenient, a liftable roof structure is innovatively adopted, and the light-transmitting roof can be lifted up according to the actual requirements, so that a pig house is quickly ventilated, and air is kept fresh; sunlight can irradiate the interior of the pig house through the light-transmitting roof, therefore, dryness and warmness in the pig house are kept, and a good growing environment is provided for pork pigs.