1193 results about "Co operative" patented technology

A data replication management (DRM) architecture comprising a plurality of storage cells interconnected by a fabric. Flexibility in connectivity is provided by configuring each storage cell port to the fabric to handle both host data access requests and DRM traffic. Each storage cell comprises one or more storage controllers that can be connected to the fabric in any combination. Processes executing in the storage controller find a path to a desired destination storage cell. The discovery algorithm implements a link service that exchanges information related to DRM between the storage controllers. The DRM architecture is symmetric and peer cooperative such that each controller and storage cell can function as a source and a destination of replicated data. The DRM architecture supports parallel and serial “fan-out” to multiple destinations, whereby the multiple storage cells may implement data replicas.

In a first aspect the present invention provides a screw-capped tube for holding a liquid material therein, the tube having an open mouth at one end only which is adapted to be closed by the screw cap with an inner end of the screw cap extending into the open mouth of the tube, an opposing end of the cap to the inner end of the cap being provided with a circular cylindrical recess extending thereinto and whereof the cylindrical wall of the recess is free of splines, an outer circumferential surface of the cap being provided with a spline whereby the cap is adapted to co-operatively engage with a spline of a tool that will fit on to said opposite end of the cap for rotation of the cap by co-operative engagement of the spline of the tool with the spline of the cap. This arrangement increases versatility and ease in de-capping and re-capping of the tubes. Further aspects also assist with this and/or improve seal efficiency and help to avoid the need for O ring sealing for cryogenic uses and other uses.

A medical regimen can be administered with a diagnostic and medication delivery system. In one form the system includes a medication delivery pen with a controller and a monitor for monitoring a characteristic of a bodily fluid with a controller. A case includes a compartment for removably storing the medication delivery pen and the monitor. The case includes a communications link for establishing communication between the controller of the pen and the controller of the monitor. The medication delivery pen and monitor are operable in a first mode cooperative with one another and in a second mode independent of one another.

The present invention generally relates to units of engines and more particularly to units containing a unique combined-cycle (combustion-detonation) “counter-rotation, anti-gyration, gyroscopic,” turbine fan-jet/free-piston engine configuration for induced air supercharging and boosting the performance of novel Ramjet engines or Ramjet engine configurations by improving internal air-stream dynamics. These dynamics are the result of co-operative air stream intermixing through convergent, supercharge-attenuated, inducted, compressed, tuned, pre-heated ambient air. Achieved through the varying of the geometric structural form and the utilization of unique engines and air induction and propulsion conformations, aided with supplemental air, fuel, oxygen and optiomal water and electrolyte charging.

A method and system provide for the cooperative charging of electric vehicles. By using power line communications, chargers of the electric vehicles who are serviced by the same distribution transformer can form self-contained local area networks due to the nature of power line communications (PLCs). Alternatively, or in addition to the PLCs, other communication networks, such as the Internet and local area networks, may be used as part of the communications infrastructure for the chargers. After the chargers of the electric vehicles are coupled to one another through power line communications or traditional communications networks, they can form a logical token ring network. According to this token ring network, a predetermined number of tokens can be assigned within the token ring network for permitting chargers with tokens to charge respective electric vehicles while chargers without tokens must wait until they receive a token to initiate charging.

There is provided a battery powered golf cart with selectable dual operative modes, walk-behind/ride-on modes, including three units: a drive/riding unit, a golf bag support unit, and a front caster wheel assembly. The three units are interconnected for cooperative association in the two operative modes by a bar linkage system, having two stable positions.

A method detects for an event of a key of a keyboard. Key events include a make event executed when a key is depressed, a break event executed when a key is released, and a repeat event executed while a key is depressed for longer than a repeat threshold time. The touchpad is deactivated upon detection of the make event, and deactivated upon detection of the break event when not receiving input. The touchpad is reactivated immediately after a deactivation interval has elapsed. The touchpad is normally activated, and temporary deactivation is followed by reactivation.

A magnetic fastener including a first detachable fastening member and a second detachable fastening member, said first and said second detachable fastening members respectively include a first and a second magnetic coupling surfaces which are magnetically attracted towards each other along an axial magnetic coupling direction, said magnetic fastener including guarding means adapted to resist relative lateral movements between said first and said second magnetic coupling surfaces when said first and said second fastening members are under magnetic coupling, said first and second fastening members include co-operative catching means adapted to resist disengagement of said first and second fastening members generally along said axial magnetic coupling direction when said first and second fastening members are simultaneously under magnetically coupling and subject to lateral tensions applied transversally to said axial magnetic coupling direction.

For cooperative transmission in a broadband wireless communication system, an apparatus and operating method of a Base Station (BS) in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a cooperative transmission REQuest (REQ) message which includes at least one of information designating a cooperative Mobile Station (MS), a pilot pattern of the cooperative MS, a variable determining a permutation pattern, and an orthogonal code of the cooperative MS, from a control station, allocating a resource of a predefined Coordinated MultiPoint transmit/receive (CoMP) zone occupying part of a frame, to at least one cooperative MS designated by the cooperative transmission REQ message, and communicating with the at least one cooperative MS according a cooperative transmission scheme using the resource of the CoMP zone.

A data processing apparatus and method are provided for managing multiple program threads executed by processing circuitry. The multiple program threads include at least one high priority program thread and at least one lower priority program thread. At least one storage unit is shared between the multiple program threads and has multiple entries for storing information for reference by the processing circuitry when executing the program threads. Thread control circuitry is used to detect a condition indicating an adverse effect caused by a lower priority program thread being executed by the processing circuitry and resulting from sharing of the at least one storage unit between the multiple program threads. On detection of such a condition, the thread control circuitry issues an alert signal, and a scheduler is then responsive to the alert signal to cause execution of the lower priority program thread causing the adverse effect to be temporarily halted, for example by causing that lower priority program thread to be de-allocated and an alternative lower priority program thread allocated in its place. This has been found to provide a particularly efficient mechanism for allowing any high priority program thread to progress as much as possible, whilst at the same time improving the overall processor throughput by seeking to find co-operative lower priority program threads.

The invention discloses a method for configuring an uplink reference signal (SRS) of multipoint cooperative transmission. The method comprises the following steps of: intercommunicating information among cells of a subset B of a cell set A and configuring SRS resource for multipoint cooperative transmission user equipment CoMP UE in the cells of a cell set B according to an agreement, wherein the SRS resource of the CoMP UE and the configured SRS resource of other UE in the cell set A are orthogonal; and sending SRS resource configuration information of the CoMP UE in the cell set B to the CoMP UE by at least one cell of the cell set B. The invention also discloses a device for configuring the SRS of the multipoint cooperative transmission.

The invention relates to a multi-unmanned aerial vehicle cooperative formation flying management system and method. The multi-unmanned aerial vehicle cooperative formation flying management system comprises a mission planning module, a route planning module, a formation assembly module, a formation maintenance module and a formation reconstruction module, wherein the mission planning module is used for setting a mission type for unmanned aerial vehicle cooperative formation, and the mission type comprises a cooperative patrolling mission, a cooperative detection mission, a cooperative target searching mission and a cooperative target tracking mission; the route planning module is used for generating a flying route in the process of executing the mission for multi-unmanned aerial vehicles;the formation assembly module is used for controlling the multi-unmanned aerial vehicles to reach respective assembly points and controlling the multi-unmanned aerial vehicles to return respective start points; the formation maintenance module is used for controlling the multi-unmanned aerial vehicle cooperative formation to maintain fixed flying formations; and the formation reconstruction moduleis used for reconstructing geometric formations of the multi-unmanned aerial vehicle. A formation flying management decision, the route planning and formation control of the multi-unmanned aerial vehicle in complex environments and special conditions of incomplete communication, dynamic topology and the like are realized, the mission execution efficiency and effect of the multi-unmanned aerial vehicle are improved, and the management is safe and reliable.

The invention provides a cooperative node unit selection method and a device, relating to the wireless communication field which adopts multi-node unit joint transmission, wherein, the cooperative node unit selection method comprises the following steps: acquiring signal status information of the candidate node unit; selecting a single or a plurality of performance parameters to serve as performance indexes from the signal status information; sorting the candidate nodes directly according to the single performance parameter if the single performance parameter is selected as the performance index; calculating the comprehensive performance index of the candidate node unit according to a plurality of performance parameters and sorting the candidate nodes according to the comprehensive performance index of the candidate node unit if a plurality of performance parameters are selected as performance indexes; selecting the cooperative node unit from the candidate node units according to the sorting results. The invention not only optimizes the selection mode of the cooperative transmission node unit and improves the quality of services provided to users, but also improves system performance.

A cooperative system and an associated method are provided for resolving a distressed shipment during transport by a carrier, where the distressed shipment includes one or more parcels rendered temporarily undeliverable by an exception event while in transit from a shipper to a consignee. The inventive method involves the shipper in the task of contacting the consignee for the additional information necessary to resolve the shipment. The system creates a cooperative of participating shippers and carriers, working together to complete a shipment and thereby avoid the delay and expense associated with a premature or unnecessary return.

Methods, systems and apparatuses are provided for transmitting and receiving space-time block coded data in a wireless communications system with co-operative relays. A source node transmits RF signals representing first and second sets of data symbols in respective first and second channels (in time frequency code or any combination) of a wireless communications system, the first and second sets of data symbols being for transmission from separate antennas respectively according to a space-time block code. A relay node receives the RF signals representing the first set of data symbols in the first channel and transmits RF signals representing the first set of data symbols in the second channel. A destination node received the RF signals representing the second set of data symbols from the source node and the RF signals representing the first set of data symbols from the relay node. This enables decoding of the received RF signals representing the first and second sets of data symbols according to the space-time block code.

The invention relates to a multi-intersection signal lamp cooperative control method based on deep reinforcement learning, which comprises the following steps of: 1) establishing a multi-channel tensor capable of reflecting the original traffic state of the traffic network according to the actual condition of the multi-intersection traffic network; 2) establishing a multi-intersection cooperativecontrol neural network model according to the obtained multi-channel tensor of the multi-intersection traffic network; 3) training the established multi-intersection cooperative control neural networkmodel by adopting a method of combining simulation learning and reinforcement learning to obtain a trained multi-intersection cooperative control neural network model; and 4) inputting the phase information of the current multi-intersection into the trained multi-intersection cooperative control neural network model to obtain a cooperative control output result of the current multi-intersection signal lamp. The method can be widely applied to the field of multi-intersection signal lamp cooperative control.