1199 results about "Common method" patented technology

A new general method for building hybrid processors achieves higher performance in applications by allowing more powerful, tightly-coupled instruction set extensions to be implemented in reconfigurable logic. New instructions set configurations can be discovered and designed by automatic and semi-automatic methods. Improved reconfigurable execution units support deep pipelining, addition of additional registers and register files, compound instructions with many source and destination registers and wide data paths. New interface methods allow lower latency, higher bandwidth connections between hybrid processors and other logic.

A universal method and system for downloading game software to legacy gaming machines. A gaming machine includes a locked enclosure; a first computing device disposed within the locked enclosure, the first computing device being programmed to enable game play of the gaming machine; a second computing device disposed within the locked enclosure of the gaming machine, the second computing device being configured for network access, and an interface between the first and the second computing devices. The second computing device is configured to receive game software components over the network that are compatible with (e.g., executable by) the first computing device but not compatible with (e.g., not executable by) the second computing device and to transfer the received game software components to the first computing device over the interface. The second computing device may include, for example, a PC. When the first computing device is a PC, it may be configured with dual-boot capability between two operating systems. When the first operating system is booted, game play may be enabled and when the second operating system is booted, game software components may be received over the network.

The method of providing includes providing an assessment of the maintenance and technical service needs of a plant, as broadly defined, and recommending services for outsourcing selected from a menu of services. The services are modular and may be mixed and matched to a customized fit with the needs of the plant. Categories of services are directed to technical services, motor maintenance, electro-mechanical services, etc. A generic approach to all plant maintenance provides a framework in which to offer the services. Services are offered throughout the life cycle of a plant. Particular industries are targeted for outsourced services.

A data-centric data mining technique provides greater ease of use and flexibility, yet provides high quality data mining results by providing general methodologies for automatic data mining. A methodology for each major type of mining function is provided, including: supervised modeling (classification and regression), feature selection, and ranking, clustering, outlier detection, projection of the data to lower dimensionality, association discovery, and data source comparison. A method for data-centric data mining comprises invoking a data mining feature to perform data mining on a data source, performing data mining on data from the data source using the data mining feature, wherein the data mining feature uses data mining processes and objects internal to the data mining feature and does not use data mining processes and objects external to the data mining feature, outputting data mining results from the data mining feature, and removing all data mining processes and objects internal to the data mining feature that were used to process the data from the data source.

A universal method and system for downloading game software to ROM based legacy gaming machines, activating selected games and providing new services. The method includes a ROM emulator for replacing the game program image and an NVRAM emulator for swapping the game context and critical meters accordingly. The method includes detection of the state of the current game activity such as to activate a new game only at an authorized time, when no player is playing a game or is carded-in for example. The system includes emulation of the original peripherals fitted to the legacy gaming machine such as to offer extended functionality and services. The universal method and system therefore prolongs the useful life of legacy machines which otherwise would be prematurely retired.

The objective of the present invention is to detect, using a universal method, any “movement” inside of the object being monitored, while maintaining the security of a container. The movement inside of the object to be monitored includes 1) a human movement when a human enters into a container to be monitored, 2) a movement to bring a foreign article in, 3) a movement to take cargo out. To achieve the objective, this invention uses the concept of a so-called “inside-seal”. In actual configuration, a plurality of communication units (communication nodes) are installed on the walls of the container. These communication units have a predetermined powered communication capability and form a communication network communicating with each other. A communication status between each node and all of the other nodes provided in the network, and a network graph matrix is generated which defines the nodal relationship between the nodes. Since the matrix is determined not only by the property of the object to be monitored, but also by the spatial condition within the container, it is possible to detect even a small change in the space. According to the first preferred embodiment, each node transmits a low power electric wave which can reach only neighboring nodes, and each node can transmit data to remote nodes only by relaying the data to the neighboring nodes. The relaying counts (HOP counts) of each node to communicate with all of the other nodes are obtained, and based on these relaying counts, a network graph matrix is generated which defines the relaying counts to communicate between all nodes. According to the second preferred embodiment, each node transmits UWB waves to all of the other nodes, which can reach to all of the other nodes, and the distances between all the nodes are measured and a network graph matrix between all the nodes is generated.

A generic method and model for capturing and storing configuration profiles for each resource in a provisioning system. As a resource is utilized in a specific environment, the configuration values can be changed as needed to reflect different stages in the life cycle of the resource, such as configuration, and modification.

An oxygen concentration measurement system for blood hemoglobin comprises a multiple-wavelength low-coherence optical light source that is coupled by single mode fibers through a splitter and combiner and focused on both a target tissue sample and a reference mirror. Reflections from both the reference mirror and from the depths of the target tissue sample are carried back and mixed to produce interference fringes in the splitter and combiner. The reference mirror is set such that the distance traversed in the reference path is the same as the distance traversed into and back from the target tissue sample at some depth in the sample that will provide light attenuation information that is dependent on the oxygen in blood hemoglobin in the target tissue sample. Two wavelengths of light are used to obtain concentrations. The method can be used to measure total hemoglobin concentration [Hb.sub.deoxy +Hb.sub.oxy ] or total blood volume in tissue and in conjunction with oxygen saturation measurements from pulse oximetry can be used to absolutely quantify oxyhemoglobin [HbO.sub.2 ] in tissue. The apparatus and method provide a general means for absolute quantitation of an absorber dispersed in a highly scattering medium.

An efficient method of heat removal from rack mounted computer equipment, network gear and other electronic equipment, consisting of solid heat conducting components in direct contact with the heat generating sources. In particular, this invention is primarily focused on the ability to efficiently and effectively cool computer equipment in standard computer rack cabinets.

This invention utilizes a design that retains the general existing form factor of the rack mounted computer equipment, but uses direct contact heat transfer to a metal heat transfer conduit (Copper, Aluminum or other metal or efficient heat conducting material) contained within the computer equipment chassis. Furthermore, it is thermally coupled to an external rack mounted solid-to-fluid heat exchanger as an efficient method of heat transfer and removal. This is much more efficient than air as heat transfer medium which it the common method of heat removal from existing standardized rack mounted computer equipment.

This invention covers the design of the heat transfer components within the chassis of rack mounted computer server and the heat transfer system components external to the server within rack enclosure, as well as the external cooling system components necessary to connect to existing fluid based heat transfer and removal systems and processes.

With the widespread adoption of SIP-based VoIP, understanding the characteristics of SIP traffic behavior is critical to problem diagnosis and security protection of VoIP services. A general methodology is provided for profiling SIP-based VoIP traffic behavior at several levels: SIP server host, server entity (e.g., registrar and call proxy) and individual user levels. Using SIP traffic traces captured in a production VoIP network, the characteristics of SIP-based VoIP traffic behavior in an operational environment is illustrated and the effectiveness of the general profiling methodology is demonstrated. In particular, the profiling methodology identifies anomalies due to performance problems and/or implementation flaws through a case study. The efficacy of the methodology in detecting potential VoIP attacks is also demonstrated through a test bed experimentation.

Wideband signal generation systems and methods are provided which employ frequency interleaving for generating wideband signals. A general method increases a digitally synthesized signal's bandwidth by frequency interleaving multiple digitally synthesized signal sources of narrower bandwidth. Frequency interleaving creates a continuous wideband signal by summing multiple narrower band signals that overlap in frequency. According to certain embodiments, digital signal processing (DSP) and analog mixing are used to create the multiple narrower band signals such that a high fidelity, continuous wideband signal is produced when the multiple narrower band signals are summed.

Embodiments are described herein to provide improvements to known network interference cancellation techniques. One general approach involves a receiver attempting to decode (801) a received signal which includes signaling from a wireless device transmission and at least one interfering transmission. If the receiver is unsuccessful in attempting to decode the received signal, decoded signaling that corresponds to the interfering transmission is requested (802). The receiver then uses the decoded signaling to decode (803) the received signal.

An improved system and method for predicting streaming media performance through the use of real-time wireless network performance measurements and statistical analysis, combined with a generalized methodology for comparing digital media quality before and after transmission. Network performance parameters of a benchmark media stream, such as throughput and signal strength, are measured for predetermined wireless network ranges and correlated to the introduction of various artifacts such as but not limited to, blurring, blockiness, and jerkiness, affecting streaming video quality. In various embodiments of the invention, network throughput and signal strength measurements of a received media stream can be processed by an algorithm and correlated to previously collected benchmark measurements to predict the resulting audio and video quality as experienced by a user.

An improved architecture is provided, based upon the prior art common data security architecture, with the modification of adding in a generic trust policy library (217) at an add-in security modules layer (215) and a policy interpreter (224) at a common security services manager layer (202), so that individual users may provide sets of trust policies in the form of a trust policy description file (223), which uses a generic policy description language provided by the architecture. The architecture provides a generic method of incorporating trust policies into a computing platform in a manner which avoids a prior art problem of the semantics of trust policies which are hard-coded in prior art trust policy modules (117). The architecture also improves management flexibility. In the present disclosure, a generic policy description language is provided, which enables different users to define the semantics of a plurality of trust policies.

A system for device-aware content delivery includes a distributor and a database. The distributor includes modules for determining the type of portable computing device and delivering content that is operable on the specific type of portable computing device and uses the unique capabilities of the identified portable computing device. The database includes different profiles for different portable computing devices and gives information that allows those portable computing devices to be identified by type and distinguished from each other portable computing devices during a discovery or interrogation phase. The database also stores different versions of content adapted for operation on specific device types, such that once the device type has been identified, the matching content can be sent to the portable computing device, installed and executed. The matching content is programmatic action specific to the portable computing device. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including: a method device-aware content delivery, a general method for automatically determining a device type, a method for determining device type using a Bluetooth® protocol and a method for determining a device type using an infrared device access protocol.

The invention discloses a multi-version parallel test method for web pages and a server. A web framework receives a page rendering request which is submitted by a web application for rendering a certain page of the web; before a page rendering engine renders the certain page of the web, a page processing logic is skipped from a page processing module of the web framework and/or a page rendering module of the rendering engine to the same test execution module for executing AB test on the certain page of the web, and a selected reversion scheme of the certain page of the web is returned to the web framework; the web page is rendered according to the selected reversion scheme of the certain page of the web. A high-efficiency and flexible general method for multi-version parallel test of the web page and a system are realized and are suitable for different web frameworks and different rendering engines; the problem of system invasion caused by multi-version parallel test is solved; the multi-version parallel test execution logic can be reused and is convenient to expand; a test strategy can be flexibly adjusted and can dynamically take effect instead of being issued.

A universal computer-implemented method for submitting source code to an authorized game certification laboratory. Initial source code and subsequent source code patches may be transferred from the manufacturer's software development environment into the laboratory's software development environment in a controlled fashion using packaging installation technology normally used for deploying software applications. The packaging technology contains automation actions for automating the synchronization and/or management of the source code and related files between the two software development environments. The entirety of the source code or any source code patch sequence may be removed by executing the corresponding uninstall function. The package containing the original source code or the source code patch sequences and related files may be code signed such as to provide persistent proof of origin which may be verified at any time. The method may be implemented under any operating system such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX and Apple Mac OS without the laboratory having to learn a complex source code configuration management software.

The invention provides a comprehensive utilization method for planting edible fungi and producing artificial grass peat by using waste cabo generated in a tobacco threshing redrying plant as main raw materials. Raw materials forming culture materials are as follows: 60-100 parts of cabo and 1-5 parts of lime or/and plaster; and 1-40 parts of accessories also can be added. A bag cultivation methodis perfectly selected for a planting process, comprising the steps of dosing, bagging, sterilizing, inoculating, culturing and the like. After the harvest, waste residue of the culture materials containing the cabo is directly crushed to be in a puffy fiber, scrap, or powder state , or is crushed after being fermented and decomposed, and then is dried to obtain the artificial grass peat product. The artificial grass peat is mixed with packing materials such as perlite, roseite and the like to obtain plant culture substrate. The invention has centralized and stable raw materials so as to be beneficial to the massive production; the production cost is 1/3 lower than the common method; the planted edible fungi is large and thick, green and safe; and the artificial grass peat is prepared by the waste residue so as to realize high-efficiency comprehensive utilization of the waste cabo.

What is proposed is a method of implementing a security system (Packet Sentry) addressing the internal security problem of enterprises having a generalized approach for inferential determination and enforcement of network policy with directory service based group correlation with transparent authentication of the connected customer and the policy enforcement inside the network. The security system enables the network to analyze and enforce policy using any bit or bits in a stream or a packet, conduct Flow Vector analysis on the data traffic, provide Application Monitoring, Normalization and user authentication validation. The system enables the network to implement Group relationship Analysis and correlation using combination of Network inferences and Directory service data resulting in generation of Group norms using statistically significant relationships. These will provide a more secure enterprise environment where data security levels can be enforced and the usage monitored effectively in the infrastructure.

The invention discloses a falling-down detection device and method. A gyroscope, an accelerometer and a magnetometer are respectively used for measuring to obtain angular speed data, accelerated speed data and terrestrial magnetism data; the angular speed data are utilized to solve a basic posture angle, and the accelerated speed data and the terrestrial magnetism data are utilized to carry out noise self-adapted Kalman fusion filtering on the basic posture angle to obtain a final posture angle. The angular speed data and the accelerated speed data are used tor carrying out movable and static state judgment on a user; when the user is static, whether the user lies down or not is judged according to the posture angle; if the user lies down, conscious/unconscious screening and falling-down stress assessment of lying-down movement is carried out to judge whether the user falls down or not in a combined manner; when the user falls down, an alarm is sent out. According to the falling-down detection device and method disclosed by the invention, the obtained posture angle is more accurate than that obtained by using a common method; meanwhile, the conscious/unconscious screening and the falling-down stress assessment are used for carrying out combined judgment so that a falling-down judging result is accurate and the false alarm rate is reduced.