128 results about "Demand driven" patented technology

Systems and methods implementing a demand-driven workload scheduling optimization of shared resources used to execute tasks submitted to a computer system are disclosed. Some embodiments include a method for demand-driven computer system resource optimization that includes receiving a request to execute a task (said request including the task's required execution time and resource requirements), selecting a prospective execution schedule meeting the required execution time and a computer system resource meeting the resource requirement, determining (in response to the request) a task execution price for using the computer system resource according to the prospective execution schedule, and scheduling the task to execute using the computer system resource according to the prospective execution schedule if the price is accepted. The price varies as a function of availability of the computer system resource at times corresponding to the prospective execution schedule, said availability being measured at the time the price is determined.

A method and system for performing garbage collection in a memory is disclosed. Aspects of the exemplary embodiment include dividing garbage collection into atomic operations, including read, write, and block erase; storing read cycle times, write cycle times, and block erase cycle times of the memory; receiving a communication from a processor indicating at least one idle period when an application executing on the processor will not make a request of the memory, wherein the communication indicates a time duration of the at least one idle period; and in response, performing at least one of the garbage collection atomic operations within the time duration, whereby garbage collection can be performed during the at least one idle period, rather than when the memory is substantially full.

A query-based spares management technique enables a storage operating system of a storage system to select disks to be added to one or more RAID groups of a volume. The spares management technique includes an attributes-based disk selection procedure that is performed by the storage operating system in response to an operator-initiated request to add disks to the volume or in response to a demand-driven request resulting from a requirement imposed by the system to add disks to the volume. The disks that are added to the RAID groups of the volume are retrieved from one or more spare pools of disks maintained by the storage system.

A synchronous integrated circuit such as a scalar processor or superscalar processor. Circuit components or units are clocked by and synchronized to a common system clock. At least two of the clocked units include multiple register stages, e.g., pipeline stages. A local clock generator in each clocked unit combines the common system clock and stall status from one or more other units to adjust register clock frequency up or down.

A supply-and-demand-driven, bankless, interest-rate and yield-setting mechanism for a fiduciary-based financial system that includes parties who want to trade cash and assets as a way of originating arbitrage transactions for the purpose of making money, includes an interest-rate and yield-setting mechanism constructed to provide the parties with the rates and yields necessary to cooperatively mine arbitrage opportunities and, in turn, make money. The mechanism is constructed to operate according to a market-driven, rate-setting process that establishes interest rates without the participation of banks, and may be constructed for a global fiduciary-based financial system to operate in parallel with the global banking system. Many system and method embodiments are proposed, including an automated arbitrage trading-platform system, and a method of providing an alternative international fiduciary financial system that manages investments and risks associated with the transfer of funds between different parties, while enabling non-banking entities to provide traditional banking services without violating national and international banking laws.

Disclosed are a method and system for transforming organizations from a supply driven to service oriented, demand driven IT organization. The IT Service Management Technology Enablement Model provides a method for supply-oriented customers to move to an advanced, demand driven service utility. The method outlines the key technical enablers that need to be put in place to achieve specific milestones as they move from a supply driven to demand driven model. Key milestones include: aligning IT to the Business (communicate); productizing IT (Structure); IT as a Factory (Standardize); and IT as a Utility (Commoditize).

Profiles in personal communication devices are updated by a method called lazy updates or demand-driven updates. In a lazy update, information is transmitted between users of personal communication devices and updates are performed only when the users communicate for other purposes. Users and service providers may update their profiles as often as they wish. Then, when a call or service request is initiated based on a given profile, the initiator of the call or service request ensures that the profile that is being used is sufficiently up-to-date for the present purpose and, if it is not, updates the profile. Lazy updates can occur when communication occurs for reasons other than solely updating the information. Examples of such updates include modification of a user's schedule or changes in the services that a service provider offers. Updates that affect future communication, such as changes in address information, telephone numbers or email addresses, happen much less frequently. However, updates such as these must occur at the time the update occurs, rather at some indefinite time in the future. Such updates are typically sent to certain designated key recipients, such as to individuals in frequent contact with the user or to selected services providers.

The invention provides a control method and a system of multiple energy sources of the mixed hybrid vehicle, which comprises: an explaining module of the driving behaviors of the drivers; a mode determination and ability estimation module; a target confirmation module; and a generating module of the control instruction. The explaining module of the driving behaviors of the drivers confirms the needed driving / braking torque of the whole vehicle which is reflected on the wheels by the drivers under the current status. Meanwhile the mode determination and ability estimation mode completes the confirmation of the current operation mode of the mixed power system and the ability calculation of the charging / discharging of the power battery group, and confirms the current ability of the driving / power generation of the motor. The target confirmation module completes the confirmation calculation of the target torque of the two big power supplies of the mixed power system under the current status. The control instruction generates a mode port to confirm the corresponding execution instruction of the actuator. The control method and system of multiple energy sources of the mixed hybrid vehicle has the advantages of reducing the complexity of the control system of the power train assembly of the multiple energy sources of the prior hybrid vehicle, and ensuring the clarification and generalization of the modular structure of the power train assembly control system of multiple energy sources of the whole vehicle of the original complicated mixed hybrid vehicle.

This disclosure is related to software that responds to consumer usage patterns in order to create more ice. The developed software monitors ice dispenses rather they are crushed or cubed. When a threshold of the number of dispenses within the preset time period has been met, the freezer enters a high demand mode. During high demand mode, the freezer is commanded to run at a colder temperature for a preset period of time. The method described in this disclosure includes setting a threshold for the number of dispenses within a time interval and detecting the number of dispenses that are related to a trigger's activation. The method continues with sending a signal when the number of dispenses surpasses the threshold within the time interval and taking a corrective action that increases the production of ice when the signal is received.

The invention provides a driving moment distribution method and system for a four-wheel-drive electric vehicle and an electric vehicle. The driving moment distribution method comprises the following steps that in the running process of the electric vehicle, electric vehicle total demand driving moment corresponding to the target vehicle speed under the liner driving working condition of the electric vehicle, adjusting yawing moment of the electric vehicle under the steering driving working condition of the electric vehicle and additional adjustment driving moment of all wheels under the wheel driving trackslip working condition of the low adhesion road surface are obtained correspondingly; vertical loads of all wheels and total vertical load of the electric vehicle are obtained correspondingly; and driving moment distribution is conducted on all wheels in the preset moment distribution mode according to the total demand driving moment, the adjusting yawing moment, the additional adjustment driving moment of all wheels, the vertical loads of all wheels and the total vertical load of the electric vehicle. According to the driving moment distribution method, rational driving moment distribution can be conducted on all wheels in real time according to dynamic running situation of the electric vehicle and different loads of the wheels, the energy utilization efficiency is improved, slipping of driving wheels can be effectively prevented, and running safety of the electric vehicle is improved.

Methods and systems for facilitating distribution of content are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a method of facilitating demand-driven population and management of online content within a video-on-demand (VOD) service includes receiving trend information and a link reference at one or more input ports, the reference being at least indirectly indicative of a location at which the content is available, and obtaining and normalizing, by way of one or more processing devices, metadata pertaining to the content. The method further includes determining business rule information pertaining to the content based at least indirectly upon the trend information, content provider policy information, and the normalized metadata, via the processing device(s), and outputting via one or more output ports the business rule information for receipt by the VOD service, whereby availability and prioritization of the content at the VOD service is based at least in part upon the output business rule information.

A control system for a vehicle, having drive sections (104, 107, 109), a power supply section (101, 103, 107, 109) including an electric power storage unit to supply power to the drive section, includes a demanded power calculating section (1) calculating a demanded drive power required for driving the vehicle, an allowable drive electric power output calculating section (2) calculating allowable drive electric power output of the electric power storage unit necessary for compensating a delayed response of the power supply section with respect to a variation in the demanded power, an available electric power output calculating section (3) calculating available electric power output of the electric power storage unit on the basis of a stage of charge of the electric power storage unit, and a target power calculating unit (4, 7, 9) calculating target power to be produced by the power supply section on the basis of the demanded drive power, allowable drive electric power output and available electric power output.

A method for social network collaboration addresses the need for efficient and effective way of obtaining information. The method obtains aggregated information from members of a social network collaborating in response to a source collaboration message. The method provides for a demand-driven collaborated information production such that the information is significantly more relevant and accurate.

A static analysis for identification of permission-requirements on stack-inspection authorization systems is provided. The analysis employs functional modularity for improved scalability. To enhance precision, the analysis utilizes program slicing to detect the origin of each parameter passed to a security-sensitive function. Furthermore, since strings are essential when defining permissions, the analysis integrates a sophisticated string analysis that models string computations.

The invention discloses a dynamic maintenance method for the demand-driven routing in a multi-hop wireless ad hoc network. The method essentially comprises a master route setting up process, a stand-by route setting up process and a route maintenance process; first, the master route is set up in a demand-driven routing manner; then the stand-by route is set up in a specified range, and the change of the stand-by route is updated timely. The route maintenance process comprises two sections, wherein, the first section is that when the stand-by route is invalid, an invalid stand-by node is detected and a message on the failure of the stand-by route is sent out; the second session is that when the master route is invalid, dynamic maintenance is carried out to the master route. In the method of the invention, the establishing of the stand-by route and the interaction of route information are limited in the range of the hop of a major node, thus reducing communication consumption, being capable of rapidly responding when a link of the master route is invalid (for instance, node movement causes the invalidation of the link) or a node of the master route is invalid (for instance, the energy of the node is run out) and guaranteeing the stability and reliability of communication without increasing the time delay of a business.

A demand driving force parameter indicative of a demand driving force of the engine is set based on the accelerator pedal operation amount, and a target value of an engine driving force control amount is set based on the demand driving force parameter. The engine driving force control amount is controlled so as to coincide with the target value. A target rotational speed of the engine is set based on the demand driving force parameter, and the continuously variable transmission is controlled so that the rotational speed of the engine coincides with the target rotational speed. One of a first operation mode and a second operation mode is selectable, wherein the fuel consumption rate in the second operation mode is less than the fuel consumption rate in the first operation mode. When the second operation mode is selected, the demand driving force parameter corresponding to the accelerator pedal operation amount is set to a value which is smaller than a value of the demand driving force parameter in the first operation mode, and the target value is calculated based on a first predetermined characteristic preliminarily set according to the engine rotational speed and the demand driving force parameter. The first predetermined characteristic is set so that the target value corresponding to the same engine rotational speed is substantially constant in a first predetermined range of the demand driving force parameter.

A computer implemented method, system, and software of making a short term forecast using tactical predictors, includes collecting predictor data related to the short term forecast, wherein the collecting predictor data includes identifying driver data that drives the forecast from a group consisting of demand drivers, supply drivers, competitive drivers, and environmental drivers. The predictor data related to the short term forecast is transformed; and the short term forecast is created based on the transformed predictor data.

A process is scheduled based on one or more tasks identified as control tasks from a set of tasks comprising part of a job. A desired work-in-progress load time level is set for each of the identified control tasks, and a time load on each of the identified control tasks is determined for each new job, each new job comprising one or more tasks. New jobs are released based on the desired work-in-progress load time level for one or more control tasks to approximately maintain the set desired work-in-progress load time level.

The business method according to the present invention concerns with spatially distributed configurable vending machines and their network, especially those which produce FMCG products, like beverages, hot drinks, cocktails, soups, soaps, perfumes, etc. The configurable vending machine can produce products in different phase, proportion, appearance, look and feel, etc. regarding its configuration set up. The different configurations are generally called recipe, formula which are stored in files in Internet servers. These files can be accessed by authorized persons, who can modify, delete, create new and share with other authorized users via an Internet based online community portal. The invention describes how the configurable vending machines and its network can be managed and the communication among consumers, resellers and franchise owner. The IT back office system automatically organizes product development, market survey, marketing communication, and logistics processes and serve information about actual trends, consumption, stock status in real-time. Variety of advantages are obtained by using the method invented, like a higher integration among B2C, B2B and C2C domains (processes) yielding shorter product development cycles, lower sales and development costs, and better market knowledge.

A system is disclosed providing visualization of a production control framework. The system includes a database storing production control data associated with one or more entities and a production control system coupled with the database and configured to model a production control framework of the one or more entities. The production control system includes one or more work centers authorizing one or more tasks for one or more parts and one or more manufacturing processes that produce one or more finished parts using the one or more parts.

Disclosed are a method and system for transforming organizations from a supply driven to service oriented, demand driven IT organization. The IT Service Management Technology Enablement Model provides a method for supply-oriented customers to move to an advanced, demand driven service utility. The method outlines the key technical enablers that need to be put in place to achieve specific milestones as they move from a supply driven to demand driven model. Key milestones include: aligning IT to the Business (communicate); productizing IT (Structure); IT as a Factory (Standardize); and IT as a Utility (Commoditize).

Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed to facilitate operation of a network. First network state data descriptive of a first network state is received. The first network data includes network demand associated with nodes of a dynamic network, where the nodes of the dynamic network include at least one movable node. The first network data also includes a node state of each node of the dynamic network. At least one first link is automatically established between two or more nodes of the dynamic network to satisfy at least a portion of the network demand. Link data is generated where the link data is descriptive of node utilization, the at least one first link, and assignment of the portion of the network demand to the at least one first link. One or more changes to the dynamic network are modeled based on the link data to identify a second network state, wherein the second network state satisfies a greater quantity of the network demand than the first network state.

Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for concepts for replenishing supplies and demand driven advertising. In one embodiment, a campaign to fill an employment position can be initiated. For the campaign, a supply of active candidates can be maintained a various desired levels. Further, the active candidates can be automatically contacted for the employment position.

A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and / or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.

A speed control system configured automatically to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a first target speed value stored by the system at least in part by controlling an amount of drive torque applied to one or more wheels by a powertrain. The system is configured to receive a driver drive demand signal indicative of an amount of driver demanded drive torque to be applied to one or more wheels, and is configured to cause the vehicle to operate in accordance with a second target speed value greater than the first in dependence at least in part on the driver drive demand signal.

A graphics system that may be shared between multiple display channels includes a frame buffer, two arbiters, a pixel buffer, and several display output queues. The first arbiter arbitrates between the display channels' requests for display information from the frame buffer and forwards a selected request to the frame buffer. The frame buffer outputs display information in response to receiving the forwarded request, and pixels corresponding to this display information are stored in the pixel buffer. Each display channel has a corresponding display output queue that provides data to a display and generates a request for pixels from the pixel buffer. A pixel request arbiter receives the pixel requests generated by the display output queues, selects one of the pixel requests, and forwards the selected request to the pixel buffer. In response, the pixel buffer outputs pixels to the display output queue that generated the selected pixel request.

A “Demand-Driven Pointer Analyzer” (DDPA) provides a “demand-driven” field-sensitive pointer analysis process. This process rapidly and accurately identifies alias sets for selected pointers in software modules or programs of any size, including large-scale C / C++ programs such as a complete operating system (OS). The DDPA formulates the pointer analysis task as a Context-Free Language (CFL) reachability problem that operates using a Program Expression Graph (PEG) automatically constructed from the program code. The PEG provides a node and edge-based graph representation of all expressions and assignments in the program and allows the DDPA to rapidly identify aliases for pointers in the program by traversing the graph as a CFL reachability problem to determine pointer alias sets. In various embodiments, the DDPA is also context-sensitive.

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicle traveling control, and discloses a method and system for detecting the ramp state of a vehicle. The method includes the steps that a slope calculation value is acquired according to vehicle demand driving force and vehicle actual driving force, under the non-gear-shifting condition of the vehicle, filtering processing is conducted on the slope calculation value, then the slope calculation value and a set slope threshold value are compared and detected, and thus the slope state at the current moment is determined; under the gear shifting condition of the vehicle, it is determined that the slope state detected at the previous moment is kept; gear shifting strategy support is provided for an automatic gearbox through the detection information, the timely gear shifting problem when the automatic gearbox encounters a ramp in the vehicle without ramp auxiliary detection equipment is solved, and the driveability of the vehicle is improved.