2285 results about "Device parameters" patented technology

A method for using a capture device to capture at least two video signals corresponding to a scene, includes: providing a two-dimensional image sensor having a plurality of pixels; reading a first group of pixels from the image sensor at a first frame rate to produce a first video signal of the image scene; reading a second group of pixels from the image sensor at a second frame rate for producing a second video signal; and using at least one of the video signals for adjusting one or more of the capture device parameters.

An integrated configuration viewing system for use in a process plant includes a computer readable memory and a plurality of template configuration objects stored on the computer readable memory. Each of the plurality of template configuration objects includes a graphical representation of a physical entity within the process plant, a parameter storage adapted to communicate with the process plant to obtain and store device parameter information associated with the physical entity within the process plant, and a configuration storage adapted to store configuration parameters associated with the physical entity within the process plant. A first routine is stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to present a library section on a user interface. The library section is adapted to present depictions of the plurality of template configuration objects to a user via the user interface. A second routine is stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to present a configuration area on the user interface. And a third routine is stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to enable a user to select one of the plurality of template configuration objects from the library section and to place the selected template configuration object within the configuration area to create a process configuration module within the configuration area.

Approaches for characterizing a phrenic stimulation threshold, a cardiac capture threshold, a maximum device parameter, and a minimum device parameter are described. A plurality of cardiac pacing pulses can be delivered by using a cardiac pacing device, a pacing parameter of the plurality of cardiac pacing pulses being changed between delivery of at least some of the pulses. One or more sensor signals can be evaluated to detect stimulation of the phrenic nerve by one or more of the plurality of cardiac pacing pluses. The evaluation of the one or more sensor signals and the pacing parameter can be compared to determine if a phrenic stimulation threshold is at least one of higher than a maximum device parameter and lower than a minimum device parameter.

Systems and methods are provided for controlling access to online services. For example, the system may include an application running on a user computer (130) that collects platform data (e.g. physical device parameters) and generates a machine fingerprint (stage 602). The computer (130) may send the machine fingerprint to the authentication server (110). The server (110) may associate the received machine fingerprint with the appropriate online account information received from a host server (120) or the like (stage 604). The authentication server (110) may send the appropriate registration status signal to the host server (120), which in turn may update the online profile information to include the user's registration status (stage 606).

A method, system and program code are provided to implement a wireless network having a plurality of devices in which one of the devices coordinates wireless communications between the devices. The method and system evaluates device parameters of one or more of the plurality of devices, the device parameters including at least available power source characteristics for a device; and determines a coordinator from the plurality of devices based on at least the available power source characteristics, such as an available power source capacity, for the one or more of the plurality of devices, the coordinator adapted to coordinate wireless communications between the devices in the wireless network.

Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically configuring, managing, and maintaining a network device or VPN using a public network such as the Internet. Initial configuration of a network device or VPN occurs upon a user entering minimal information via a simple HTML page. After receipt of this minimal information, the present invention automatically configures the network device or VPN without user intervention. Thereafter, a user may modify the network device or VPN configuration via an easy-to-use and easy-to-understand graphical user interface. Parameters are presented such that a user simply checks and unchecks boxes, or clicks on radio buttons, to configure network device parameters. Upon completion of the selection, the user clicks on save, and the configuration is automatically modified. In addition, upon a significant change to any network device, the changed network device automatically initiates reconfiguration of the network device or VPN with zero input from a user.

An electronic funds system, including a plurality of payment devices, each payment device including a payment application for (i) transferring funds to another payment device, (ii) receiving funds from another payment device, and (iii) synchronizing transactions with a bank server computer, a queue manager for queuing transactions for synchronization with the bank server computer, an encoder for encrypting transaction information, a proximity communication module for wirelessly communicating with another of the plurality of payment devices over a short range, a wireless communication module for communicating with a client computer and with the bank server computer over a long range, a plurality of client computers, each client computer including a payment device manager for (i) transmitting funds to a payment device, (ii) receiving funds from a payment device, and (iii) setting payment device parameters, and a wireless communication module for communicating with at least one of the plurality of payment devices and with a bank server computer over a long range, and at least one bank server computer, each bank server computer including an account manager for (i) managing at least one bank account associated with at least one of the payment devices, and (ii) processing transactions received from the plurality of payment devices, a decoder for decrypting encrypted transaction information, and a wireless communication module for communicating with the plurality of payment devices and with the plurality of client computers over a long range. A method and a computer-readable storage medium are also described and claimed.

A proximity sensor device and method is provided that facilitates improved system usability. Specifically, the proximity sensor device and method provide the ability for a user to easily cause adjustments in an electronic system using a proximity sensor device as a user interface. For example, it can be used to facilitate user interface navigation, such as scrolling. As another example, it can be used to facilitate value adjustments, such as changing a device parameter. To facilitate adjustment, the embodiments of the present invention provide a proximity sensor device that is adapted to indicate adjustment in a first way responsive to object motion in both of two opposite directions along a path proximate the touch sensor device. This facilitates use of the proximity sensor device by a user to indicate adjustments to an electronic device, and is particularly useful for indicating continuing adjustments.

An applications program is provided for permitting a user of a host processing system to dynamically control a modem having forward compatible and expandable functionality. In a preferred embodiment, the applications program is designed to run on a personal computer running the Windows.RTM. shell, and the modem is compatible with ADSL promulgated standards. As part of such program, initialization and detection routines determine the capabilities of an ADSL modem, including whether the same has been upgraded to have enhanced data throughput. A calibration routine measures the computing power available to the host processor, and based on this information and other relevant parameters determines nominal setup parameters for the modem. These parameters are stored in a Device Parameter Table so that they can be accessed by various application programs that may make use of such modem. A user of such program can at that time or thereafter alter the characteristics of the ADSL modem (including a target data rate) subject to availability of sufficiently powerful analog front end sampling circuitry and processing power.

A MMR system for newspaper publishing comprises a plurality of mobile devices, an MMR gateway, an MMR matching unit and an MMR publisher. The MMR matching unit receives an image query from the MMR gateway and sends it to one or more of the recognition units to identify a result including a document, the page and the location on the page. The MMR system also includes a quality predictor as a plug-in installed on the mobile device to filter images before they are included as part of a retrieval request or as part of the MMR matching unit. The quality predictor comprises an input for receiving recognition algorithm information, a vector calculator, a score generator and a scoring module. The quality predictor receives as inputs an image query, context information and device parameters, and generates an outputs a recognizability score. The present invention also includes a method for generating robustness features.

A system for displaying data associated with network appliances includes icons arranged in a display area in accordance with a characteristic associated with the network appliances. This characteristic may be related to location, alarm state, sensor value, or others. Further, the icons may display visual indication associated with network appliance parameters. Moreover, the icons may be superimposed on a graphical element. This element may be a map, blueprint, image, or plot. Further, a set of historical data may be replayed through the display by altering the visual indications of the icons and the graphical element in accordance with a sequence of values contained in the historical data.

The invention provides a detection method and a detection system of an intelligent relay protection device. Aiming at the situation that compared with the prior art, dynamic properties of the relay protection device cannot be detected effectively in an intelligent substation spot, and starting from the feature of sharing of digitalization and informatization of an intelligent substation secondary system, the detection method which regards a digit simulation system as a data source and regards synchronous working of a plurality of digitized relay protection testers is provided and the detection system of the intelligent relay protection device is constructed. Various operating situations which probably happen in a transformer substation can be simulated according to an actual electric topological structure of an intelligent substation and device parameters construction and simulation models in a lab, simulating calculation can be conducted, transient test data which have higher similarity with the actual operating situations can be achieved by transforming, the transient test data can be output in the intelligent substation spot in a playback mode, and detection of the dynamic properties of the relay protection device and checkout work of protection definite value can be carried out.

A sub-circuit based extraction method which extracts a multi-finger MOS transistor directly as a sub-circuit is described. By adding three marking layers, the method provides the layout extracted netlist with a complete list of device geometric parameters corresponding to the device properties as presented in the sub-circuit model based schematic netlist. By performing a layout-versus-schematic comparison based on all geometric parameters extracted, the layout checking is performed in a complete and accurate way where each device parameter is checked against the corresponding design schematic. This complete and accurate geometric parameter comparison enhances the confidence level of the layout physical verification.