109 results about "Devices procedures" patented technology

A user interface is presented through which a training plan is established. The training plan includes a plurality of workouts each describing a human physical activity. The training plan is stored within data storage for selection by any of a plurality of users. In response to a user among said plurality of users selecting said training plan, data describing at least one workout in said training plan is electronically transmitted to a client device associated with the user.

The present invention concerns application of digital rights management to industrial automation devices including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), I/O devices, and communication adapters. Digital rights management involves a set of technologies for controlling and managing access to device objects and/or programs such as ladder logic programs. Access to automation device objects and/or programs can be managed by downloading rules of use that define user privileges with respect to automation devices and utilizing digital certificates, among other things, to verify the identity of a user desiring to interact with device programs, for example. Furthermore, the present invention provides for secure transmission of messages to and amongst automation devices utilizing public key cryptography associated with digital certificates.

CPI_type is stated in the PlayList( ). There are EP_type and EP_map type in CPI_type. If the position of an I-picture can be known by analysis, EP_map type is used, whereas, if the position of an I-picture cannot be known by analysis, EP_map type is used. By so doing, AV stream data recorded subject to analysis of the I-picture and AV stream data recorded without analyzing the I-picture position can be supervised in common.

A copyright management system that manages the time limits of the reproduction of a plurality of pieces of content in a batch manner. A content reproduction apparatus has a storage unit storing a reproduction permission ID list and the valid period information of each group ID and a reproduction control block for controlling the reproduction of content data attached with the group ID. The reproduction control block reads the group ID from content data and, if the read group ID is contained in the reproduction permission ID list and the current time is not in excess of the valid period of this group ID, permits the reproduction of the content data; if the read group ID is not contained in the reproduction permission ID list or the current time is in excess of the valid period of this group ID, the reproduction control block restricts the reproduction of the content data.

An optical disc has recorded therein an AV stream divided into segments. An interleave unit is recorded in front of an ith segment to be played back in an ith place among the segments. The interleave unit includes a library whose live range has a start point that falls during a playback time of the ith segment.

A method and apparatus for automatic generation of a device program including determining a controller from among a plurality of controllers displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) on a user device communicatively coupled to a corresponding external controller, generating a user interactive pin layout in the GUI for the controller, displaying in the GUI, a plurality of operations for execution by the controller, determining an operation from among the plurality of operations for the controller, associating pins selected to parameters of the operation, receiving parameter data for the operation from at least one data entry field in the GUI, generating a program for the controller based on the user interactive pin layout, the received parameter data, the operation, and sending the program for storage in a memory on the controller.

A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus of the invention is an apparatus which measures a three-dimensional shape of a target object by analyzing an optical pattern projected to the target object. The three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes a line sensor and an image analysis unit. The line sensor reads the target object, onto which the optical pattern is projected, as the image. The image analysis unit analyzes the optical pattern in the image read by the line sensor based on a spatial fringe analysis method, and the image analysis unit computes the three-dimensional shape information on the target object. An apparatus, method and program for measuring the three-dimensional shape of an object by analyzing an optical pattern projected onto the object. The phase of a pixel included in an image taken of the optical pattern is determined based on the brightness values of the pixel and at least one neighboring pixel in the image; thus the height information of the object can be determined. In addition, the height of the target object at a given position can be computed based on how much the phase of the optical pattern projected onto a certain position of the object is shifted from a reference phase.

A method and apparatus for automatic generation of a device program including determining a controller from among a plurality of controllers displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) on a user device communicatively coupled to a corresponding external controller, generating a user interactive pin layout in the GUI for the controller, displaying in the GUI, a plurality of operations for execution by the controller, determining an operation from among the plurality of operations for the controller, associating pins selected to parameters of the operation, receiving parameter data for the operation from at least one data entry field in the GUI, generating a program for the controller based on the user interactive pin layout, the received parameter data, the operation, and sending the program for storage in a memory on the controller, wherein at least one determined operation comprises communicating data with an external data service.

A loader section (102) for converting a program from a class file to a runtime execution format, a runtime saving section (103) for performing a runtime saving process by which a runtime execution format is converted to a temporary runtime execution format, a temporary runtime execution format storing section (302) for storing a temporary runtime execution format, and a post-loader section (105) for performing a post-loader process by which a temporary runtime execution format is converted to a runtime execution format are included, and determination is made whether or not there is a temporary runtime execution format in the temporary runtime execution format storing section when a start-up of a program is instructed, the loader section is requested to perform conversion to a runtime execution format if there is none, and the post-loader section is requested to perform conversion to a runtime execution format if there is any. As a result, it is possible to reduce a start-up time of a downloaded program in a program distribution service.

In one or more embodiments, a memory device is disclosed as having an adjustable programming window having a plurality of programmable levels. The programming window is moved to compensate for changes in reliable program and erase thresholds achievable as the memory device experiences factors such as erase/program cycles that change the program window. The initial programming window is determined prior to an initial erase/program cycle. The programming levels are then moved as the programming window changes, such that the plurality of programmable levels still remain within the program window and are tracked with the program window changes.

A risk evaluation support device is used for a safety network which serves to cause an output device to make a controlled device operable based on a detection signal outputted from an input device when the input device detects a safety condition. The support device creates a parameter setting table for correlating a danger source with the input and output devices and a PLC for risk evaluation based on configuration data of the safety network obtained through a communication part and device data on devices obtained from a component database. Operating data for the safety network are obtained according to conditions provided by the parameter setting table and a current risk evaluation value for the danger source is calculated based on the obtained operating data. The calculated risk evaluation value is outputted to a display part.

An apparatus, program product and method that build column statistics utilizing at least one skew value. The column statistics built using skew values, instead of column statistics built only through random sampling, may be used to more accurately reflect skew values across join networks, and thus enable a query optimizer to better select an access plan that is optimal under current runtime conditions.

A recycling job supporting system is provided which is capable of efficiently carrying out a disassembly job. Information management center equipment 100 has an object disassembly information register DB 40 in which the object disassembly information is registered by associating the object disassembly information with object identification information, retrieves the object disassembly information from the object disassembly information register DB 40 based on the received object identification information when receiving the object identification information, and transmits the object disassembly information found through the retrieval to recycling center equipment 200. The recycling center equipment 200 reads out the object identification information from the recycling object 70, transmits the read-out object identification information to the information management center equipment 100, constructs any one of a plurality of disassembly diagrams capable of being constructed through the received object disassembly information depending on a progress condition of the disassembly job of the recycling object 70 when receiving the object disassembly information through the transmission, and then displays the constructed disassembly diagram in a display unit 68.

In a printing control method and device, a processing method for print data is extracted from a processing-method storage unit in which information, contained in print data received from a terminal device, and processing methods associated with the information are stored, by accessing the processing-method storage unit using the information as a key. A print processing data is acquired based on the extracted processing method.

According to a region dividing device, a region dividing member generates a plurality of primary region groups, each of which includes a plurality of primary regions. Each of the plurality of primary regions is characterized by each measured value of feature values. A basic region group generating member generates a single basic region group that includes a plurality of basic regions produced by dividing the target image. Each basic region is characterized by each measured value of feature values. Each measured value is obtained based on the measured values of the plurality of primary regions of the plurality of primary region groups. A region integrating member integrates similar adjacent basic regions into a corresponding integrated region, based on a weighted Euclidean distance between the similar adjacent basic regions.

The invention discloses a method based on internet for protecting memory devcie, the protected object is memory device, includes that proceeding read-write protection of data security to the protected object, encrypting the data, proceeding identify certified to users with legal identity, and refuse illegal users, which is characterized in that, internet is applied to proceed global online identification. Password protection is used to identify legal users identity in data of device program control area of the protected object, counting, real-time displaying and monitoring all the illegal users through a server management platform of manufacturer. The invention protects all data of storage device, and protects rights and interests of users with legal identity, and provides identity registration information management service to users with legal identity for life. The invention provides protection to users data security and to operative mode of the protected object.When the protected object is lost or used by users with illegal identity, the invention can provide related information of recourse or rights protection to users with legal identity.

A BD-ROM stores a video stream and a plurality of pieces of Copy Control Information (CCIforSD and CCIforHD). The video stream carries video composed of a plurality of frame images. Each piece of Copy Control Information indicates, for one of a plurality of quality levels, restrictions imposed on recording of a video signal generated by converting the plurality of frame images and output at a respective quality level.

A BD-ROM stores a video stream and a plurality of pieces of copy control information. The plurality of pieces of copy control information include “CCIforHD with CM”, “CCIforSD with CM”, “CCIforHD without CM”, and “CCIforSD without CM”. The video stream constitutes video composed of a plurality of video streams. Among the plurality of pieces of copy control information, “CCIforHD with CM” and “CCIforSD with CM” indicate whether recording is permitted of a video signal converted from the video stream and output with addition of supplemental information. On the other hand, “CCIforHD without CM” and “CCIforSD without CM” indicate whether recording is permitted of the video output without addition of the supplemental information.

The invention relates to a method for realizing upgrade and maintenance of equipment programs based on USB Host and a U disc. A main circuit of embedded system equipment comprises an MCU circuit, wherein the MCU is provided with a USB Host controller, and the USB Host controller is connected with an USB interface to form an equipment program upgrade port; a data U disc is externally connected through the USB interface of the MCU circuit, and data in the data U disc are read and written under the control of preset software in the MCU so as to realize the upgrade and the maintenance of equipment programs. Thus, the upgrade and the maintenance of equipment programs can be realized by inserting the data U disc into the USB interface of the equipment without using hardware units such as computers, serial port communication cables, programmers and the like. Therefore, the method can reduce construction difficulty of site operation in a complicated environment and has generalization values.

The invention relates to a protection method of a memory device based on a mobile communication network. The protection method takes the memory device as a protected object, implements global online authentication by a network, carries out the data security read/write protection to the protected object, encrypts the data and authenticating the identity of a legal identity characteristic holder, and refuses an illegal user from using, wherein the network is a mobile communication network; and the global online locking is also carried out by adopting the mobile communication network. In the protection method, the password protection is used for the identity authentication of a legal user in the data of an equipment procedure control region of the protected object, and all illegal user groups are taken statistics, displayed at the real time and supervised on a server management platform of a manufacturer. The protection method protects all data of the memory device as well as rights and interests of the legal identity characteristic holder, provides the lifelong identity registration information management service for the legal identity characteristic holder, and also protects the user data security and the working status of the protected object. The invention also can provide recourse and rights activist information for the legal identity characteristic holder when the protected object is lost or illegally used.

The invention discloses an embedded remote device program programmer device and method and belongs to the technical field of embedded remote device program converting. The embedded remote device program programmer device comprises an intelligent terminal, an internet access, a serial port/ universal serial bus (USB) port, a joint test action group (JTAG) port, a simulator, an electronic switch and a target machine and further comprises an ethernet port to serial port converter for converting information of an ethernet port to a serial port. Compared with the existing method for programming based on the JTAG port, the serial port programmer method is free of limitation from space and transmission space, and is easy to operate, convenient to debug and capable of effectively reducing maintenance cost.

Provided are a computer implemented method, system, and program for enabling access to information from a device. A device program is generated to access device property information from the device. Each device property indicates a state of the device and the device program includes device specific commands to query the device for information on the device properties and device independent statements common to device programs for other devices to buffer the queried property information to return to requesting clients. The device program is stored in a computer readable medium.