147 results about "Group setting" patented technology

Provided are an array speaker system and a method of implementing the same. The array speaker system includes a group setting unit setting one or more combinations of a plurality of speakers included in an array speaker system into at least one group according to a predetermined adjustment factor, a signal assignment unit dividing an input signal into at least one sound source signal according to the adjustment factor and selectively assigning the divided sound source signal(s) to the set group(s), a sound adjustment unit adjusting a sound source signal to be output through speakers within the group according to sound source characteristics of the group, and a signal output unit outputting the adjusted sound source signal through the speakers within the group. Using the array speaker system, sound adjustment and sound output optimized for each frequency band can be obtained during output of a sound source signal having a broad range of frequencies, and a near-field effect that distorts an output sound source signal can be prevented. Moreover, stereo and multi-channel effects can be obtained and the directivity of the array speaker system can be improved.

An encryption method and apparatus that provides forward secrecy, by updating the key using a one-way function after each encryption. By providing forward secrecy within a cipher, rather than through a key management system, forward secrecy may be added to cryptographic systems and protocols by using the cipher within an existing framework. A random-access key updating method can efficiently generate one or more future keys in any order. Embodiments are applicable to forward secret ciphers that are used to protect protocols with unreliable transport, to ciphers that are used in multicast or other group settings, and to protection of packets using the IPSec protocols.

A group setting section divides indicated messages according to types upon receiving an instruction from the user and sets a default display status for the messages by group. An indicated message preparing section prepares an indicated message based on the check result by a checking section. An indicated message urgency processing section determines the urgency of the indicated message based on the number of revisions made in response to previous indicated messages of the same type. An output message editing section selects the indicated message to be output according to the group setting and the urgency, determines the order of output based on the urgency, and edits an output message. An outputting section outputs an indicated message list according to results of the editing.

An image forming apparatus has: pluralities of sheet storage units; a printing unit; a sheet driving unit that feeds a sheet of paper from the sheet storage units to the printing unit; a group setting maintaining unit that forms a group of the sheet storage units; a residual sheet amount detecting unit that detects sheet empty on any of the sheet storage units in the group; a sheet storage switching control unit that controls the sheet driving unit to select another one of the sheet storage units in the same group for feeding a sheet, if the residual sheet amount detecting unit detects the sheet empty; and a sheet empty warning unit that warns a user of the sheet empty detected by the residual sheet amount detecting unit.

Provided is a device-to-device (D2D) group communication control method. In the D2D group communication control method, D2D group session information is generated and transmitted when a D2D group service request or a D2D group communication sensing report is received. When a D2D group session confirmation message is received according to the D2D group service request or the D2D group communication sensing report, D2D group session setup is determined to be successful. A D2D group service response message or a D2D group service start message is transmitted to at least one device belonging to a D2D group for which the D2D group session setup is completed. Thereby, centralized D2D group session management can be performed. Accordingly, the number of connections of separate direct communication can be reduced and hence a signaling load can be reduced.

The present disclosure provides a therapeutic method applicable to learning, attention, cognitive and developmental disorders. This method combines auditory, visual and vestibular stimuli into a systematic method which can be customized to address individual learning, attention and processing disorders. This method may be wirelessly implemented in a group setting. A device for providing vestibular and somatosensory stimulation through bone conduction of sound waves to skeletal bones is provided in the form of a pad that is applied to or wrapped around the individual in treatment, which is comfortable in use and may contain particulate filler material capable of providing bone conduction stimulation adjacent to the location of a bone conduction transducer and expand the sound conduction site over a larger area.

A system for knowledge transfer in a group setting comprises a plurality of participant work areas and a moderator work area. Each of the plurality of participant work areas has at least one corresponding participant input-device, and each of the participant input-devices is adapted to define participant images that are then included on the corresponding participant work area. The moderator work area comprises at least one moderator input-device. The at least one moderator input-device is adapted to define moderator images that are then included on the moderator work area and to select moderator images that are then simultaneously included on each of plurality of participant work areas. The moderator input-device is further adapted to select participant images from any of the plurality of participant work areas that are then included on the moderator work area.

Primary and / or secondary communication groups can be assigned to users with communication devices arranged in a hierarchy (FIG. 4). A set of humans are assigned to a role in a role-based hierarchy. A communication device (404) is assigned to the set of humans for communication over a network. One or more secondary communication groups are determined for the communication device (120). The one or more determined secondary communication groups are primary communication groups of other devices used by one or more other humans assigned roles in the role-based hierarchy. Secondary communication group settings are programmed for the communication device (124), where the group settings are consistent with the determined secondary communication groups.

A parameter display portion of an acoustic signal processing apparatus (mixer) according to the present invention displays a setting of a parameter (channel group setting parameter) by use of a plurality of light-emitting display elements (LED) La through Lc. While the acoustic signal processing apparatus is under operating conditions with a setting of the parameter being established through a setting operation of an operator (on-switch) Bt, the display elements La through Lc in the entire parameter-establishable range are kept in display action. The parameter display portion is controlled such that, during the display action, the display element [(2)=La, (3)=Lb, (4)=Lc] corresponding to the established setting is displayed in the first display mode, while the other display elements [(2)=Lb and Lc, (3)=La and Lc, (4)=La and Lb] excluded from the established setting being displayed in the second display mode. As a result, the present invention provides quick, reliable and easy perception of the currently setting-established part in the entire parameter-establishable range.

The method comprises: setting a built-in selection menu in mobile phone; the selection menu is displayed on a display screen of the mobile phone; in the selection menu there are selectable function modes items for use in different groups; the function mode items comprises at least a elder function mode, a children function mode and a blind-man function mode. After a user (elder, child or blind-man) selects one function mode item, the mobile phone enters into the selected function mode, opens the group setting of the function mode and displays it through display screen.

A system and a corresponding method for multi-core synchronous debugging of a multi-core platform including a plurality of cores are provided. The method includes the following steps. Transmit a core debugging instruction to one of the cores selected by a system debugging instruction or store a group setting included in the system debugging instruction according to the type of the system debugging instruction. Control every core in a group to start executing program instructions simultaneously according to another system debugging instruction. The group is a subset of the cores and the group setting indicates which ones of the cores are included in the group. Use a handshaking mechanism to control all cores of the group to enter a debug mode simultaneously when a debug event happens in any core of the group.

The invention discloses an instant messaging group message control method and control device. The instant messaging group message control method comprises the steps of adding a function control for shielding members' messages on a group setting interface on an instant messaging client-side; popping up a group member list when the control is triggered and enabling a user to select group members sending messages required to be shielded; adding and saving identification codes ID of the group members sending messages required to be shielded, selected by the user, in a shielded member list; obtaining ID of a message sender from group messages when the group messages are received and judging whether the ID of the message sender exist in the shielded member list or not, shielding the group messages if the ID exist in the shielded member list and normally displaying the group messages if the ID do not exist in the shielded member list. By means of the technical scheme, the shielded member list is operate according to selections of the user, common instant messaging group members can continently shield or de-shield the messages of other members in a batch mode, interference of instant messaging group spam is decreased, and user experience is improved.

A touch sensing system for detecting at least one touch is provided. The touch sensing system includes a touch sensing unit having a plurality of touchable regions for outputting sensing signals of the at least one touch, an operating unit for determining difference values between the sensing signals and a baseline value, a group setting unit for grouping ones of the regions in which the difference values exist into one or more groups, and a threshold value determining unit for determining maximum difference values from the groups to determine first threshold values of the groups corresponding to the determined maximum difference values. The touch sensing system increases the correctness of the touch detection by adaptively changing the first threshold value in accordance with the touch strength. A method of driving the touch sensing system is also provided.

A communication device of the present invention is a communication device which performs data communication via a power line (3) whose transmission characteristics fluctuate, and includes: a parameter group setting unit (111) which sets a first group of transmission parameters; a degree-of-limitation determining unit (40) which determines a degree of limitation on group of transmission parameters for limiting a part of the first group of the transmission parameters; a parameter group converting unit (20) which converts, into a second group of transmission parameters, the first group of the transmission parameters, by limiting the part of the first group of the transmission parameters; a channel communicating unit (30) which obtains a result of transmission parameter evaluation data using the second group of the transmission parameters; and a parameter determining unit (111) which determines an optimal transmission parameter for current data communication, based on the result of the transmission parameter evaluation data.

A lamp set with remotely group setting function comprising a plurality of lamp assemblies and a remote controller; each lamp assembly including a casing, a signal receiver; a lamp body, a base, a circuit assembly, a power device and a group switch set; the casing for receiving element of the lamp assembly; the function group switches having a plurality of buttons for selecting the package signals sent from the remote controller; the circuit assembly of the lamp assembly being electrically connected to the lamp body, the power device, the receiver, and the group switch set. The circuit assembly serving to read package signals received from the receiver; the group switch set determining whether it is necessary to process the received package signals; if necessary, the circuit assembly will send driving signals to the lamp body to has to present different light effects according to the signals.

The invention relates to a method for application icons of an electronic device and a group setting method. The invention aims to provide a display method for the application icon of the electronic device for displaying a plurality of application icons on a display screen. The display method comprises the following steps of: providing a plurality of group labels, wherein each application icon is selectively corresponding to one of the group labels; providing an arranging sequence of the plurality of group labels; and according to the arranging sequence, arranging the plurality of application icon groups and fully displaying the plurality of application icons on the display screen.

An image reading apparatus includes: a light source that generates light by synthesizing light from different illuminants and irradiates an irradiated object with the generated light; a reading unit that reads light irradiated by the light source and reflected by the irradiated object and generates image information in a first color space on the irradiated object; a color conversion unit that converts the image information in the first color space into image information in a second color space with a color conversion factor group; and a color conversion factor group setting unit that acquires from the reading unit the image information generated by using, as the irradiated object, a color sample formed in a color of light emitted by one of the illuminants, determines the color conversion factor group to be used, according to the acquired image information, and sets the color conversion factor group to the color conversion unit.

The invention relates to the field of instant messaging and provides a gateway, which comprises a group information processing module and at least one protocol conversion module, wherein the group information processing module is used for loading group member information and group setting, converting conversation contents of various members when a user initiates a group conversation and sending the conversation contents to the protocol conversion module; and the protocol conversion module is used for receiving the conversation contents sent by the members and then converting the conversation contents into formats supported by corresponding communities to display. The invention further provides a cross-community group information processing system and method. By utilizing the technical scheme provided by the invention, users can establish a permanent cross-community contact group on an address list; furthermore, the instant messaging among group members can be realized, therefore, the user communication experience is increased.

A multi-channel signal controlled variable setting apparatus which can easily set signal controlled variables for a group of input channels while balancing the signal controlled variable between the channels in the group. A plurality of channel-by-channel faders set volume levels of respective ones of a plurality of channels according to operated amounts. A fader group assignment operating element selects arbitrary channels and assigns a group to the selected channels. A fader group setting element sets a group by bringing together the selected arbitrary channels. A plurality of group master faders corresponding to respective ones of the groups set the volume levels of the respective ones of the groups according to operated amounts. A group volume level assigning section assigns the volume levels of the respective ones of the groups to the channels according to the operated amounts of respective ones of the group master faders. A channel-by-channel volume level setting section sets the volume levels of the respective ones of the groups while maintaining the relationship between the volume levels of the channels, which have been set according to the operated amounts of the channel-by-channel faders.

In a storage area network system in which storage subsystems each containing disk devices are connected to servers through fiber channels and fiber channel switches, one of disk devices in each of the storage subsystems is used as either a storage control master device or a storage control replica device in which group setting information concerning classification of disk devices into a storage management group and a storage access definition group or storage access definition groups is stored. When a server starts, the server is made to selectively recognize the storage control master device or the storage control replica device, to read the group setting information from the recognized storage control device, and further to recognize only disk devices belonging to a group in association with the server.

A programmable display device selects and displays one screen data item from one of screen data groups each constituted of a plurality of screen data items indicative of control conditions. Further, the programmable display device includes a selection information forming section and a screen data group setting section. The selection information forming section is included in a project setting processing section, and based on screen data group information concerning the screen data groups, forms selection information by which one of the screen data groups is selected. The screen data group setting section is included in the project setting processing section, and sets, as a screen data group to be used, the one of the screen data groups which is selected based on the selection information.

A programmable display device selects and displays one screen data item from one of screen data groups each constituted of a plurality of screen data items indicative of control conditions. Further, the programmable display device includes a selection information forming section and a screen data group setting section. The selection information forming section is included in a project setting processing section, and based on screen data group information concerning the screen data groups, forms selection information by which one of the screen data groups is selected. The screen data group setting section is included in the project setting processing section, and sets, as a screen data group to be used, the one of the screen data groups which is selected based on the selection information.

The application provides a calibration method and device for PET equipment. The method comprises the steps of receiving equipment calibration command, determining the selected group scene in the pre-stored group scenes based on the equipment calibration command, and conducting the equipment calibration based on the calibration content sequentially. The method uses group setting for different calibration scenes, and solidifies the calibration content needed to be conducted for the PET equipment under various scenes into templates for storage in the sequential order of calibration, to enable PET equipment to automatically identify and read the calibration content and the calibration sequence needed to be conducted based on scenes selected by operators for calibrating the equipment, thus effectively avoiding the calibration omission and sequential mistakes caused by human factor, avoiding the prolongation of calibration time caused by the execution of unnecessary calibration content, and at the same time lowering the requirement of the operator and the calibration difficulty of PET equipment.

An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes a color profile forming device. The color profile forming device includes a curved surface and table forming section, a cross-sectional surface forming section, a mapping section, and a color profile forming section. The curved surface and table forming section forms a curved surface and forms a mapping table by point group setting. The cross-sectional surface forming section forms a cross-sectional surface of a second gamut. The mapping section performs mapping of a color signal group of a first gamut on the cross-sectional surface of the second gamut by referring to the mapping table. The color profile forming section forms an LUT for a user corresponding to a selected hue, a selected curved surface, and a selected mapping table, based on input and output images whose color signals have been converted by the mapping table.

A system and method of use directed to a skill building system is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method of use for a skill building system which can be utilized by coaches, teachers, and / or instructors in teaching, developing, coaching, and / or monitoring athletes' and / or students' skills either in an individual setting, a group setting, or they could practice on their own. In one embodiment, the system is comprised of a main server and a client input and output device. Whereas, the main server is configured to store and manage the data files and elements for the system and whereas the main server is communicatively coupled to the client input and output device. In another embodiment, the client input and output device is configured to run a client application, which allows a coach, teacher, and / or instructor to develop skills of a student through the system.

An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes a color profile forming device. The color profile forming device includes a curved surface and table forming section, a cross-sectional surface forming section, a mapping section, and a color profile forming section. The curved surface and table forming section forms a curved surface and forms a mapping table by point group setting. The cross-sectional surface forming section forms a cross-sectional surface of a second gamut. The mapping section performs mapping of a color signal group of a first gamut on the cross-sectional surface of the second gamut by referring to the mapping table. The color profile forming section forms an LUT for a user corresponding to a selected hue, a selected curved surface, and a selected mapping table, based on input and output images whose color signals have been converted by the mapping table.

Execution is provided of at least: the first processing for making the installer software store the group information that relates to information which classifies a plurality of apparatuses into groups and specifies the apparatuses belonging to each group or the address information indicating the location storing this group information, at the time of building the installer software for installing the universal control software that provides universal control of a plurality of the apparatuses; the second processing for notifying about the group information or address information to prompt the group setting of a plurality of the apparatuses when installing the universal control software using installer software; and the third processing for selecting an apparatus as the object of control from among the apparatuses specified by group information acquired from the storage location having been notified or specified by the address information, when universal control software is executed.

A method for correcting ID after installation of tire pressure sensors on a vehicle includes: ID reading, ID comparison, ID group setting up and ID burning. An ID setting device reads and compares ID codes of tire pressure sensors of all tires of the vehicle, then confirms the ID group of the ID codes and stores them in a memory module. Reading the ID code of one of the tire pressure sensors can obtain ID codes of the rest tire pressure sensors in the same ID group, therefore all tire pressure sensors can be reproduced without subjecting the receiver to the learning procedure. Or, when some of the sensors break down and the corresponding ID codes cannot be read, the ID codes of all the tires in the same ID group can be obtained by reading other ID codes of the rest tires in the same ID group.

An inkjet printer having a wide array head and an image forming method for use in the inkjet printer having the wide array head includes a nozzle group setting unit for grouping nozzles of the wide array head into N (N is an integer larger than 1) groups and grouping the N groups into K groups (K is an integer between 1 and N); a printing media sensing unit determining whether a rear edge of a current printing medium passes the nozzles of one of the K groups; and a printing media convey controller conveying a front edge of a next printing medium to the nozzles of the group K if the rear edge of the current printing medium passes the nozzles of the one of the K groups. Therefore, the nozzles of the wide array head are classified into groups, and the beginning and completion of the printing operation can be identified by the nozzle group unit, and thus, the printing can be performed at high speed.