2683 results about "Holding time" patented technology

Methods and systems are provided for routing callers to agents in a call-center routing environment. An exemplary method includes routing a caller from a pool of callers based on at least one caller data associated with the caller, where a pool of callers includes, e.g., a set of callers that are not chronologically ordered and routed based on a chronological order or hold time of the callers. The caller may be routed from the pool of callers to an agent, placed in another pool of callers, or placed in a queue of callers. The caller data may include demographic or psychographic data. The caller may be routed from the pool of callers based on comparing the caller data with agent data associated with an agent via a pattern matching algorithm and/or computer model for predicting a caller-agent pair outcome. Additionally, if a caller is held beyond a hold threshold (e.g., a time, “cost” function, or the like) the caller may be routed to the next available agent.

A method and an apparatus for controlling network access of a User Equipment (UE) based on the network's load and time tolerance (delay tolerance) are provided. A network access method for a terminal in a wireless communication system includes sending an access request message containing a time-tolerant indicator at a predefined time, determining, when a reject message is received, a cause value and a hold time contained in the reject message, and re-sending the access request message after the hold time elapses.

Techniques for removing delay fluctuations from network time synchronization so that timing packets that experience an inordinate network delay to not cause unneeded adjustments to a local clock. Time synchronization according to the present techniques includes measuring a network delay associated with a timing packet and discarding the timing packet if the network delay exceeds an adjustable threshold. The adjustable threshold enables balancing the quality of delay measurements in terms of delay fluctuation against the number of delay measurements that are sufficient to maintain time synchronization.

A method for preparing microparticles having a selected polymer molecular weight. The hold time and temperature of a solution containing a nucleophilic compound and a polymer having a starting molecular weight are controlled in order to control the molecular weight of the polymer in the finished microparticle product. In this manner, a selected polymer molecular weight in the finished microparticle product can be achieved from a variety of starting material molecular weights.

The invention discloses a high-strength plastic accumulation TRIP (Transformation-Induced Plasticity) steel plate and a preparation method thereof, wherein the high-strength plastic accumulation TRIP steel plate consists of the following elements: 0.08%-0.5% of C, 0.4%-2.0% of Si, 3%-8% of Mn, smaller than or equal to 0.10% of P, smaller than or equal to 0.02% of S, 0.02%-4% of Al, smaller than or equal to 0.01% of N, 0-0.5% of Nb, 0-0.5% of V, 0-0.5% of Ti, 0-2% of Cr, 0-1% of Mo, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. In a microstructure, martensites account for 30%-90% by area occupation ratio, austenites account for 5%-30% by volume fraction, and the remaining is few ferrites and cementites. The hot rolling heating-up temperature is 1100-1250 DEG C, the holding time is more than or equal to 2 hours, the initial rolling temperature is higher than or equal to 1100 DEG C, the final rolling temperature is 850-950 DEG C, and the coiling temperature is lower than 720 DEG C; a hot rolled plate is 2-4mm in thickness; and the cover annealing is furnace heating for heat preservation at 550-750 DEG C for 1-20 hours and then furnace cooling.

A method, system and device are provided for avoiding in-device coexistence interference between different radio technologies deployed in adjacent bands on the same device by controlling and separating the LTE signaling and the non-LTE signaling using dedicated time intervals to separate LTE signaling from non-LTE signaling. In addition, coexistence mode handover procedures are provided which use threshold-based triggering events to avoid coexistence interference and to prevent ping-pong effects by establishing a “keeping time” parameter so that a non-interfering network node does not switch back to an interfering network node after handoff. Coexistence interference is also avoided by providing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mechanism which accounts for coexistence interference by providing a fixed or variable on-interval parameter and an activity parameter indicating whether non-LTE activity is present to maximize a time interval for non-LTE devices without interference from LTE activity on the same device.

An oven for transferring heat to food in trays and a method for using the oven. The oven includes a cabinet with partitions dividing the interior into a plurality of separate, thermally isolated holding compartments each adapted for removably receiving a tray of food. Heat sources above the tray emit radiant heat to warm the food in the trays. A control mechanism controls the duration of the total hold time for the food having a duration of heated holding time during which a respective heat source is activated. The oven also includes a forced air mechanism under the control of the control mechanism for delivering forced air into the compartments. The heat sources are activated and deactivated during successive duty cycles to thereby to maintain the food in a respective compartment at a selected holding temperature for a duration of heated holding time.

An insulating beverage cup or sleeve is produced with a foam layer disposed on an inner surface of a food or beverage paper stock. A polyethylene film layer is arranged in a position between a paper stock layer and an inside surface of the beverage container. The foam layer decreases the energy transfer between the beverage and the user's hands allowing the user to hold onto the cup for an extended period of time without causing user discomfort or pain, e.g. greatly extends the hold time of the paper cup. The exterior surface of the beverage cup remains highly printable and predisposed to high quality graphics both before and after cup manufacture.

The invention provides a high-strength cold-rolled plate with favorable forming property and a preparation method thereof. The high-strength cold-rolled plate comprises the following chemical components: 0.05-0.6% of C, being more than or equal to 0.3% and being less than 0.8% of Si, 0.5-4.0% of Mn, being more than ore equal to 0.2% of P, being more than or equal to 0.002% of S, being more than or equal to 0.1% of Al, being more than or equal to 0.01% of N, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. The preparation method comprises the following steps: smelting, continuous-casting, hot-rolling, cold-rolling and continuous-annealing, wherein annealing temperature is higher than that of Ac3, holding time is 3-30 minutes; quickly cooling to 100-600 DEG C at the rate of 30-100 DEG C/s, keeping the temperature for 3-30 minutes, and finally cooling to room temperature at the rate of 5-30 DEG C/s. The invention adopts low-silicon low-aluminum component design and heat treatment technique; the strength level of the produced bainite TRIP steel is greater than 780 MPa; and the produced bainite TRIP steel has favorable strength, plasticity, extensibility, chambering property and coating property.

An improved paperboard has been bulk enhanced by retaining a substantial portion microspheres in a suitable distribution within the paperboard. As in one embodiment, the high retention of the bulk enhancing additives is believed to result from the incorporation of suitable retention aids. The paperboard is able to be formed into suitable paperboard containers without loss of integrity. The resulting containers have increased hold times when they contain hot or cold food or drink.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a bimetal composite plate by stirring friction braze welding. The method comprises that: a plate with small hardness is used as a covering layer metal plate; a plate with high hardness is used as a base layer metal plate; the covering layer metal plate and the base layer metal plate are horizontally fixed on a working platform surface in a lap joint mode; solders which can generate eutectic reaction with one of the upper/base layer metal plates are preset between the upper/base layer metal plates; a non-needle type cylinder friction device is arranged over the covering layer metal plate; the non-needle type cylindrical friction device is made to rotate and be pressed to be closely contacted with the surface layer of the covering layer metal plate, but not penetrate the covering layer metal plate, and the non-needle type cylindrical friction device rotates in the original position or moves forward along the surface of the covering layer metal plate while rotating; by utilizing frictional heat to melt the solders, the upper/base layer metal plates are both quickly melted in the solders, thereby achieving excellent interface combination; and the excessive solders are squeezed out, and a thin and dense soldering seam is formed, so that the bimetal composite plate is prepared. Compared with the braze welding in a furnace, the method has the advantages of high efficiency, energy conservation, pressure lead-in, unnecessary soldering flux and gas protection and short holding time at a high temperature.

A lighting control device for controlling the light intensity level of at least one lamp is disclosed. The lighting control device includes a microcontroller and a user-actuatable switch controller that is operatively coupled to the microcontroller. The microcontroller causes the light intensity level of the lamp to fade at a first fade rate when the switch controller is actuated. If the microcontroller determines that the switch controller has been actuated for at least a predefined actuator hold time, the microcontroller causes the light intensity level of the lamp to fade at a second fade rate for a predefined long fade time. After the long fade time elapses, the microcontroller causes the light intensity level of the lamp to fade to off at a third fade. The first fade rate is based on a predefined fade-off time that represents a time allotted for fading the light intensity level of the lamp from its initial light intensity level to off. To prevent the light intensity level from fading to off before the actuation time elapses, the fade off time may be defined to be longer than the actuation time. The second fade rate may be slower than the first fade rate and have an exponential fade profile. The third fade rate may be a predefined rate at which the microcontroller is programmed to cause the light intensity level to fade from full on to full off. The third fade rate may be quicker than the second fade rate.

Present invention refers to timber quick drying method. It contains 1, putting to be processed timber in timber drying chamber, heating from 30 degree centigrade to 70-98 degree centigrade within 4 to 10 hr and making timber drying vapour being saturated state, 2, keeping temperature for a period, holding time scaling up according to timber thickness, holding time hrs being equal to timber thickness cms, 3, fast reducing timber drying chamber temperature in a period according to timber thickness, 4, repeating step 1-3 by several time, wherein each time the timber heating time being 10-50 minutes, and removing filling saturated vapour process to reduce timber moisture content to demand value. Said invention has equal moisture content gradient and temperature gradient and saves energy source

The invention relates to a low-alloyed and high-strength Q and amp of a C-Mn-Al system; P steel; and a manufacturing method thereof, which belong to the technical field of metal materials. The method comprises the following processing steps of: (1) smelting and cast blocking: the mass percentages of the components are as follows: 0.16 percent to 0.25 percent of C, less than or equal to 0.40 percent of Si, 1.20 percent to 1.60 percent of Mn, 1.0 percent to 1.5 percent of Al, less than or equal to 0.02 percent of P, less than or equal to 0.008 percent of S and the balance of ferrite. (2) rolling: after the multi-pass hot-rolling of rough rolling and finish rolling, wherein, the deformation of roughing pass is 10 percent to 30 percent, the total deformation of the finish rolling is more than 60 percent, a hot rolled plate is subjected to multi-pass cold rolling, the deformation is 5 percent to 50 percent, and the plate is rolled to be a thin plate with the thickness being 0.6 to 2.0mm. (3) heat treating: firstly, austenitizing of 850 to 930 DEG C is carried out in a heating furnace, temperature is kept for 100 to 200 seconds and then rapid quenching is carried out to reach 230 to 250 DEG C, the temperature is kept for 20 to 40 seconds, after that the temperature is kept in 300 to 400 DEG C for 120 to 3600 seconds, at last fast cooling is carried out to room temperature (the speed of the cooling is not less than 10 DEG C/s). The Q and amp and the P steel have economic components, good quality of the surface, high strength and good shaping resistance. The strength and ductility product can reach over 37000MPa question mark percent.

The I/O circuit of the present invention provides optimal flexibility and performance using a number of different structures and methods. The present invention provides a signal follower circuit for an input pad. In one embodiment, the output buffer is capable of injecting a constant onto a pad during reconfiguration of a configurable system logic circuit. The present invention also provides a circuit for generating a programmable data propagation delay, thereby guaranteeing zero hold time for an arbitrary input register. Zero hold time is accomplished by allowing the user to optimally characterize clock delay to a given input/output circuit. The present invention also provides fast switching between input pads, thereby minimizing data propagation delay between the input pads. Additionally, the present invention reduces time spent in production product test by facilitating the testing of multiple routes with one test configuration. A circuit expanding the number of data input channels available to system routing is provided. Lastly, a plurality of identical input/output block tiles (IOBTs) is disclosed, thereby enabling each I/O circuit to provide the same signals regardless of the IOBTs location in the I/O circuit.

The invention relates to a degradation disposable syringe and a method of preparing the syringe. The syringe includes an outer cover, a core pin, a needle seat and a needle cap, which can be degraded in the natural environment. The basic material for degradation is prepared with degradable polymer main material, plasticizer, stabilizer, stabilizing additive and filling compound, etc. The detailed injection molding process for all parts of the syringe is: the injection temperature for a feeding opening is 20 to 60 DEG C; the injection temperature for a compression section is 100 to 200 DEG C; the injection temperature for a measurement section is 130 to 240 DEG C; the injection temperature for a spray nozzle is 130 to 220 DEG C; the mold temperature is 20 to 50 DEG C; the injection pressure is 40 to 200MPa; the injection time is 8 to 90 seconds; the pressure holding time is 0 to 5 seconds; the screw speed is 20 to 180 r/m; all performances of the degradation syringe totally meet the national standard (GB15810-2001). After being abandoned, the syringe does not pollute the environment, prevents illegal recycling, and can totally replace the disposable polyolefin syringes.

A method for preventing accidental trigger of an action in an electronic device, the method performed by program instructions executed on a computer having at least one processor, the method comprising: providing at least one affordance that is associated with a main action and is in a ready state; responsive to detecting a button event for the affordance, providing the affordance with progressive feedback related to a time the affordance is touched until the main action is invoked; and initiating the main action only after a predetermined touch hold time threshold is reached.