33 results about "Next Choice" patented technology

A gaming machine and method for operating the same has gameplay elements provided in a manner that can be visualized, with the gameplay elements having a specific nature which is revealed to the player at a beginning to the game. That is, the player knows the value, or ranking, or position, etc., of the gameplay elements upon inception of the game. In a base level for the game of the gaming machine, no unknown gameplay element or random event is injected into the gameplay elements. This is a full information format for the gaming machine and method, and success is measured by the player's ability to manipulate the gameplay elements presented. A gaming machine and a method for operating the same is also provided with the gameplay elements once again having a specific nature which is known to the player at a start to game play, and in a preferred embodiment not subject thereafter to a random or unknown event, with the gameplay elements being arranged in one of a variety of different arrangements presenting a plurality of choices to a player for subsequent play of the elements. Outcome of the game is dependent upon the choices made by the player, with a given choice potentially influencing the next choice that may be available. Embodiments of the invention in the form of a checkers game and in the form of a poker-type game are disclosed, among others.

A subscriber selected ad display and scheduling system which allows subscribers to request any one of a plurality of advertisements they wish to view from a library of advertisements stored at the set-top box. Generally, the set-top box stores a plurality of advertisements that have been targeted to the subscriber. Two different embodiments are provided. In one embodiment, the subscriber may view different available advertisements via an advertisement guide, and select one or more advertisements wherein upon selection, the contents of the selected advertisements are immediately displayed at the subscriber display. Alternatively, the subscriber may select one or more advertisements from a list of advertisements with the help of an advertisement guide. In this embodiment, the selected advertisements are scheduled for displays, i.e., as soon as the next avail (advertisement opportunity) is identified, the next selected advertisement is inserted in the avail.

A gaming machine and method for operating the same has gameplay elements provided in a manner that can be visualized, with the gameplay elements having a specific nature which is revealed to the player at a beginning to the game. That is, the player knows the value, or ranking, or position, etc., of the gameplay elements upon inception of the game. In a base level for the game of the gaming machine, no unknown gameplay element or random event is injected into the gameplay elements. This is a full information format for the gaming machine and method, and success is measured by the player's ability to manipulate the gameplay elements presented. A gaming machine and a method for operating the same is also provided with the gameplay elements once again having a specific nature which is known to the player at a start to game play, and in a preferred embodiment not subject thereafter to a random or unknown event, with the gameplay elements being arranged in one of a variety of different arrangements presenting a plurality of choices to a player for subsequent play of the elements. Outcome of the game is dependent upon the choices made by the player, with a given choice potentially influencing the next choice that may be available. Embodiments of the invention in the form of a checkers game and in the form of a poker-type game are disclosed, among others.

In a wagering game, after receiving an initial wager from the players, at least one card is dealt to each player. At least two community cards are dealt to a community card area Subsequently, each player places a Pick wager to select among the at least two community cards. A player hand includes the at least one dealt card and the selected community card or cards, wherein the initial wager and the Pick wager are resolved based on the player hand according to game rules.

Method for driving a plasma display panel, wherein a pulse of ramp-down waveform is applied to scan electrode lines between a sustain period of a last selective write sub-field and an address period of a first selective erase sub-field continuous thereto, or between the sustain period of a preceding selective erase sub-field and the address period of a next selective erase sub-field continuous thereto after the first selective erase sub-field, whereby causing more stable address discharge at a higher sustain voltage, or a lower selective erase scan voltage.

A phase selectable divider circuit includes a select circuit receiving a plurality of signals having a common frequency and a different phase. One of the plurality of signals, having a first phase, is selected as a selector circuit output signal. A first value corresponding to the first phase is summed with a second value corresponding to a phase offset from the first phase to generate a sum indicative thereof. That sum is used to select a second one of the signals having a second phase as the next selector circuit output signal. As successive sums are generated, a pulse train is supplied by selector circuit having a desired frequency.

A system for selecting an antenna from a diversity of antennas in a DECT, PWT, or TDMA-based telecommunication system. The system combines multiple criteria to improve antenna diversity selections. The principal selection process is based on preamble diversity comparisons that operate in real-time. A preamble diversity switching circuit measures receive signal strength indicators (RSSI) from a plurality of antennas and selects the antenna that provides the highest RSSI value when the difference between the RSSI values exceeds a threshold. When the value of the RSSI difference falls below the threshold, the next selection process, a cyclical redundancy check (CRC) process is employed. The CRC process decodes a CRC value from a signal's content and compares it to a second threshold. If a CRC error is detected and the CRC value exceeds the second threshold, another antenna is selected. When the CRC value is below the prescribed threshold, the authority to select another antenna is transferred to the final selection process, a signal vector detection process (SVD). In the SVD process, the difference between a reference signal vector and a received signal vector is computed. If the function of the difference exceeds a third threshold, another antenna is selected. When the threshold is not met, diversity selections remain unchanged and control of the antenna selection process returns to the preamble diversity switching process. The SVD process may also be based on the gradient error vector which represents the magnitude of the received signal's rate of change.

Traversal of selections within a productivity application is described. When a user indicates a traversal signal, an ordered list of user selections is searched for a next selection entry in the ordered list. Object information from the next selection entry is obtained, wherein the object information describes a position and content of an object in a user interface of the productivity application. Using this object information, a current selection in the user interface is changed to the object corresponding to the next selection entry without changing the order of the list. Any action other than simple traversal taken by the user on an object will change the content and order of the list.

A multithreading processor 4 interleaves program instructions from different program threads to perform fine grained multithreading. Thread performance monitoring circuitry 30 monitors performance parameters of individual program threads to generate performance values. Issue control circuitry 28 reads these performance values to determine which program thread is next selected to be active when a thread switch event occurs. The performance parameters measured may include the proportion of cycles in which a program thread is able to provide a program instruction for execution by the execution circuitry 12 within the processor 4.

A computer converts dimensions of design patterns of components of the transistors configuring the semiconductor circuit or component parameters extracted from in-design physical characteristics of the transistors into simulation parameters inputted to the simulator, organize the plurality of transistors included in the semiconductor circuit into a plurality of groups, selects any selection groups from the plurality of groups, sets fixed parameter values as component parameters of the non-selected groups other than the selection groups in the plurality of groups, sets the combinations of the component parameters in the selection groups, acquires circuit characteristics with respect to each combination of the component parameters, selects a group as a next selection group different from the selected groups, and repeatedly executing the setting the fixed parameter values through the selects a group as a next selection group different.

The invention provides a self-adaptation hybrid encryption method which includes the following steps that data types are firstly judged, text type data will enter an AES channel to be processed, and English data similar to a-z will be converted into corresponding ASCII data to be encrypted; non-text type data will enter a next selection channel so that the size of the data can be judged, the data smaller than 128bit will enter the AES channel to be encrypted, and the data larger than 128bit enters a data signature channel to be encrypted if necessary, the data on which digital signature needs to be performed will enter an ECC channel to be processed, and otherwise the data will enter an RSA channel to be encrypted. The self-adaptation hybrid encryption method integrated three kinds of encryption algorithms, selectivity of encryption functions is greatly improved, kinds of data encryption are provided for a user and comprise basic digital signature and identity authentication, different data sizes will be automatically transferred into corresponding encryption modules, in addition, the encryption algorithms are all achieved through hardware circuits, and compared with software encryption, the encryption speed of the data is improved.

In shift control apparatus and method for an automatic transmission in which an engine speed is inputted, and a shift change in a shift stage of the automatic transmission is performed to make a gear shift, a shift revolution synchronization control in synchronization with the engine speed is performed and, in a case where the gear shift is made under a driving state in which there is a possibility of an occurrence of a shift shock, an engagement section which performs a power transmission under a presently selected shift stage is gradually released and another engagement section which enables a power transmission through the next selection scheduled shift stage is gradually engaged without an execution of the shift revolution synchronization control.

A method to control a hybrid powertrain (2) in a vehicle, the powertrain including a combustion engine (3), an electric machine (4) and a gearbox (6) with an input shaft (10) and output shaft (18), wherein the combustion engine (3) and the electric machine (4) are connected to the input shaft (10). The method includes the steps of controlling the gearbox (6) to a neutral position; controlling the speed of the electric machine (4) to a predetermined speed, corresponding to a target speed for the input shaft (10) according to the next selected gear; engaging a gear in the gearbox (6); controlling the electric machine (4), so that the electric machine (4) accelerates or decelerates depending on a requested driving torque for the vehicle (1); detecting when a control signal for the electric machine (4) corresponds to a predetermined signal value; and controlling the electric machine (4) to the requested driving torque. Also, a hybrid powertrain and a vehicle (1), and a computer program (P) and a computer program product for performing the method are disclosed.

Methods and systems for dynamically computing a schedule defining interconnections between ports in a switching system. In one embodiment, a switching core requests demand reports from the ingress ports. In response to this request, the ingress ports generate a series of suggested port schedules, beginning with a first choice, then a second choice, and so on. The schedules are transmitted to the switching core, beginning with the first choice. The switching core receives the first choice for each of the ports and determines whether the aggregate schedule defined by the first choices is valid. If the aggregate schedule is valid, then this schedule is implemented. If the aggregate schedule is not valid, portions of it are discarded and the next choice from each of the ports is examined to identify connections to replace the discarded portions. This process is repeated until a valid schedule is obtained.

The present invention provides a method for transmitting data stream via wireless medium for contention based medium access across a wireless network having a plurality of stations and an access point communicating to the stations via wireless medium. The method includes: (i) transmitting data stream from the station according to prescheduled wireless medium occupancy reservation for the station within only prescheduled medium occupancy period of a selective contention period; (ii) performing a contention between the stations for wireless medium occupancy for a contention successful station to transmit data stream within only contention medium occupancy period of the selective contention period; (iii) transmitting data stream from the contention successful station after the contention; and (iv) prescheduling a wireless medium occupancy reservation for the contention successful station to transmit within a prescheduled medium occupancy period of next selective contention period.

Methods and systems for dynamically computing a schedule defining interconnections between ports in a switching system. In one embodiment, a switching core requests demand reports from the ingress ports. In response to this request, the ingress ports generate a series of suggested port schedules, beginning with a first choice, then a second choice, and so on. The schedules are transmitted to the switching core, beginning with the first choice. The switching core receives the first choice for each of the ports and determines whether the aggregate schedule defined by the first choices is valid. If the aggregate schedule is valid, then this schedule is implemented. If the aggregate schedule is not valid, portions of it are discarded and the next choice from each of the ports is examined to identify connections to replace the discarded portions. This process is repeated until a valid schedule is obtained.

In a liquid crystal driver of a liquid crystal display having a structure to switch between image data for partial display from a partial memory and non-display (background pattern), changes in a partial-display area is detected according to a setting command of partial-display area, and a mask switch is controlled so as to select the background pattern. Timing to write to the last line of the changed partial-display area in the partial memory is determined by an address counter for controlling the partial memory, and the mask switch is controlled so as to select the image data of the partial memory from the next frame.

In shift control apparatus and method for an automatic transmission in which an engine speed is inputted, and a shift change in a shift stage of the automatic transmission is performed to make a gear shift, a shift revolution synchronization control in synchronization with the engine speed is performed and, in a case where the gear shift is made under a driving state in which there is a possibility of an occurrence of a shift shock, an engagement section which performs a power transmission under a presently selected shift stage is gradually released and another engagement section which enables a power transmission through the next selection scheduled shift stage is gradually engaged without an execution of the shift revolution synchronization control.

Automated tests are scheduled for a telecommunication network. A time slot array is created and a subset of the time slots are marked as unavailable according to respective maintenance windows. A remainder of the time slots are marked as available. Trunk groups are sequentially selected for respectively scheduling the tests. A particular available time slot is identified in the array for both of the testing units corresponding to the respective trunk group. The slot is marked as unavailable and then each trunk circuit is sequentially selected within the respective trunk group. A respective test is designated for a selected trunk circuit during the particular time slot and a counter is incremented. A check is made whether the counter indicates that a number of the tests have been scheduled that fills a capacity of the testing units for running simultaneous tests. If the capacity is not filled, then the method repeats the designating step for a next selected trunk circuit using the particular time slot. Otherwise, a further time slot marked as available in the array for both of the testing units is found, the further time slot is marked as unavailable, and the designating step is repeated for a next selected trunk circuit using the further time slot.

Disclosed is a character input method, by which it is possible to input a character through one touch-and-drag action. The method includes displaying a predetermined character at a location of a cursor on a display area when a predetermined character is selected in a selection area, displaying a next selection area when the predetermined character has been input for at least a predetermined time, and moving the cursor to a next space and waiting for an input of a next character in the display area when a dragging to the next selection area is performed when the predetermined character has been input for at least the predetermined time.

In a CDMA receiving apparatus according to the present invention, a delay spread calculation unit calculates a delay spread based on timings and levels of paths equal to or higher than a path level threshold, and a same-path detection time range calculation unit calculates a same-path detection time range in accordance with the delay spread. A finger-assigned path selector unit selects finger-assigned paths from paths equal to or higher than the path level threshold starting in order from the one having the highest path, and excludes paths within the same-path detection time range centered at each selected path, from candidates for finger-assigned paths, from the next selection onward. Then, a demodulation processing unit demodulates a received signal using the path timings of the finger-assigned paths as synchronization timings.

A gate driver includes a first gate output circuit which outputs a select signal for selecting the first gate line, a second gate output circuit which outputs a select signal for selecting the second gate line in a select period subsequent to the select period of the first gate line, and a transistor as a first gate line short-circuiting circuit provided between outputs of the first and second gate output circuits. The transistor short-circuits the outputs of the first and second gate output circuits in a period between the select period of the first gate line and the select period of the second gate line.

A method and system for autonomously downloading and indexing Hidden Web pages from Websites includes the steps of selecting a query term and issuing a query to a site-specific search interface containing Hidden Web pages. A results index is then acquired and the Hidden Web pages are downloaded from the results index. A plurality of potential query terms are then identified from the downloaded Hidden Web pages. The efficiency of each potential query term is then estimated and a next query term is selected from the plurality of potential query terms, wherein the next selected query term has the greatest efficiency. The next selected query term is then issued to the site-specific search interface using the next query term. The process is repeated until all or most of the Hidden Web pages are discovered.

In a liquid crystal driver of a liquid crystal display having a structure to switch between image data for partial display from a partial memory and non-display (background pattern), changes in a partial-display area are detected according to a setting command of the partial-display area, and a mask switch is controlled so as to select the background pattern. Timing to write to the last line of the changed partial-display area in the partial memory is determined by an address counter for controlling the partial memory, and the mask switch is controlled so as to select the image data of the partial memory from a next frame.

A CDMA portable telephone apparatus comprises a transmission / reception block 85, a logic control block 76, and a failure-base-station storage block 87. The logic control block 76 selects one base station from a plurality of base stations via the transmission / reception block 85 so as to set a telephone communication line. In such a case that no response is issued from the selected base station and setting of the telephone communication line fails, the logic control block 76 stores the selected base station into the failure-base-station storage block 87, and in a next selecting operation for a base station, the logic control block 76 excludes the selecting operation of the base station stored in the failure-base-station storage block 87.

Prior to execution of a printing operation and in parallel with a warm-up operation of the apparatus, a print preparatory operation is conducted only on selected cartridges of cartridges mounted to a developing unit, thereby bringing the cartridge into a printable state. Therefore, even if the residual amount of toner in one of the selected cartridges runs short, the printing operation is allowed to continue by switching this cartridge to the next selected cartridge.

Traversal of selections within a productivity application is described. When a user indicates a traversal signal, an ordered list of user selections is searched for a next selection entry in the ordered list. Object information from the next selection entry is obtained, wherein the object information describes a position and content of an object in a user interface of the productivity application. Using this object information, a current selection in the user interface is changed to the object corresponding to the next selection entry without changing the order of the list. Any action other than simple traversal taken by the user on an object will change the content and order of the list.

A multithreading processor 4 interleaves program instructions from different program threads to perform fine grained multithreading. Thread performance monitoring circuitry 30 monitors performance parameters of individual program threads to generate performance values. Issue control circuitry 28 reads these performance values to determine which program thread is next selected to be active when a thread switch event occurs. The performance parameters measured may include the proportion of cycles in which a program thread is able to provide a program instruction for execution by the execution circuitry 12 within the processor 4.