84 results about "Periodic testing" patented technology

A medication and dispensing system tracks the medication of multiple users over time and preferably combines this information with periodic test results provided to the system. The system is designed to allow remote access electronically to authorized users whereby doctors or other medical professionals can review the data of actual medication dispensed and preliminary test results accumulated over time. Preliminary analysis of the data is conducted by the system to determine alert conditions. Such alert conditions include incorrect medication dispensing (i.e. failure to take a prescribed medication) and test results that warrant investigation. Many different types of alerts may be programmed into the software of the device.

The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring device that includes an automatic self-test assembly coupled to the plurality of line terminals or the plurality of load terminals, the detection circuit, the fault detection circuit and the circuit interrupter assembly. The automatic self-test assembly is configured to cause the detection circuit to generate a simulated sensor fault signal during a predetermined half-cycle of an AC line cycle in accordance with a predetermined periodic testing schedule, monitor the fault detection signal corresponding to the simulated sensor fault signal, and generate a test result signal based on monitoring the fault detection signal. The automatic self-test assembly also includes a noise immunized decision circuit configured to evaluate a plurality of test results to thereby provide a noise immunized end-of-life signal. One of the conductive paths that connects the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals being interrupted in response to the noise immunized end-of-life signal.

Channel and test plans are implemented in connection with a plurality of nodes that communicate signals. The channel plan enables a monitoring system to, among other things, conduct automatic periodic test plans, comprising tests, on the nodes, based upon the predefined data specified in the channel plan. The monitoring system includes a controller controlling a spectrum analyzer and a node interface switch. Notably, the controller also enables user friendly plan set-up and warning interface logic implementation. The warning interface logic generates a channel percent advisory indicator on the display device within a channel level interface component upon an occurrence of an advisory event in a channel associated therewith and generates a channel critical alarm indicator on the display device within a channel level interface component upon an occurrence of a critical event in a channel associated therewith.

A mechanical wheel casino game of chance using a freely moving internal indicator such as a ball within a housing to randomly move and bounce into one possible outcome segment in a set of possible outcome segments. The expected value is controlled through a combination of geometrical and mathematical considerations. The set of possible outcome segments randomly picked and placed at the bottom of the wheel so that as the wheel stops, the freely moving, bouncing ball lands in one of the possible outcome segments. The segment the ball lands in is sensed and the award associated with the landed in segment is paid out to the player. A periodic testing method determines whether mechanical bias exists in the casino game of chance.

A meter extender mount unit which is positioned between the ordinarily supplied electrical meter and the utility, meter mounting socket. The extender mount provides a male, push-in connection to the existing utility socket mount and the meter is received into female connectors on the opposite side thereof with a capture ring positively locking the meter to the extender mount. The frontal closure panel of the utility socket is designed to captured the extender without requiring a capture ring. A quick connect is provided directly on the extender mount for delivery of power to the meter socket from a remote. A control unit is provided between the generator and utility socket which insure activation of the generator following loss of power from the utility, insures generator shut off upon restoration of utility company power to prevent feedback of power to the utility line and allows or periodic testing of the generator to insure its operability.

The instant invention comprises an intelligent battery management system, wherein the system includes a plurality of batteries with an integrated electronic device, preferably integrated at the time of battery manufacture, disposed to be in data communication with a controller and a monitoring application. The electronic devices are disposed to include a plurality of self-stored information relating to a battery's manufacturing information, along with the ability to perform periodic testing of a plurality of evaluation parameters to determine the health and status of the battery.

A method and apparatus for protecting a remote computer connected through a network to a main computer, by creating a cryptokey on the main computer, supplying the cryptokey to the remote computer and mounting a partition on the remote computer using the cryptokey. The cryptokey is not persistently stored on the remote computer but rather saved in its memory, and the connection of the remote computer to the main computer is periodically tested. Once the remote computer is disconnected, the encrypted partition is unmounted and the cryptokey is erased form the memory, thus disabling access of an attacker to data stored in the encrypted partition. The method incorporates swap partition encryption using a cryptokey created each time during the boot of the remote computer.

An automated battery-powered backup AC power supply system for a sump pump installation of the type having a sump pump and a pump controller which connects the sump pump motor to the AC line to operate in response to a rising liquid level in the sump container. The system includes a standby battery and an inverter operable from the battery for supplying AC power to the sump pump installation in the event of AC power failure or during periodic testing of the sump pump installation. A power controller senses whether the sump pump motor is connected to the AC line by the pump controller and connects the AC inverter to the backup battery to supply AC power to the installation only when the pump is connected, thereby minimizing idle current drain on the battery and prolonging the backup availability of the system.

A memory for an electronic brake control system is divided into portions that are classified as critical and non-critical. Each portion is periodically tested for faults. Upon detection of a fault, the memory is reconfigured with any operations of the brake system associated with a critical memory portion permanently disabled and any operations of the brake system associated with a non-critical memory portion temporarily disabled.

The present invention disclosed herein is an electric leak breaker for self-test. The electric leak breaker for self-test comprises power supply lines for connecting a power source supply with a load; a zero-phase current transformer installed on the power supply lines and for sensing a current difference between the power supply lines; a leakage current detecting unit connected to the zero-phase current transformer for detecting whether a leakage current occurs to generate a detection signal; a driving unit for making the power supply lines broken when a critical voltage or a voltage higher than the critical voltage is provided; and a self-test unit for periodically inducing the leakage current at the power supply lines to test whether the leakage detecting unit is normally operating, and for providing a lower voltage than the critical voltage to the driving unit to test whether the driving unit is normally operating in a self-test operation. According to the present invention, it is possible to periodically test the electric leak breaker as well as to overcome an inconvenience to push a reset button.

An implantable medical device (IMD) performs periodic testing of a patient to determine ischemia threshold information. At selected times while the patient is at rest, the IMD increases the pacing rate over time until it receives feedback either from the patient or from an ischemia sensor. The IMD determines the threshold based upon the pacing rate at the time when the feedback was received. The threshold information can be used to adjust the upper pacing rate that can be used during rate adaptive pacing, to determine the effects of drug therapy, and to provide a general indication of the state of coronary artery disease in the patient. The periodic increase of pacing rate to the ischemic zone also provides a preconditioning of the myocardium to allow the patient greater exercise benefit without angina.

A method for reclamation of scrap materials during the formation of Group III-V materials by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) processes and/or hydride vapor phase epitaxial (HVPE) processes is provided. More specifically, embodiments described herein generally relate to methods for repairing or replacing defective films or layers during the formation of devices formed by these materials. By periodic testing of the layers during the formation process, low-quality layers that may result in low-quality or defective devices may be detected prior to completion of the device. These low-quality layers may be partially or completely removed and redeposited to reclaim the substrate and any remaining high-quality layers that were previously deposited under the low-quality layer.

The invention provides an embedded automatic driving controller and a safety monitoring method thereof. The controller comprises a GPS module, a V2X module, a camera signal processing module, a Flexray communication module 1, a Flexray communication module 2, a Flexray communication module 3, a CAN communication module 1, a CAN communication module 2, a CAN communication module 3, a CAN communication module 4, an analog signal procesing module, a switch signal processing module, a driving and protecting module, a power supply protecting module, a power supply management module, a DCDC module,a motion processing module, an MCU, an FPGA_A processor, an FPGA_B processor and a CPU. The safety monitoring method of the controller comprises the steps of performing initialization processing on the MCU, the FPGA_A procesor and the CPU; performing self testing of the MCU, the FPGA_A processor and the CPU; performing a periodic control task; and performing a periodic testing task. The embedded automatic driving controller and the safety monitoring method thereof improve safety and reliability in operation of an automatic driving system.

Methods and apparatus for brokering food services are disclosed. The methods and apparatus described herein provide quality controlled room service to guests of hotels that do not otherwise have traditional room service available. A call center operator routes each call to the appropriate restaurant and stays on the phone line to monitor the call. The restaurant delivers the order and collects the appropriate fee. Quality of the call centers is controlled by performing periodic tests of the call centers.

Cervical Acid Phosphatase-Papanicolaou Test Kit (CPK) is an assembly of reagents, controls and instructions for visualization of cervical acid phosphatase on smears or monolayers of cervical specimens, and for performing the CAP-PAP Test (CPT). CPT is a single-slide, double-staining method for demonstration of cervical acid phosphatase activity inside abnormal cervical cells on Papanicolaou stained smears, and a set of criteria for using this test for cervical cancer screening. In previous clinical trials this method was found to enable Pap test screeners to improve test sensitivity (detection of abnormal cells) for more than 10% (from 0.8 to 0.9), and to reduce false negative readings (missing abnormal cells) for more than 50% (from 0.1 to 0.02). Due to better accuracy and the low cost, when approved, CPT may begin to replace current technologies for cervical cancer screening. CPK is designed to meet requirements for testing large series of specimens on regular basis-the usual practice in cytopathology laboratories performing the Pap test. CPK brings consistency for staining and interpretation, makes internal and external controls easier, and improves the test accuracy for lower cost, while increases laboratory productivity for less liability.

The invention relates to a high-precision friction dynamic process testing device and a high-precision friction dynamic process testing method. A motor coupler (7) is connected with a servo motor (6); two ends of a torsion bar spring (8) are connected with the motor coupler (7) and a sensor coupler (9) respectively; an input end and an output end of a torque sensor are connected with the coupler (9) and a coupler (12) respectively; two ends of the coupler (13) are connected with a tested piece (15) and a spline shaft coupler (12) respectively; and when the torque elastic deformation and the torque of the torsion bar spring (8) are in a linear relationship, the precision is 0.1 percent. Due to the adoption of a periodic testing method, because the torsion bar spring is arranged to partially absorb the vibration and displacement of the servo motor, the dynamic testing precision on the friction force is 0.3 percent. The high-precision friction dynamic process testing device has the advantages of simple structure, convenient operation, and measurement of the dynamic change process of static and dynamic friction at any point of various rotatably input or output mechanisms.

Data acquisition and automatic diagnosis is performed at test points by respective wireless monitoring units (WMU). Each WMU tests a first indicator periodically at a first rate to determine whether to test a full set of indicators. Evolution of the first indicator determines the pass/fail result of a reduced assessment of the corresponding test point. The pass/fail result is automatically sent off-site to a central database. When a fail occurs, a full assessment is performed, which includes monitoring the full set of indicators. Automatic diagnosis is performed based on the full set of indicators. The reduced assessment does not include automatic diagnosis of a test point, but is used to decide whether to perform the full assessment and automatic diagnosis. Results of the automatic diagnosis are sent to the central database. Raw data is not sent automatically.

A channel plan with a corresponding test plan are implemented in connection with a plurality of nodes that communicate signals. The channel plan has one or more predefined specifications for each of one or more signal channels on each of the nodes. The channel plan may comprise a specification of the following, for example, for each of the channels: a label describing use of the corresponding channel, a center frequency, a bandwidth, a power level, information regarding the carrier roll-off, a default status indicator identifying whether the corresponding channel is currently allocated or reserved for future use, one or more default threshold levels for various tests, and an alternate center frequency that may be utilized by the corresponding channel. The channel plan enables a monitoring system to, among other things, conduct automatic periodic test plans, comprising tests, on the nodes, based upon the predefined data specified in the channel plan. Each test plan prescribes measurement of at least one signal parameter, pertaining to one or more nodes as a whole and/or to one or more channels contained within the nodes. The monitoring system includes a spectrum analyzer, a switch enabling the spectrum analyzer to interface with the nodes, and a controller controlling the switch and the spectrum analyzer. The controller is configured to enable creation of and display the channel plan and test plan, based upon user inputs. Notably, the controller also implements user friendly test result display logic that enables a user to quickly and efficiently view test results associated with a system under test at various hierarchical conceptual levels.

The invention discloses a cooperative question bank system and an implementing method thereof, which are applied to data communication and process devices. The cooperative question bank system comprises a database module, a test module, a communication module and an authority module. The implementing method of the cooperative question bank system includes building a question bank, a test bank, an authority table and a characteristic table, testing periodically and feeding back results, realizing teaching, researching and discussion by means of on-line communication according to the feedback results and identifying and retrieving characteristics of tested objects, and finally building and using the question bank according to the characteristics of the tested objects. By the cooperative question bank system and the implementing method thereof, students can learn under guidance and be subjected to formative assessment on the basis of a teaching team in an on-line manner.

The embodiment of the invention provides a history data inquiry method, a route server, a inquiry terminal and a distributed history data inquiry system. The history data inquiry method includes obtaining network address of all acquisition stations by the route server; regularly testing the acquisition stations to judge whether the acquisition stations are in movable state, judging whether a route table formed by the movable state acquisition station network address and corresponding history data source identification has update according to test result, if yes, sending the route table updated by the route server to the inquiry terminal, updating a local route table by the inquiry terminal according to the received route table; breaking original connection, establishing new connection according to updated local route table and each movable acquisition station; searching acquisition station corresponding to object history data by the local route table, and obtaining subsequent corresponding history data from the acquisition station by using the established connection. By employing the embodiment of the invention, inquiry route confusion phenomenon can be avoided when using the inquiry terminal to inquiry history data.

The invention provides an available risk spread evaluating method which comprises the following steps: setting a dependency between network elements, a dependency between services and the network elements and a dependency between the services; dividing business network topology into at least two independent network element depending subtrees; periodically testing physical equipment contained in each network element node and the availability of each service arranged on the physical equipment on the network element depending subtrees; calculating the availability losing values of the physical equipment and the services, and then calculating corresponding availability risk levels, and the availability losses and the availability risk levels of the network element nodes according to a risk level mapping relation table predetermined by a user; calculating the spread of the availability losses of the network element nodes in the network element depending subtrees and all service sets dependent on the network elements; and updating an availability risk situation map of the total network. The method enhances the objectivity of calculation as well as the accuracy and reliability of risk evaluation.