187 results about "Positive response" patented technology

A method of initiating a multiplayer game and an electronic gaming device is provided. The device comprises a communication unit providing communication with at least one other gaming device and a memory to store contact information of at least one user of the at least one other gaming device. The information comprises data about the multiplayer capable games supported by the at least one other device. The device further comprises a controlling unit, wherein the controlling unit is configured to send a gaming request to the at least one other gaming device, the request comprising an invitation to play a game supported by both devices; to receive a response to the gaming request from the other device; and to start the game in a multiplayer mode in the device responsive to the positive response.

One aspect of the invention relates to controlling the ammonia feed rate to an SCR reactor using a NOx sensor cross-sensitive to ammonia. The sensor, positioned downstream of the reactor, is interrogated by introducing a pulse in the ammonia feed rate. A positive response to a positive pulse indicates ammonia slip. A negative response to a positive pulse indicates NOx breakthrough. Another aspect of the invention related to a combination of feed-back and feed-forward control. Upon detecting ammonia slip, the controller enters into an ammonia slip recovery mode in which the ammonia feed rate is reduced for a period to restore the reactor's ammonia or NOx buffering capacity. After the recovery period, feed-forward control is restored, optionally with an updated control objective. A further aspect of the invention relates to a learning probabilistic model for feed-forward control trained according to the occurrence or non-occurrence of NOx breakthrough and ammonia slip.

An automated movie rental and notification system includes a computer having a movie database containing hold and reservation lists and movie records. The system receives rental requests, each request including a selected movie title, reservation mode, reservation time, and submitter contact information. If the reservation mode is a hold mode, the request is added to the hold list. If the mode is a reserve mode and the selected title will be available by the selected reservation time, then the request is added to the reserve list. When the movie title is available, submitters of the hold list requests associated with that title are successively contacted using respective submitter information to inform the submitter of availability until a positive response is returned from a submitter. Requests on the reserve list are selected for contact a predetermined amount of time before the selected reservation time.

There is disclosed a method for performing secure electronic transactions on a computer network, the network comprising a buyer's computer, a vendor server, a creditor server and a security server. The buyer's computer has a fingerprint file stored in the memory thereof. The method includes the steps of: i) the buyer computer requesting to purchase merchandise to the vendor server, the purchase request including said buyer computer's IP address; ii) the buyer computer selecting a predetermined form of secured payment method; iii) the payment method selection causing the vendor server to transmit to the security server a request for confirmation of the buyer computer's identity at the buyer computer's IP address; iv) the confirmation request causing the security server to send a retrieval request to the IP address, the retrieval request including a retrieval program for detecting and retrieving the buyer's computer's fingerprint file, and the retrieval request further comprising a response request asking for confirmation of the purchase request; whereby a positive response from the buyer's computer to the security server accompanied by the fingerprint file causes the security server to confirm the buyer computer's identity to the vendor server and to approve the purchase.

There is disclosed a method for performing secure electronic transactions on a computer network, the network comprising a buyer's computer, a vendor server, a creditor server and a security server. The buyer's computer has a fingerprint file stored in the memory thereof. The method includes the steps of: i) the buyer computer requesting to purchase merchandise to the vendor server, the purchase request including said buyer computer's IP address; ii) the buyer computer selecting a predetermined form of secured payment method; iii) the payment method selection causing the vendor server to transmit to the security server a request for confirmation of the buyer computer's identity at the buyer computer's IP address; iv) the confirmation request causing the security server to send a retrieval request to the IP address, the retrieval request including a retrieval program for detecting and retrieving the buyer's computer's fingerprint file, and the retrieval request further comprising a response request asking for confirmation of the purchase request; whereby a positive response from the buyer's computer to the security server accompanied by the fingerprint file causes the security server to confirm the buyer computer's identity to the vendor server and to approve the purchase.

In one embodiment of the invention, service providers generate bloom filters with the user ID codes of registered users and exchange the bloom filters with one another. In response to a request to locate a first user, a first service provider will query its own registration database to determine if the first user is registered with the first service provider. If the first user is not registered with the first service provider, then the first service provider will query its bloom filters to identify other service providers with which the first user may be registered. A positive response from a bloom filter indicates that the first user may or may not be registered with the service provider associated with that bloom filter, and a negative response indicates with certainty that the first user is not registered with the service provider associated with that bloom filter.

An apparatus and method is provided for recognizing ear biometrics of an approved user of a wireless device. The apparatus comprises a wireless communication device (50) including a first biometric device (52) for assessing the identity of the user, the biometric device (52) comprising a touch input display (52) including a plurality of pixels for providing a visual output, and a plurality of sensors (84), one each being incorporated within one of the plurality of pixels (82), for recording at least a partial image of a user's ear (10) when the touch input display (52) is placed against an ear (10) of the user in a first mode and for receiving an input in response to being touched by the user in a second mode. A controller (120) is coupled to the first biometric device (52) in the first mode, wherein the controller (120) enables the function when the identity of the user is verified by the first biometric device (52). Additional biometric devices may be included wherein a positive response from one of the biometric devices enables the function of the wireless device.

Life-threatening hepatotoxicity in the setting of acetaminophen overdose is due to depletion of glutathione (GSH), a vital cysteine-containing tripeptide that protects cells and organs against oxidant injury. Rapid administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), which provides the cysteine necessary to replenish the depleted GSH, is the standard of care for preventing injury in acetaminophen overdose. Beneficial effects of NAC treatment have also been demonstrated in respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine and infectious and other diseases. In fact, over fifty randomized placebo-controlled trials conducted in diverse clinical settings document positive responses to NAC treatment. The present invention relates to cysteine / glutathione (GSH) deficiency as a previously unrecognized clinical entity that can complicate the course of commonly encountered diseases and methods of treatment of this generalized deficiency involving administering N-acetylcysteine (NAC) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative to a subject in need thereof and monitoring the subjects appropriate glutathione blood levels as needed.

A system and method for adapting an application source rate to a load condition are provided. A method for forming a connection includes receiving a service authorization request for service between the first device and the second device, requesting a formation of a first bearer at a first data rate between the first device and the second device, and determining if the first bearer was formed. The method also includes transmitting a first positive response if the first bearer was formed, forming a second bearer at a second data rate if the first bearer was not formed, and completing the connection. The service authorization request includes a request to establish a connection at the first data rate, and the second data rate is different from the first data rate.

A method and system for communicating promotional offers by registering an electronic device with a server, activating a promotional offer stored on the server, receiving location information of the electronic device by the server over a network, determining the electronic device is to receive the promotional offer based upon the received location information, sending the promotional offer from the server to the electronic device over the network, sending a positive response to the promotional offer from the electronic device, over the network, and to the server, and sending a confirmation of the positive response from the server, over the network, and to the electronic device.

A server system transfers display data for presentation to a user who selects multiple geographically-distributed WiFi access systems and a password. The server system receives user data that indicates the user-selected WiFi network access systems and the user-selected password. The server system stores an association between the user-selected WiFi network access systems and the user-selected password. The server system receives an access request for one of the user-selected WiFi network access systems using the user-selected password. The server system transfers a positive response to the access request based on the stored association between the user-selected WiFi network access systems and the user-selected password.

A system and method for allocating physical memory in a distributed, shared memory system and for maintaining interaction with the memory using a reservation protocol is disclosed. In various embodiments, a processor node may broadcast a memory request message to a first subset of nodes connected to it via a communication network. If none of these nodes is able to satisfy the request, the processor node may broadcast the request message to additional subsets of nodes until a positive response is received. The reservation protocol may include a four-way handshake between the requesting processor node and a memory node that can fulfill the request. The method may include creation of a reservation structure on the requesting processor and on one or more responding memory nodes. The reservation protocol may facilitate the use of a proximity-based search methodology for memory allocation in a system having an unreliable underlying transport layer.

Disclosed is a radio (wireless) communication system providing a radio communication service and a terminal, and more particularly, to a method for retransmitting protocol data unit upon receiving a HARQ delivery failure notification with respect to a particular RLC data PDU by a RLC, only if the RLC did not receive a positive response (i.e., ACK) with respect to the particular RLC data PDU from a previous RLC status PDU within an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) that has evolved from a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system.

A multi-function customer satisfaction survey device, system, and method. A restaurant management system includes a plurality of electronic tip trays and a base unit. Each of the tip trays electronically obtains and stores customer contact information, customer payment information, and responses to a customer satisfaction survey. A data transceiver wirelessly transmits the information to the base unit. The base unit collects the information and sends the contact information to a correspondence server such as an e-mail server. The payment information is sent to an external authorization network and / or the restaurant's POS system. The survey responses are sent to an analysis unit. Particularly adverse or positive responses may be matched through the POS system to a food server and a food order.

Method of controlling radio access bearer setup in a radio network, wherein a set of pre-determined RAB setup criteria are defined, the method comprising the steps of—receiving from a mobile station an Activate PDP Context Request (1) including RAB selection parameter, —evaluating the request from the mobile station (not shown) and if positive send a Create PDP Context Request (4) to a gateway node (GGSN), —evaluating (4B) the response from the gateway (GGSN) and if receiving a positive response, —evaluating (4C) RAB setup criteria for the mobile station, —if at least one RAB setup criteria evaluation is positive performing RAB set-up (5), and—if the RAB setup is successful (5B), transmitting a PDP Context Accept message (9) to the mobile station. Alternatively, the method comprises the steps of—receiving from a mobile station an Activate PDP Context Request (1) including a RAB selection parameter, —evaluating the request from the mobile station (not shown) and if the evaluation is positive sending a Create PDP Context Request (4) to a gateway node (GGSN), —evaluating (4B) the response from the gateway (GGSN) and if receiving a positive a Create PDP Context Response, and—unconditionally transmitting a PDP Context Accept message (9) to the mobile station.

A method, system and computer-usable medium for revising a security policy. Revising the security policy includes detecting an event associated with an entity; providing information relating to the event to a security policy; determining whether the security policy is violated by the event; generating a response when the security policy is violated by the event; and, remediating the security policy to reduce false positive responses generated by the security policy.

The invention relates to a CAN communication data monitoring method and system, in particular to a CAN communication data monitoring method and system based on an OBD interface. The method includes the steps that a diagnosis device sends a diagnosis request instruction to a gateway controller through the OBD-II interface; the gateway controller detects whether the format of the diagnosis request instruction is correct or not after receiving the diagnosis request instruction; if yes, the gateway controller sends a positive response message to the diagnosis device according to the diagnosis request instruction so that the diagnosis device can monitor CAN communication data of a CAN subnet; if not, the gateway controller sends a negative response message to the diagnosis device. By means of the method and the system, foundation is provided for vehicle failure checking and analyzing.

A parking facility management server for a parking facility, including a communication interface, which is designed to receive a request via a communication network from a user of the communication network to carry out at least one vehicle-specific service for a vehicle in the parking facility, and a processor, which is designed to process the request, in order to check whether or not the at least one service may be carried out in the parking facility for the vehicle in accordance with the request, the processor being further designed to ascertain a response as a function of the check. The communication interface further being designed to transmit the response via the communication network back to the user, the processor further being designed to plan and to coordinate the carrying out of the service in the event of a positive response that at least one service may be carried out.

A method and apparatus for automating the process of confidentially determining whether individuals in social groups have positive or negative responses to each other and for automating the process of notifying the people involved of such responses. A computer system receives inputs from participants who have engaged in a group social event indicating the positive and negative responses they have toward each other. The system collects this information and searches for matches, i.e., for mutual positive responses, and for other patterns of response that provide valuable feedback to the participants, such as which participant received the most positive responses overall. The system then reveals this information to all the participants, and allows the participants who matched with each other to communicate privately.

A method of quantifying the propensity of a consumer to respond positively to an advertisement. The process begins by producing a set of training factors from the entire set of user data available, one set of such factors being associated with each advertisement under study to indicate the probability of positive response to that advertisement. Once the training phase is complete, the application phase begins by receiving input data from a user in real time. The process continues by applying the training factors to the user data to identify the advertisement having the highest probability of positive response and then displaying the identified advertisement to the user.

The invention discloses an ECU software updating method and device, a vehicle-mounted T-box and a vehicle. The method comprises the steps that after update detection is completed, a positive responsesent by a target ECU is received, and the positive response is sent to a cloud server; a software update pack pushed by the cloud server is received, and CRC checking is conducted byte by byte in thetransmitting and receiving processes; a first CRC and second CRC sent by the cloud server are obtained, whether the second CRC is identical to the first CRC or not is judged, and if yes, the softwareupdate pack is sent to the target ECU; after the target ECU updates software to an update area through byte-by-byte CRC checking operation, data in the update area is read to a buffer area of the vehicle-mounted T-box, and sent to the cloud server for comparison, if the comparison result indicates the data is identical, a switching instruction is received and sent to target software, and softwareupdate is completed. In the method, software update is completed through multi-time byte-by-byte comparison of the software update pack and CRC checking protection, the software updating safety and efficiency are improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

A system and method for using bloom filters to identify service providers. For example, in one embodiment of the invention, service providers generate bloom filters with the user ID codes of registered users and exchange the bloom filters with one another. In response to a request to locate a first user, a first service provider will query its own registration database to determine if the first user is registered with the first service provider. If the first user is not registered with the first service provider, then the first service provider will query its bloom filters to identify other service providers with which the first user may be registered. A positive response from a bloom filter indicates that the first user may or may not be registered with the service provider associated with that bloom filter, and a negative response indicates with certainty that the first user is not registered with the service provider associated with that bloom filter. The request to locate the first user is only transmitted to those service providers for which a positive bloom filter response has been received.

A computer based method for acquiring life history information from an applicant for employment to minimize positive response bias and enhance the veracity of the acquired life history information. A question collection related to at least one life event is presented to the applicant. The question collection is comprised of a revealed stem question and at least one hidden branch question, the hidden branch question being related to the stem question. Based on the stem question response, the method automatically determines whether to present at least one hidden branch question to the applicant. If a hidden branch question is presented to the applicant, the applicant's response is received and stored in the computer database. The response to the stem question and the response to the hidden branch question are predictive of a predefined negative outcome for the applicant.

A dual network telephone device may be configured to selectively perform a telephone communication via a public telephone network and via an IP telephone network. The dual network telephone device may be configured to generate IP telephone identification information for a non-IP telephone device configured to perform a telephone communication using the dual network telephone device via the public telephone network, register to an IP telephone server an association of an IP address of the dual network telephone device and the IP telephone identification information for the non-IP telephone device, receive a first call request sent from the IP telephone server, send a call request notice instruction to the non-IP telephone device on a condition that the first call request includes the IP telephone identification information for the non-IP telephone device as a call request destination, receive IP telephone identification information input to and sent from the non-IP telephone device, send a second call request to the IP telephone server. The second call request includes both the received IP telephone identification information as a call request destination and the IP telephone identification information for the non-IP telephone device as a call request source. Further, the dual network telephone device may be configured to receive a response in reply to the second call request, and transfer voice data, which is sent from the call request source of the first call request or from the call request destination of the second call request to the non-IP telephone device and to transfer voice data sent from the non-IP telephone device to the call request source of the first call request or to the call request destination of the second call request on a condition that a call start operation is operated at the non-IP telephone device in response to the call request notice instruction or the response is a positive response.

An electro-optical system and method are provided for analyzing images of a scene to identify the presence of a target color, such as human skin tones. The system includes a thermal detector for obtaining a thermal image of the scene within a thermal waveband. The system also includes at least one additional detector for obtaining at least one additional image of the scene at an additional waveband different from the thermal waveband. The system also includes a controller. The controller is configured to: process the thermal image to identify portions of the scene having a temperature exceeding a threshold value; process the additional image to identify portions of the scene having a target color; and output a positive response if a same portion of the scene is identified in the thermal image and the additional image.

The present invention discloses a voice interaction control method and an apparatus thereof. The voice interaction control method comprises: A, taking and playing start reminding voice, and randomly taking and playing a main classification problem; B, collecting voice of a user and recognizing an answer type, and determining whether to skip to other problems of the same grade or to enter a next stage problem according to the answer type; C, determining whether the problem required to be proposed is a name locking problem, if so, playing the name locking problem, and executing a step D, and if not, taking and playing the problem reminding voice corresponding to the problem, and returning the step B; D, determining whether the answer type of the collected voice is a positive response, if so, playing end reminding voice, and if not, executing a step E; and E, randomly taking and playing other name locking problems having the same kind with the name locking problem, and returning the step D. The corresponding problem and interactive reminding voice can be played according to the answer of the user, complex voice interaction application can be achieved, and the problem that an existing child voice interaction product can only perform forward single interaction can be solved.

The invention relates to a heavy poor crude oil deep electric desalting device which comprises an electric desalting tank body, an electronic pressure regulator, an electric desalting special transformer, a flat-response electrode plate, a vertical-response electrode plate and an oil dispenser. The electronic pressure regulator can preset, modify or dynamically regulate the wave curve input to the transformer by programming. AC response high tension electricity is transported on the flat-response electrode plate, negative-positive response high tension electricity is transported on the vertical-response electrode plate, the flat-response electrode plate and an oil-water boundary form an AC response high voltage electric field, the high tension electricity transported on the flat-response electrode plate can be automatically adjusted according to the emulsification degree of an oil-water emulsification layer, and the oil dispenser is arranged between the flat-response electrode plate and the oil-water boundary. The invention forms the flat response high voltage electric field and the vertical response high voltage electric field, has stronger emulsion breaking property, thoroughly solves the problem of the tripping operation of the transformer during the procedure of processing heavy poor crude oil, ensures that a unit operates stably for a long period, greatly reduces the water content of the desalted crude oil so as to achieve the technical target that the water content of the desalted crude oil is not less than 0.2 percent, achieves the technical target that the salt content is lowered to be less than 2mg / l and realizes the technical target of deeply desalting.

This invention relates to an access means management method of to conditional access data, this data being broadcasted to at least one multimedia unit. The access means being controlled by a management centre, and these access means being associated to a time information. The multimedia unit comprises at least one security module in which the access means to data are stored. It also includes remote communication means with the management centre and local communication means with said security module. This process is characterized in that it includes the steps of: determination by the security module, of the next renewal date of the access means; if the next renewal date of the access means is closer than a preset duration, sending by the security module of a request to the multimedia unit, requesting the renewal of the access means, this request using said local communication means; sending by the multimedia unit of said request for renewal of the access means to the management centre, this request using said remote communication means; verification by the management centre, if said multimedia unit is authorized to renew the access means; in the case of a positive response, sending to said multimedia unit of an access means renewal message.

Communicating social media content over a computer network via one or more social media services, in one aspect, may include receiving content from a first node of an online social network. A set of topics in the content is generated. Based on monitoring of online activities of target audience, topic popularity corresponding to a topic in the set of topics over a plurality of time ranges is determined. A trending metric associated with the topic is generated. Weighted topic popularity for a respective one of the plurality of time ranges is generated, as a function of the topic popularity, the trending metric, and an elapsed time between time associated with the respective time range and a preferred time for posting the content. A time range from the plurality of time ranges are selected based on the weighted topic popularity for posting the content.