199 results about "Special events" patented technology

A method and system for communicating insurance related services between an insured and an insurer through an Internet communication scheme includes a processing system for processing acquired event and sensored data to compute the cost of insurance for the same period as the data is acquired. An enhanced Internet communication scheme provides an insured access to the acquired data and its processing through enhanced presentation systems (e.g., maps with usage, service or special event processing or even automobile service diagnostics.) In addition, communication packages can provide estimates based upon user-supplied information identifying projected usages.

Wagering game terminal and method of operating same are disclosed in which players collect symbols and/or symbol combinations that are indicative of a randomly selected outcome. The symbols and/or symbol combinations may be collected anytime they appear on the wagering game terminal, or they may be collected only if they appear in a certain manner or at a certain time. Players who manage to complete a predefined collection of symbols and/or symbol combinations are awarded a special event game, such as a bonus game, a jackpot, and the like. The players may carry over the symbols and/or symbol combinations they have collected across multiple gaming sessions and multiple gaming terminals. In this way, the players may retain the benefit of their previous gaming experiences.

A method for associating event times or time periods with digital images in a collection for determining if a digital image is of interest, includes storing a collection of digital images each having an associated capture time; comparing the associated capture time in the collection with a special event time to determine if a digital image in the collection is of interest, wherein the comparing step includes calculation of a special event time associated with a special event based on the calendar time associated with the special event and using such information to perform the comparison step; and associating digital images of interest with the special event.

A gaming terminal is utilized for playing a wagering game. The gaming terminal includes a wager-input device and a display for displaying the wagering game. The wagering game includes a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input received via the wager-input device. The plurality of outcomes include at least one outcome that awards standard credits and bonus tokens. A credit output device outputs a value of the standard credits and the bonus tokens in response to achieving the at least one outcome. The bonus tokens are exchangeable for a special event on a second gaming terminal.

A communication system utilizes an activity monitor that is operable to collect data, convert data, display data, and communicate data. Web portal and activity monitor are operable to communicate data between one another. Web portal enables a user to monitor an individual or population's activity data. Activity monitor enables user to toggle through one or more activity modes to be displayed. Activity monitor constantly measures a user's activity. Auxiliary mode enables user to track data that can be unrelated to activity data. Special event mode on activity monitor enables a user or machine to begin and to end a special event, while the activity monitor measures activity data during the special event.

A method and system are provided for managing application programs with non-responsive user interfaces, possibly due to a bottleneck in handling events/messages. The method and system make an apparently frozen application user interface responsive so as to permit alternative tasks be executed or close the hung application. This is enabled by implementing routines to (a) detect if an application is hung, (b) replace the user interface for the hung application with a ghost interface, implemented by a separate thread, that permits system functionality such as sizing, minimization and closing of the application, and (c) destroying the ghost interface if the hung application becomes responsive again along with restoring the application's user interface along with updated event queues. Furthermore, creation of the ghost user interface is accompanied by placing a high priority special event in the hung application's queue to detect renewed responsiveness without requiring explicit monitoring.

Disclosed is a novel method of sending electronic gift cards. The cards enable people when they are in a hurry and they want to do last minute shopping for special occasions, the holidays, including those special events such as anniversaries, birthdays and special event days. The invention allows anyone with a mobile device to send a personalize “gift card” to anyone else who also has a mobile device anywhere. Through secure personal accounts, the consumer may tell the transaction server, about whom to send the gift to, how much, and select the occasion or customized message. The electronic “gift card” can be in one of the alternative forms, such as just text, image, or video message. The delivery of the “gift card” can be scheduled instantly or anytime in the future. It can also be periodic. The delivery of the card is secured and guaranteed as is the redemption and transaction process. The innovation also allows setup of recurring delivery of gifts as well as reminder alerts of upcoming special events or occasions.

The invention relates to a intelligent method for monitoring vehicle flow, wherein the method is based on a magnetoresistive sensor and a ZigBee network. The method is used to solve some problems in urban traffic. According to the invention, vehicle flow in traffic is monitored. And then after data is processed, the data is transmitted to a traffic control department and a communication service provider; on one hand, the obtain data information is further utilized by the traffic control department to lead and control the traffic; on the other hand, the communication service provider utilizes a self-communication network to give guidance to information-demanding users including mobile communication users for their trips. Therefore, people can understand the situation of the amount of the traffic without passing a section of a road; consequently, support is provided for selection of trip routes of the people taking trips, so that it is convenient for the people to go out and an operation of a city becomes more efficient. With utilization of the mobile communication network of the communication service provider and mobile terminal equipment like a mobile phone and a PDA and the like, traffic indication and guidance are provided for people that go out and people that are on the way, so that a traffic jam degree can be reduced, traffic accidents can be avoided, and success rates of handling special events like emergency rescue and disaster rescue can be improved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of intelligent electric energy meters and provides a method for automatically screening an abnormal electricity consumption user. The method comprises the following steps of calculating line loss; acquiring a focus distribution area according to the line loss, wherein the focus distribution area is a distribution area of which the line loss is greater than a set threshold value; processing current electricity consumption data and historic electricity consumption data of users in the focus distribution area to obtain suspected electricity larceny users. User data are classified through normal distribution and are respectively calculated according to the classified users, and the suspected electricity larceny users can be quickly and accurately found according to special event factors, holiday factors, seasonal factors and the like. According to the method, by mining electricity consumption data, the abnormal electricity consumption user can be timely found, electricity consumption disputes are reduced, an electricity larceny behavior is effectively found, and a normal electricity consumption order is maintained. Parameters such as user classification coefficients and the seasonal factors can be finely adjusted according to an actual operating effect after user classification and calculation are completed in a calculation process so as to achieve an accurate analysis effect.

A system is provided for the creation and management of promotional coupons or vouchers using coupon templates written in a template definition language, promotions, and promotional campaigns for the generation and issuance of promotional coupons either in real time or based on a predetermined date and/or time by a printer for use in a gaming, vending, or other business environment. The system uses a host system and a graphical front-end to a template definition language. Promotional coupons include coupons for merchandise, food, beverages, parking, lodging, special events such as a boxing or a tournament, personal events such as a birthday or an anniversary, entertainment, and a free play of a game or certain types of games. These promotional coupons can offer a discount, a refund, a rebate, or a free product or service. Promotions include those for a tangible or intangible product, a service, an event, and lodging. Promotional campaigns include those for events such as a holiday, contest, drawing, tournament, and other special events such as boxing.

The retractable ID badge holder kit provides removable and replaceable indicia on a retractable reel housing to celebrate a promotional event, special occasion or holiday. The kit contains a retractable reel supporting an ID badge holder at the end of the retractable cord or tether, a ferromagnetic plate to be glued to one side of the reel housing, an assortment of promotional pictures symbolic of special events, special occasions and holidays, and a rubberized sheet magnet attached or attachable to the rear surface of the pictures.

A method of providing a wagering event comprises a player paying for at least one wager on a race event selected from the group consisting of a) a player selected wager and b) an automatically handicapped and selected wager. The player also receives on the race event c) an automatically handicapped and selected wager when a) is selected or d) a player selected wager when b) is selected, the combination of selections a) and c) and selections b) and d) forming a special event wager. After results of the race event are final, the player has the potential to receive an award dependent upon predetermined criteria having been met in results of the race event with respect to the special event wager. The criteria may require that at least one of a) a player selected wager and b) an automatically handicapped and selected wager be winning events in the race event results.

Systems and methods are provided for predicting visitor traffic to a network of web site pages. The systems and methods are used, as an example, to predict the inventory of total available online advertisements available within the network for a forthcoming period. The visitor traffic includes page viewing, listening or transacting on web pages within a web site, wherein the web pages are categorized by subject, interest areas or specific user queries such as word or phrase searches. For each page whose traffic is being predicted, the system takes into account annual seasonality, day-of-week, holidays, special events, short histories, user demographics, user web behavior (viewing, listening and transacting) and parent and child web page characteristics.

The invention discloses a multi-robot route planning method applied to a dangerous chemical environment, and belongs to the technical field of robot route planning. The method is applied to intelligent robots, can realize full map inspection of multi-robot under a complex and dangerous chemical environment with high dynamic performance, and can realize real-time formation reaction to special events. The core algorithm of the method is a deep reinforcement learning algorithm combined with a deep deterministic policy gradient and a curiosity driven algorithm. According to the core algorithm, thecomplex and tedious step of artificially designing environment rewarding in the same kind of algorithm are avoided, while the unknown complex environment is explored and adapted through the intrinsicrewarding and the sparse environment rewarding in the intelligent body itself; and meanwhile, a multi-Agent collaboration learning algorithm is adopted among the multi-robot to obtain the optimal cooperation strategy.

The invention provides a method for ensuring the success in upgrading a set-top box, comprising the following steps: defining an upgrading status flag, an upgrading mode flag, an upgrading parameter check flag and upgrading parameters of the set-top box, and storing the flags and parameters in an EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory) of the set-top box; when a main program of the set-top box detects an upgrading request transmitted by a front-end network of a broadcast television operator, recording the upgrading parameters transmitted by the corresponding front-end network into the EEPROM, and judging whether the set-top box needs to be upgraded according to the flags; starting the upgrading program and receiving upgrading data when upgrading is needed, and modifying the upgrading status flag; and operating the main program of the set-top box if upgrading is not needed. The invention can ensure normal operation of upgrading of the set-top box, and when special events such as power cut and the like are encountered, upgrading can be restored and continued automatically.

In a networked environment, where multiple Internet Service Providers and multi-vendor equipment are involved in e-Business services and applications offering, the risk of overloading the Internet devices are real and security management is a challenge. Internet device traffic overloads could result from spoof attacks, (Denial-of-Service (DoS) or Distributed DoS (DDoS) attacks), device failures, special events, or widespread loads above engineered levels. To solve the problem of Internet security management for integrated optical and wireless devices, a new apparatus and functions running on IP devices are defined in this invention. Each Internet device includes counters and thresholding feature to manage the security attacks and prevent failure of the device being attacked.

A pole clamp is disclosed that can firmly attach heavy fixtures to a pole, such as a center or side pole of a special-events tent, with quick and easy fixture mounting and dismounting. The head of a fixture-mounting bolt is downwardly slidable into a T-channel of the clamp, where it rests against a stop pin and rigidly supports the fixture until it is lifted out of the T-channel. A plurality of T-channels can provide for a plurality of fixture attachments at a plurality of orientations. In some embodiments, the clamp includes a pair of identical, hingedly joined, rigid aluminum segments that can be placed on opposite sides of the pole and compressed against the pole by pressing of the unhinged, flanged ends toward each other using a bolt, cam lever, or similar means. The rigid segments can be shaped to accommodate a pole of any cross-sectional size and shape.

The invention relates to a telephone traffic system and discloses a method and a device for call center multifactorial telephone traffic prediction. According to the method, a traffic prediction result can be calculated according to a weekly rule correction coefficient, a monthly rule correction coefficient, a holiday influence coefficient and a special event influence coefficient and is further outputted. A controller internally comprises a professional maintenance module, a prediction project configuration module, a holiday maintenance module, a multifactorial data acquisition module, a special event management module, a traffic prediction module and a prediction result display module connected with an output device. The method has property of wide application scenes, and call center traffic prediction demands of different industries such as telecommunication communication, aviation, finance and electric power can be satisfied.

A simulation model conversion method based on a distributed interactive simulation platform, includes the steps: (1)determining the time management mechanism used in the simulation model conversion process to make the federal member of the simulation model unitedly order the insulated clock of the distributed interactive simulation platform, executing the simulation step length propulsion of the simulation model according to the simulation clock of the distributed interactive simulation platform; (2)dividing the intrinsic function of the simulation model to be converted into two parts: one part being a state transition function, the other part being an event handling function; (3) according to the state transition function and the event handling function, determining the model state parameters of the simulation model to be converted ordered and issued for the distributed interactive simulation platform and the special event ordered and issued for the distributed interactive simulation platform, forming the interface describing file; (4) according to the interface describing file, generating the object class library and the interactive class library for the conversion of the model to be converted; (5) according to the generated object class library and interactive class library, reforming the model to be converted and completing the conversion of the simulation model.

The invention provides a method for conducting statistics on elevator visitor flow based on intelligent visual perception. The method comprises the steps of S1. establishing a head-and-shoulder model sample database; S2. conducting feature extraction and model training, wherein samples in S1 are subjected to principle component analysis (PCA) feature extraction, and a support vector machine (SVM) trainer is used for training model generating; S3. detecting targets, wherein matching calculation is conducted on images collected in real time according to human body head-and-shoulder model data obtained in S2, and targets in current images are obtained through detection; S4. tracking targets, wherein targets detected in S3 are tracked; and S5. conducing statistics on the visitor flow, wherein corresponding counters are operated according to incoming and outgoing conditions of targets when targets tracked in S4 go cross a crossing line. The method has the advantages that real-time intelligent analyses are conducted on images collected in real time, so that elevator visitor flow data can be obtained, accurate evidences are provided for establishing of effective and energy-saving elevator dispatching strategies, the problem that prediction models of the elevator visitor flow in traditional methods are complex and difficult to establish is solved, and the imprecise prediction caused by special events are prevented.

A refrigerator having a compressor and a control unit for selectively activating and deactivating the compressor in response to the temperature inside the refrigerator. The selective activation and deactivation of the compressor being carried out at predetermined cut-on and cut-off temperatures. The control unit being adapted to detect how the actual temperature inside the refrigerator increases above the cut-on value due to a special event, and to adjust the cut-off temperature of the refrigerator accordingly, in order to keep the temperature of stored food substantially constant.

Robots may be automatically instantiated, modified, evolved, trained, or terminated based on location, time of day, user preference, special event trigger, or emergency. The robots may perform tasks to provide selective services on-demand within medicine, agriculture, military, entertainment, manufacturing, personal, or public safety, among other things.