160 results about "Time standard" patented technology

The present invention relates to monitoring chemicals in a process chamber using a spectrometer having a plasma generator, based on patterns over time of chemical consumption. The relevant patterns may include a change in consumption, reaching a consumption plateau, absence of consumption, or presence of consumption. In some embodiments, advancing to a next step in forming structures on the workpiece depends on the pattern of consumption meeting a process criteria. In other embodiments, a processing time standard is established, based on analysis of the relevant patterns. Yet other embodiments relate to controlling work on a workpiece, based on analysis of the relevant patterns. The invention may be either a process or a device including logic and resources to carry out a process.

Methods, articles of manufacture, and systems for determining a fee to be charged for requests processed in a grid computing environment based. In one embodiment the fee may be determined based on the time it takes to process a request and / or pricing schedules that may vary depending on a variety of pricing criteria. In another embodiment, a completion time criterion that defines a maximum acceptable time to complete a request may be specified. If the amount of time needed to perform the request is less than the maximum acceptable time specified, returning the results may be delayed to avoid providing services valued in excess of what the customer has paid for.

An integrated wafer fab production characterization and scheduling system incorporates a manufacturing execution system with a scheduling system based on simulation. The integrated characterization / scheduling system provides manufacturing with a simulation tool integrated with the manufacturing execution system to evaluate proposed production control logic as a practical alternative to expensive experimentation on actual production system. Furthermore, simulation models are used to create short term dispatch schedules to steer daily manufacturing operations towards planned performance goals. Innovative features include integration of preventive maintenance scheduling, Kanban based WIP control, an integrated time standard database, a, and real time lot move updates.

An apparatus and method estimates a plurality of synchronized phasors at predetermined times referenced to an absolute time standard in an electrical power system. The method includes acquiring and determining a frequency of a power system signal, sampling the power system signal at a sampling interval rate based on a frequency of the power system signal to form signal samples, and generating a plurality of acquisition time values based on an occurrence of each of the signal samples at a corresponding plurality of different times referenced to the absolute time standard. The method further includes adjusting a phasor of each of the signal samples based on a time difference between a corresponding selected acquisition time value and a predetermined time referenced to an absolute time standard to form the plurality of synchronized phasors.

Systems, devices, and methods for more accurately determining a radiopharmaceutical dose administered to a patient by relying on a time factor. Particularly, broadly contemplated herein is the administration of a dose on the basis of an elapsed time from when a dose was last accurately measured in the past to when it is injected into the patient. As such, when a dose is first measured, that timepoint is preferably recorded whereupon the time of injection or administration into a patient is also recorded. Based on the original measured dose, the radionuclide (and thus its known decay rate) and the time elapsed, the dose is calculated and not directly measured on injection. The clocks on the filling station and the transport cart are synchronized to each other or to a known and accepted time standard. In this manner, there is temporal continuity and no inaccuracies of time or loss of time occurs between measurement and injection.

Synchronizing audio and video streams in packet-based networks requires synchronization of packet timestamps. The present invention provides such synchronization without resort to a network time standard. In one embodiment of the present invention, pairs of timestamp synchronized signals, such as audio and video signals, not having a common timestamp clock are mixed. One of the signals, for example, the audio signals, is mixed first while preserving the original audio timestamps. The preserved timestamp information is then used to synchronize the timestamps of the unmixed signals, in this example the video signals, to provide synchronization of all signals. In another embodiment, the present invention uses packets containing calibration of timestamps to reduce jitter. The present invention also includes specifications for a packet for transmitting timestamp information.

A global time reckoning system simultaneously indicates local time and global time. The global time reckoning system can be practiced with standard clock timer drivers, including electromechanical and digital clock motors, in combination with a novel global time system clock face to allow a user to reckon time locally or anywhere on the globe without time zone conversion calculations. The global time system clock face has multiple time scales, at least one of which is driven by the clock drive in cooperation with an hour indicator (e.g., an hour hand). The global time system clock face simultaneously displays global time (relative to any location on the globe) and local time. Additionally, the global time reckoning system, with the appropriate clock timer driver is adaptable to indicate a number of other global time related information, including sunrise / sunset, days of the week, lunar phase and solstices / equinoxes.

The invention discloses a method for controlling defrosting of a heat pump air-conditioner, comprising the following steps: 1) dividing outdoor environment temperatures into a plurality of stages; 2)setting a plurality of outdoor heat exchanger temperature ranges corresponding to each outdoor environment temperature stage; wherein each temperature range is corresponding to a predetermined cumulative time standard length; 3) calculating the total of the time when the outdoor heat exchanger temperature is within the range of each outdoor heat exchanger temperature; 4) calculating the quotient of the time calculated in step 3) and the corresponding cumulative time standard length set in step 2); 5) calculating the sum of the quotient of the total of the time when the outdoor heat exchanger temperature is within the range of each outdoor heat exchanger temperature calculated in step 3) and the corresponding cumulative time standard length, to obtain accumulated calculation coefficient; and 6)when the accumulated calculation coefficient is more than or equal to 1, starting the defrosting operation. The inventive method for controlling defrosting of the heat pump air-conditioner is used for solving the technical problem that the air-conditioner defrosting starting time is not accurate in prior art.

An integrated wafer fab production scheduling and simulation system incorporates a manufacturing execution system with a scheduling system based on simulation. The integrated system provides manufacturers with a simulation tool integrated with the manufacturing execution system to evaluate proposed production control logic as a practical alternative to expensive experimentation on an actual production system. Furthermore, simulation models are used to create short-term dispatch schedules to steer daily manufacturing operations towards planned performance goals. Innovative features include integration of preventive maintenance scheduling, Kanban based WIP control, an integrated time standard database, and real time lot move updates.

The invention discloses a simulation system and a simulation method for three-dimensional comprehensive situations of a space mission. The simulation system comprises a space satellite trail and posture modeling module, a satellite frame modeling module, a coverage area analysis and modeling module, a data tracking and receiving modeling module, a time management module, a coordinate system management module and a three-dimensional visualizing simulation module, wherein the time management module is used for providing simulation time and various time standards of astronomical time for simulation of the space mission; the coordinate system management module is used for providing various coordinate systems such as a celestial coordinate system, an earth fixed connection coordinate system, a moving coordinate system and the like to describe moving rules of moving objects; and the three-dimensional visualizing simulation module is used for three-dimensional visual display, playback and deduction for situation analysis and modeling results, capable of controlling acceleration, deceleration, pause and start of a simulation process according to the simulation mission or a demonstration script, and capable of providing a powerful guarantee for display of the space comprehensive situations and analysis and demonstration of a focused simulation stage.

The invention provides an appointed cooking control method of a cooking electrical equipment using a digital menu, which comprises the following steps: step 1: a signal receiving module obtains a user command containing the name information of dishes to be cooked and cooking finish time information and transmits the user command to a central processing module; step 2: the central processing module transfers corresponding digital menu from a storage module according to the name information of dishes to be cooked, obtaining the lasting time standard data in the digital menu and calculating the cooking start time according to the cooking finish time information and the lasting time standard data; and step 3: a heating module is controlled to start the cooking processes of corresponding dishes when the central processing module judges that current time reaches the cooking start time according to timing information of a timing module. With adoption of the control method provided by the invention, the user can directly appoint the cooking finish time without spending energy to calculate time, and the work in memorizing the consuming time of a great number of dish cooking processes by the user is saved.

A three-dimensional shape measuring system includes: a light projecting / receiving apparatus which causes a light receiver to receive light reflected on a surface of a measurement object onto a light receiving surface thereof at a predetermined cycle multiple times, while changing a projecting direction of the light; and a measuring apparatus for measuring a three-dimensional shape of the measurement object, utilizing light receiving data. The measuring apparatus includes: a light receiving time setter for setting a light receiving time in each cycle with respect to each of light receiving areas constituting the light receiving surface; a data converter for converting an output value representing the light receiving data obtained in each cycle into an output value standardized with respect to the light receiving time in each cycle, if the light receiving times are different in the cycles; a projection timing acquirer for acquiring a projection timing at which the light receiving amount of each light receiving area is maximum; and a position acquirer for acquiring a position of a measurement point on the surface of the measurement object corresponding to each light receiving area.

The invention discloses a device, a system and a method for synchronously playing video data and audio data. The system includes a front-end transmitting equipment and a terminal, wherein: the front-end transmitting equipment is used for transforming time stamp of the received media data to broadcasting time stamp under uniform time standard; broadcast-transmitting the media data needed to be transmitted in current time slice together with broadcasting time stamp of the media data; the terminal is used for determining broadcasting time of each media data according to time stamps.

The invention discloses a time-series data cleaning method for pipe net modeling. The time-series data cleaning method for the pipe net modeling comprises the steps of searching and elimination of duplicate values, data dispersion degree analysis, judgment of outliers, denoising noisy points of curve smoothing, interpolation completion of missing data. The time-series data cleaning method for the pipe net modeling introduces variation coefficient to achieve standardization processing of pressure information and flow data of different dimensions, judges the dispersion degree of arrays and screen the dispersion degree of arrays at the same time. The time-series data cleaning method for the pipe net modeling is characterized in that outlier data at first is searched and processed by a utilizing three times standard deviation method and then is fitted by a least square method, which greatly reduces the effects of outliers on fitting results. At the same time, data smoothing of the noisy points is processed by fitting functions, which can further reduce the presence of outlier data. The least square method can satisfy the data processing which does not conform to the normal distribution. Compared with linear interpolation, cubic spline interpolation utilized in the end can make the data inserted more smooth. The time-series data cleaning method for the pipe net modeling has the advantages of preprocessing the data before the data is imported into a model for calculation, achieving the effect of data cleaning, and providing a guarantee for the calculation of the model.

The horizontal synchronization frequency and the vertical synchronization frequency of a television receiver is increased by 3 / 2 times, so that refresh rate increased 3 / 2 times. The flicker of the displayed picture is thus reduced.

Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) tend to be specialized and expensive—relegated to only key points in power distribution networks, and are generally reliant on GPS technology. The present disclosure details how any smart meter—using wireless communication—can perform sub-microsecond-grade synchrophasor measurements. Other aspects concern smart meter-based determination of A, B or C phase of the tri-phase power network. This can involve count-stamp enabling message packets sent to and / or from a smart meter, and then associating such count-stamps to local measurements of power phase by a metrology unit. Once a network of such enabled smart meters and other devices is formed, sub-microsecond metropolitan-wide and entire region-wide synchronizing time standard can calibrate local measurements of power phase, where simple A, B and C phase determination is one low hanging fruit application of such. Low cost aggregate monitoring of metropolitan-wide synchrophasors promises a next chapter of importance for that relatively recent art.

The invention relates to a simple method for adopting induction coils to detect the intersection jam states and a traffic signal light control system which adopts the method. The method comprises: embedding a plurality of induction coils in an intersection and / or on roads near the intersection edge, sending different state signals by the induction coils according to whether vehicles exit on the induction coils or not, wherein the embedded positions of the induction coils are positions that normal running vehicles do not pass, and forming a conclusion that the intersection is jammed when the number of the induction coils which are sent and have vehicles above reaches or exceeds the number standard of cognizing jamming and the duration time reaches or exceeds the time standard of cognizing jamming. The system comprises a central control unit and a plurality of induction coils, wherein output signal lines of the induction coils are connected with a central processing unit through an interface circuit, the central control unit judges the intersection jamming states according to the method, and the traffic lights can be controlled to prevent vehicles from driving into the intersection when in jamming, thereby guarantying the smoothness of the intersection.

The present invention is directed toward a system and method that facilitates investment account transfers where the time standard for reliably accomplishing a transfer may be decreased. A system for facilitating investment account transfers includes an administrator, a rules engine, a service case manager, and a messaging engine. The administrator is configured to receive a transfer request and to initiate a transfer case. The administrator is also configured to cooperate with a rules engine to facilitate management of the transfer case in accordance with a set of business rules. Cooperating with the rules engine, the administrator is configured to initiate service cases comprising business process instructions which, when executed, advance the progress of the transfer case. A service case manager is configured to receive service cases from the administrator, and to perform the specific business processes specified therein. Finally, a messaging engine is configured to receive instructions from the service case manager and to transmit messages to appropriate parties at appropriate times in accordance with the specified business processes.

An apparatus and method estimates a plurality of synchronized phasors at predetermined times referenced to a common time standard in an electrical power system. The method includes acquiring and determining a frequency of a power system signal, sampling the power system signal at a sampling interval rate based on a frequency of the power system signal to form signal samples, and generating a plurality of acquisition time values based on an occurrence of each of the signal samples at a corresponding plurality of different times referenced to the common time standard. The method further includes adjusting a phasor of each of the signal samples based on a time difference between a corresponding selected acquisition time value and a predetermined time referenced to a common time standard to form the plurality of synchronized phasors.

An indoor GPS clock using GPS signals lower that −143 dBm for issuing disciplined frequency and time standard signals. The indoor GPS clock includes a correlation machine using long integration periods for enabling the indoor GPS clock to operate with low signal levels; a carrier-less tracking loop for tracking the low level signals without carrier offset feedback, a clock bias loop for providing clock bias feedback; and a reference oscillator using the clock bias feedback for providing disciplined frequency and time signals having greater accuracy than is available in conventional GPS positioning receivers. The indoor GPS clock also includes a holdover driver providing compensation for predicted drift in clock bias error for disciplining the reference oscillator for several hours when the GPS signal is no longer being received.

An apparatus and method estimates a plurality of synchronized phasors at predetermined times referenced to an absolute time standard in an electrical power system. The method includes acquiring and determining a frequency of a power system signal, sampling the power system signal at a sampling interval rate based on a frequency of the power system signal to form signal samples, and generating a plurality of acquisition time values based on an occurrence of each of the signal samples at a corresponding plurality of different times referenced to the absolute time standard. The method further includes adjusting a phasor of each of the signal samples based on a time difference between a corresponding selected acquisition time value and a predetermined time referenced to an absolute time standard to form the plurality of synchronized phasors.

The present invention is directed toward a system and method that facilitates investment account transfers where the time standard for reliably accomplishing a transfer may be decreased. A system for facilitating investment account transfers includes an administrator, a rules engine, a service case manager, and a messaging engine. The administrator is configured to receive a transfer request and to initiate a transfer case. The administrator is also configured to cooperate with a rules engine to facilitate management of the transfer case in accordance with a set of business rules. Cooperating with the rules engine, the administrator is configured to initiate service cases comprising business process instructions which, when executed, advance the progress of the transfer case. A service case manager is configured to receive service cases from the administrator, and to perform the specific business processes specified therein. Finally, a messaging engine is configured to receive instructions from the service case manager and to transmit messages to appropriate parties at appropriate times in accordance with the specified business processes.

Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) tend to be specialized and expensive—relegated to only key points in power distribution networks, and are generally reliant on GPS technology. The present disclosure details how any smart meter—using wireless communication—can perform sub-microsecond-grade synchrophasor measurements. Other aspects concern smart meter-based determination of A, B or C phase of the tri-phase power network. This can involve count-stamp enabling message packets sent to and / or from a smart meter, and then associating such count-stamps to local measurements of power phase by a metrology unit. Once a network of such enabled smart meters and other devices is formed, sub-microsecond metropolitan-wide and entire region-wide synchronizing time standard can calibrate local measurements of power phase, where simple A, B and C phase determination is one low hanging fruit application of such. Low cost aggregate monitoring of metropolitan-wide synchrophasors promises a next chapter of importance for that relatively recent art.

Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) tend to be specialized and expensive—relegated to only key points in power distribution networks, and are generally reliant on GPS technology. The present disclosure details how any smart meter—using wireless communication—can perform sub-microsecond-grade synchrophasor measurements. Other aspects concern smart meter-based determination of A, B or C phase of the tri-phase power network. This can involve count-stamp enabling message packets sent to and / or from a smart meter, and then associating such count-stamps to local measurements of power phase by a metrology unit. Once a network of such enabled smart meters and other devices is formed, sub-microsecond metropolitan-wide and entire region-wide synchronizing time standard can calibrate local measurements of power phase, where simple A, B and C phase determination is one low hanging fruit application of such. Low cost aggregate monitoring of metropolitan-wide synchrophasors promises a next chapter of importance for that relatively recent art.

According to one aspect, the invention provides a method of synchronizing a clock included in a device. According to one embodiment, the method includes acts of: (a) receiving with the device a clock signal including a time standard provided by a reference clock; (b) determining an elapsed time since a prior receipt of a clock signal including a time standard provided by the reference clock; (c) determining an error between a time provided by the clock signal received in act (a) and a time maintained by the clock included in the device; and (d) adjusting the time maintained by the clock included in the device to correct for the error determined by act (c), where the reference clock comprises an atomic clock.

The invention discloses a remote concentrated meter reading system. The software design scheme of the remote concentrated meter reading system requires a corresponding hardware platform, wherein the hardware comprises a server, a concentrator, an acquirer and electricity meters; the server reads electric energy information from the concentrator or transmits an instruction to the concentrator through general packet radio service (GPRS); and the concentrator reads the electric energy information from the acquirer or transmits the instruction to the acquirer. The remote concentrated meter reading system is characterized in that: the software comprises an automatic meter reading module, a data automatic storage module, a prepayment calculation module, a basic parameter setting module, a remote switch-on / off module and a broadcast check module; the remote switch-on / off module is used for performing remote switch-on / off control on defaulting users; the broadcast check module is used for maintaining time standards of all the electricity meters in a system consistent with that of a personal computer (PC); and after the time is corrected, clocks in the electricity meters do not need the intervention of the PC any more. Compared with the traditional manual meter reading and telephone line meter reading methods, the remote concentrated meter reading system acquires data quickly and accurately, generates electricity statistic analysis quickly, greatly improves efficiency and facilitates management.

The present invention provides a blood glucose system having time synchronization, wherein the blood glucose system (1) for treating a glucose metabolic disorder includes a dosing device (3) having an integrated counter for generating a relative count and a memory for storing dose quantities and counts, a blood glucose measuring device (2) having memory for storing blood glucose measurements and measurement times, and a data processor (4) for processing data from the dosing device (3) and blood glucose measuring device (2) and converting counts to actual times. The data processor synchronizes the counts with the measurement times using a time standard.

An apparatus for determining the amount of glucose in a patient comprising a CPU for receipt and analysis of data; a glucose testing means for testing the amount of glucose in the patient's blood, providing patient data to the CPU, and determining the amount; a storage means for storing data linked to the patient; a display means for displaying the glucose amount and / or glucose data and interfacing with the patient; a voice processing means for processing the glucose amount and / or glucose data and synthesizing an auditory output and optionally includes further instructions as determined by a treating physician and the CPU after analysis of the glucose amount and / or glucose data; a data acquisition means for acquiring data; a digital storage means for storing data; and an atomic clock means for generating real time clock signals from time code signals transmitted by a time standard and received by an antenna.

The invention discloses an electrostatic charge analyzer calibrating device and an electrostatic capacitor measuring method, which adopt a charge ferry device which through a mechanically rotated contact brush and a ferry capacitor, transmits changers of a standard direct-current high-voltage source to a to-be-calibrated instrument plate, help to enhance safety performance during the plate voltage calibration, so that an operator does not get hurt even if the operator contacts with a naked electrode. Since a contact method that two groups of serial resistors are in sequential contact in the brush circuit in the charge ferry device, no electrostatic sparks are generated during the charging and discharging process, and no electromagnetic interference is generated to the environment. Two technical schemes for attenuation time calibration are provided. A discharge capacitor is used to contact with a plate electrode so as to simulate a discharging process of the plate electrode; the plate voltages are controlled to cross the upper threshold and the lower threshold; a calculation method of the discharge capacitor is provided; a stopwatch or a discharge timer serves as the time standard; and calibration signal output is provided in the discharge timer for the traceability of a time parameter. The electrostatic capacitor measuring method, through a standard capacitor, traces electrostatic capacitance back to a digital electric bridge.

The invention discloses an on-line operation state diagnostic method for pipeline pressure monitoring equipment of an urban water supply pipe network. According to the method, monitoring data are obtained on the basis of historical monitoring data, and basic parameters exceeding the top and bottom limitations, and a linear fitting formula are judged; and when remote pressure monitoring data are received, firstly, whether the monitoring data are within the overtime range is judged, secondly, whether the monitoring data are completely consistent with data of last three times is judged and compared, and whether communication and data collecting are failed is judged, thirdly, whether the monitoring data exceed the top and bottom limitations, and the fitting error between the monitoring data and other monitoring points exceeds the two-time standard deviation is calculated, the failure probability and normal probability of the pressure monitoring data are calculated, weighted average evidence is compounded through the D-S compound rule, and whether data collected by pressure monitoring equipment is normal is judged. Mutual verification is conducted through the mutual relation between instruments, the situation that it is not found in time that a pressure sensor does not conduct normal communication or deviates from normal monitoring in the wild is avoided, and integrity and normal operation of a water supply monitoring system are ensured.