410 results about "Time to result" patented technology

A system and method for controlling access to a moveable enclosure are provided. The system includes a lock on the moveable enclosure, a control circuit coupled to the lock and configured to i) receive an entry code and ii) open the lock in response to receipt of the entry code, a time measurement device and / or Global Positioning System device coupled to the control circuit and configured to generate time and position data, such as latitude and longitude data, relating to the moveable enclosure; and a personal computing device wirelessly coupleable to the control circuit and configured to generate the entry code using the latitude and longitude data. The entry code may be erased after a single use. The validity of entry code may depend upon the time of its entry and the physical location of the moveable enclosure.

A system for providing the reliable and numerically efficient generation of time-optimum trajectories with easy-to-track or continuous acceleration profiles for simple and blended moves of single- and multi-arm robotic manipulators, such as an extension and retraction move along a straight line or a rotary move following a circular arc, with velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jerk rate constraints. A time-optimum trajectory is the set of the position, velocity, and acceleration profiles which describe the move of a selected end effector along a given path in the shortest time possible without violating given constraints, with a special case being an optimum abort trajectory, which brings the moving arm into complete rest in the shortest time. The invention involves firstly identifying the set of fundamental trajectory shapes which cover all possible combinations of constraints for a given category of moves, e.g., a move along a straight line or along a circular arc; next, decomposing the fundamental shapes into segments where a single constraint is active; and, then, determining the time optimum paths in the segments. As a result, a unique design of time-optimum trajectories is produced based on a set of pre-defined trajectory shapes. The invention also involves the blending of simple moves into a single trajectory by decomposing trajectories of the individual moves into their orthogonal components and overlapping them for a given time interval, which results in a non-stop move along a smooth transfer path.

The present invention relates to bead incubating and washing on a droplet actuator. Methods for incubating magnetically responsive beads that are labeled with primary antibody, a sample (i.e., analyte), and secondary reporter antibodies on a magnet, on and off a magnet, and completely off a magnet are provided. Also provided are methods for washing magnetically responsive beads using shape-assisted merging of droplets. Also provided are methods for shape-mediated splitting, transporting, and dispensing of a sample droplet that contains magnetically responsive beads. The apparatuses and methods of the invention provide for rapid time to result and optimum detection of an analyte in an immunoassay.

Introduce a pulse length control mechanism to generate virtual multi-level output pulses for a Class-D Amplifier, which has only 2 physical output levels. Typically a Sigma-Delta-Modulator converts the input signal into high frequency low bit rate. The disclosed invention adds functions to transform the SDM signal into pulses with equivalent multi-level time-voltage areas and adds a pulse-length-control mechanism to produce various output pulse patterns, where the summations of the positive and negative pulses, within one sampling period, result in time-voltage area values, corresponding to 3 or more digital levels. Thus the invention produces higher signal quality at lower sampling rates.

A digitised audio signal, such as an amateur's singing, and a digital guide audio signal are supplied to a time alignment process that produces a time-aligned new signal, time-aligned to the guide signal. Pitch along the time-aligned new signal and along the guide signal is measured in processes and which supply these measurement to a pitch adjustment calculator which calculates a pitch correction factor C′s(Fps) from these measurements and the nearest octave ratio of the signals. A pitch changing process modulates the pitch of the time-aligned new signal to produce a time-aligned and pitch adjusted new signal.

A method and apparatus for synchronizing an event produced at a digital television receiver with an instant of a transmitted video, audio, or data element of a digital television program is disclosed. In a digital television system, a system time clock generates a timeline that is used to synchronize the presentation of the video, audio, and data elements of the television program. An application time is used in program production to synchronize instants of the several program elements. To synchronize a receiver generated event with an instant of a transmitted video, audio, or data program element, samples of the application time are transmitted to a receiver in a synchronized data service. A reconstructed application time is generated at the receiver as a function of the current system time, the application time sample, and the presentation time stamp of the data access unit in which the application time sample was transmitted. The presentation time of the program instant is associated with an application time correlating the event and the instant. The correlating application time is transmitted to the receiver as part of a synchronous or asynchronous data service and the event is instigated when the reconstructed application time corresponds to the correlating application time. A clock for generating a reconstructed application time synchronized to the system time is also disclosed.

Methods and apparatus for collecting a fluid sample using an integrated collection device are disclosed. The integrated collection device includes an analyte detector and a gradient means to actively and rapidly drive the transport of a sample fluid from the point of contact to the point of detection and reading. The analyte detector can include a visually-read colorimetric detector using a chemical or enzymatic detection process. The gradient means can include physical and / or chemical processes as described in more detail herein. In some embodiments, the device is provided as an occlusive patch. Preferably, the test device provides a reading immediately upon fluid contact with the analyte detector. Consequently, the time-to-result is sample volume and transport time dependent. By providing immediate or nearly immediate reading of results, the device is particularly useful in those applications in which immediate results are advantageous.

A system and method based on hybrid biometric detection capture first images of a user that is projected by first light of different wavelengths, extract various biometric informations from the first images, analyze and compare for each of the biometric informations to generate a matching score, determine an identity for the user according to all of the matching scores, generate second images and PPG signals from dispensed second light from the user, generate a time and PPG variation signal and a space and PPG variation signal for each frame of the second images, convert the time and PPG variation signals into frequency domain signals, determine a reference frequency according to the space and PPG variation signals, retrieve energy of the frequency domain signals at the reference frequency, and establish a three-dimensional energy distribution from the retrieved energy.

A system and method for increasing the speed of blood and wall shear stress (WSS) in a peripheral vein for a sufficient period of time to result in a persistent increase in the overall diameter and lumen diameter of the vein is provided. The method includes pumping blood at a desired rate and pulsatility. The pumping is monitored and adjusted, as necessary, to maintain the desired blood speed, WSS and pulsatility in the peripheral vein in order to optimize the rate and extent of dilation of the peripheral vein.

A machine learning model training method, apparatus, storage medium and compute device are disclosed. That method includes: obtaining model training data and correspond tag; The model training data includes feature data of a user sample and feature data of a recommended object sample; Determining a weight of the model training data according to a generation time of the model training data; Inputting the model training data into a machine learning model to obtain a user behavior prediction result corresponding to the user sample and the recommendation object sample; Determining a training target according to a difference between the user behavior prediction result and the tag and the weight; According to the direction of optimizing the training objective, the model parameters of the machinelearning model are adjusted and the training is continued until the training is finished when the training stopping condition is satisfied. The prediction effect of the machine learning model trainedby the scheme provided by the present application is good.

An apparatus and method is provided for displaying components of a performance. The apparatus includes a computer and a time code generator in communication with the computer and selectively controlled by the computer to generate a time code signal. The system further comprises a digital video recorder with at least one output channel that each have respective video and audio outputs. The digital video recorder is in operable communication with the time code generator and responsive to the time code signal to output at least a portion of a first video component and a corresponding first audio component of the performance synchronized to the time code signal to a respective first video display and first audio amplifier.

A method for improved visualization of information related to the physiology of a sleeping patient is disclosed. Physiological information from the patient is obtained by a device, converted to digital format, and processed to yield epochs of time based on whether the patient was in a physiologically desirable or undesirable state. The duration of epochs is plotted as a series of rectangles and a quality-of-sleep score is calculated based on the epoch lengths.

A drug infusion assembly comprises a drug delivery device arranged to adhere to a patient's skin and includes a reservoir that holds the drug, a cannula that delivers the drug to the patient, and a pump that causes the drug to flow to the cannula. The assembly further includes a monitor device for providing information about the operation of a drug delivery device. The monitor device includes a housing arranged to be attached to and detached from the drug delivery device, a sensor that senses the operation of the drug delivery device and generates an activation signal, a clock mechanism that generates a time signal, a memory that receives and stores the activation signal and the time signal and creates an information packet coordinating the time signal and the activation signal, an interrogator that interrogates the memory such that the memory generates a memory signal in response thereto, and a responder that receives the memory signal and generates a response.

A method and apparatus for storing and retrieving program material for subsequent replay is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a conditional access module, for accepting encrypted access control information and the program material encrypted according to a first encryption key, the encrypted access control information including a first encryption key and temporally-variant control data; the conditional access module having a first decryptor module, for decrypting the encrypted access control information to produce the temporally variant control data; a conversion module for modifying the temporally-variant control data to produce temporally-invariant control data; a re-encryptor module, for re-encrypting the decrypted access control information; a second decryptor module for decrypting the re-encrypted access control information to produce the first encryption key; a copy protection encryption module, communicatively coupleable to the conditional access module and a media storage device, the copy protection encryption module for further encrypting the encrypted program material according to a second encryption key and for encrypting the second encryption key according to a third encryption key to produce a fourth encryption key; and a copy protection decryption module, communicatively coupleable to the conditional access module and the media storage device, the copy protection decryption module for decrypting the encrypted fourth encryption key to produce the second encryption key using the third encryption key.

System, method and program for making same data available from different file systems to clients. The data is transferred to each of the file systems. Respective time periods required to rename the data in the file systems from a first name to a second name are estimated. The data with the first name is not available to the clients. The data with the second name is available to the clients. Renaming of the data in the file systems from the first name to the second name is scheduled. The scheduling is based at least in part on the estimated respective time periods to rename the data in the file systems. Preferably, the scheduling is timed to result in completion of the renaming of the data in all of the file systems at approximately a same time. Preferably, one of the time periods to rename the data in the file systems is based at least in part on a time period to transfer the data to a server associated with the file system and a wait time within the server to schedule the renaming.

The invention relates to a character input device based on eye tracking and P300 electrical potential of the brain electricity, which comprises a video camera array, an eye tracking module, a keyboard module, a brain electricity signal analyzing module and a system control module. The device combines the high spatial resolution of the eye tracking and the high time resolution of the P300 electrical potential detection of the brain electricity, firstly, determines an area where the keyboard is according to visual lines of a user, and then controls random flickers of all character keys in the area, arouses the P300 electrical potential of the brain electricity of the user, determines the character keys which the user wants to select according to the generation time of the electrical potential and the visual line location, thus realizing the input operation of characters. The invention provides a new human-machine interaction technique which does not need manpower to be involved and is not affected by the noise of the environment for use.

In some implementations, a camera may be disposed on an autonomous aerial platform. A user may operate a smart wearable device adapted to configured, and / or operate video data acquisition by the camera. The camera may be configured to produce a time stamp, and / or a video snippet based on receipt of an indication of interest from the user. The aerial platform may comprise a controller configured to navigate a target trajectory space. In some implementation, a data acquisition system may enable the user to obtain video footage of the user performing an action from the platform circling around the user.

The invention provides a shift register unit and driving method thereof, a grid drive circuit, and a display device, relating to the technical field of display, and used for reducing the probability that the signal output end of a shift register unit abnormally outputs the grid scanning signal in the vertical blanking time to result in the abnormal display of the display panel. The shift register unit includes a first input module, a second input module, an output module, a pull-down control module, a pull-down module and a potential holding module. The potential holding module is used to pull the potential of the pull-down node up to a second voltage terminal under the control of holding the potential signal terminal or to pull the potential of the pull-up node down to the first voltage terminal.

The present invention relates to the field of data processing, in particular, a method, apparatus 1 and trace module 12 for generating timestamps while tracing characteristics of a data processing apparatus or processing being performed by the data processing apparatus. When a predetermined event occurs, a timestamp request flag 18 is set to indicate that a timestamp request is pending. Upon generation of a following trace packet, it is determined whether the timestamp request flag indicates that a timestamp request is pending, and if a request is pending then a timestamp is generated corresponding to the following trace packet, and the timestamp request flag is set to indicate that there is no pending timestamp request.

An advanced trigger circuit includes first and second trigger decoders, each being capable of triggering on one of respective first and second pluralities of continuous-time trigger events. In one embodiment, a programmable timer begins timing in response to an output signal of the first trigger decoder and generates an end-of-time signal at the expiration of its time period. A reset circuit is responsive to the end-of-time signal of the timer for resetting the first trigger decoder if the second selected continuous-time trigger event failed to occur before the end-of-time signal was generated. In another embodiment, a reset decoder generates a reset signal in response to an occurrence of a selected continuous-time trigger event. The reset circuit is responsive to the reset signal for resetting the first trigger decoder if the second selected continuous-time trigger event failed to occur before the reset signal was generated. In another embodiment of the invention, the advanced trigger circuit is programmed to trigger on a serial lane skew violation. In yet another embodiment of the invention, the advanced trigger circuit is programmed to trigger on a beacon width violation.

An aircraft system includes a deviation module and a visual display. The deviation module is configured to receive a flight plan with a flight segment to a waypoint, the flight plan including a lateral profile, a vertical profile, and a time profile, the time profile including a predetermined time of arrival associated with the waypoint, receive a current lateral position and a current altitude, estimate an estimated time of arrival associated with the waypoint, compare the current lateral position to the lateral profile to generate lateral deviation, compare the current altitude to the vertical profile to generate vertical deviation, and compare the predetermined time of arrival to the estimated time of arrival to generate time deviation. The visual display is coupled to the deviation module and configured to display deviation symbology representing the lateral deviation, the vertical deviation, and the time deviation.

A system and method are provided for adaptive self-calibration to remove sample timing error in time-interleaved ADC of an analog signal. A plurality of ADC channels recursively sample the analog signal within a series of sample segments according to a predetermined sampling clock to generate a time-interleaved series of output samples. A timing skew detection unit is coupled to the ADC channels, which generates for each sample segment a timing skew factor indicative of sampling clock misalignment within the sample segment. Each timing skew factor is generated based adaptively on the output samples for a selective combination of segments including at least one preceding and at least one succeeding sample segment. A plurality of timing control units respectively coupled to the ADC channels adjust time delays for the sampling clock within respective sample segments responsive to the timing skew factors, thereby substantially aligning the sample segments with the sampling clock.

A die cushion controlling apparatus for controlling an operation of a cushion pad, which comprises a pad drive mechanism for driving to raise or lower the cushion pad while applying an upward energizing force, a load measuring unit for measuring a load generated in the cushion pad, a time detecting unit for detecting a generating time and a vanishing time of the load, and a control unit for controlling the pad drive mechanism so that a load measured value measured by the load measuring unit follows a preset load pattern during a period from when the time detecting unit detects the generating time of the load until when the time detecting unit detects the vanishing time of the load.

Provided is a capacitive touch sensor which includes a flat panel display for displaying an image and a touch sensor panel positioned on the flat panel display or embedded in the flat panel display. The capacitive touch sensor may include: a driving clock generator configured to generate time-periodic output signals with respect to a plurality of times, and apply the generated time-periodic output signals to the touch sensor panel and a receiver circuit unit; a driver configured to generate a driving signal of the touch sensor panel using a part of the output signals of the driving clock generator; and the receiver circuit unit configured to process noise contained in a signal received from the touch sensor panel, using the output signals.

Acoustic thermography uses a housing configured for thermal, acoustic and infrared radiation shielding. For in-situ applications, the housing has an open side adapted to be sealingly coupled to a surface region of a structure such that an enclosed chamber filled with air is defined. One or more acoustic sources are positioned to direct acoustic waves through the air in the enclosed chamber and towards the surface region. To activate and control each acoustic source, a pulsed signal is applied thereto. An infrared imager focused on the surface region detects a thermal image of the surface region. A data capture device records the thermal image in synchronicity with each pulse of the pulsed signal such that a time series of thermal images is generated. For enhanced sensitivity and / or repeatability, sound and / or vibrations at the surface region can be used in feedback control of the pulsed signal applied to the acoustic sources.