298 results about "Unit size" patented technology

The present invention permits the transmission of variable size PDUs using a Hierarchical Sequence Numbering Space approach that supports ARQ protocols in a variable transmission rate environment. Some of the key attributes of this scheme are: (1) Support for arbitrarily variable PDU sizes; (2) Variable length sequence numbers in protocol headers; (3) Variable depth sequence numbers in protocol headers; (4) Dynamic sequence number context to minimize the size of sequence numbers transmitted in PDUs; (5) Protocol control schemes to coordinate and communicate sequence number space information between peer protocol entities; and (6) Data structures and approaches for the efficient implementation of Hierarchical Sequence Number Space schemes.

A renewable energy certificate business model embodiment of the present invention accumulates small shares of qualifying energy produced by many small solar installations into the minimum unit sizes that can be certified, traded and sold. Renewable energy generation and load control monitors are installed at hundreds and thousands of small installations to automatically report to centralized servers. These servers log and certify the production of renewable energy into the lot sizes needed for an efficient market. A system integrator provides the brokerage mechanisms needed for buyers and sellers to trade quickly and easily. In one aspect, an online auction website is constructed and maintained on the Internet as a centralized clearing house. The system integrator backs the quality of the lots and the trades with their large enterprise reputation and credit worthiness. The trading can be in renewable energy portfolios, emission offsets, carbon dioxide offsets, and other environmental attributes.

A system for detecting and graphically displaying a contents of a fast-moving target object comprises: a radiation source, having a position such that at least a portion of radiation emitted from the radiation source passes through the fast-moving target object, the fast-moving target object having a variable velocity and acceleration while maintaining a substantially constant distance from the radiation source and being selected from the group consisting of: a vehicle, a cargo container and a railroad car; a velocity measuring device configured to measure the variable velocity of the fast-moving target object; a detector array comprising a plurality of photon detectors, having a position such that at least some of the at least a portion of the radiation passing through the target object is received thereby, the detector array having a variable count time according to the variable velocity and a grid unit size; a counter circuit coupled to the detector array for discretely counting a number of photons entering individual photon detectors, the counter circuit measuring a count rate according to a contents within the fast-moving target object; a high baud-rate interface coupled to the counter circuit for sending count information from the counter circuit at a rate fast enough to support real-time data transfer therethrough; and a processor coupled to the velocity measuring device and to the high-baud-rate interface, receiving count information from the high baud-rate interface and generating distortion-free image data in real time as a function of the count information and the variable velocity. A method for using the system is also disclosed.

Tools and methods are provided for dissecting and / or removing biological units, such as hair follicles, from the body surface based on the images both above and below a body surface to reduce potential damage to the removed biological unit. The invention may be used in fully automated systems and also in a hand-held devices and systems. A system may produce a series of three-dimensional images of the body surface indicating follicular unit size, shape, position, and orientation both above and below the skin surface. The images may be utilized by an automated follicular unit harvesting tool, or maybe stored for later use. Imaging techniques include devices that sense light in the visible or infrared spectrums, optical coherence tomography, and ultrahigh frequency ultrasound.

A method and apparatus for a low complexity transform unit partitioning structure for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). The method includes determining prediction unit size of a coding unit, and setting the size of transform unit size of Y, U and V according to the prediction unit size of the coding unit.

A method for encoding / decoding high-resolution image and a device for performing the same set the size of an extended macro-block as the size of a prediction unit to be encoded, according to a temporal frequency feature or a spatial frequency feature found therebetween at least one picture to be encoded, perform motion prediction and motion compensation using the set prediction unit size unit, and perform the conversion thereof. Also, a macro-block having 32×32 pixel or 64×64 pixel size is divided into at least one partition based on an edge, and encoding is performed on each of the divided partitions afterwards. Therefore, encoding efficiency for high definition (HD) or higher resolution images is enhanced.

A three-dimensional structure estimation apparatus by which an image of a wide visual field and another image which has a high resolution at part of the visual field are provided and a high resolution three-dimensional structure of an object in the visual field can be estimated is disclosed. A wide visual field image and a narrow visual field image outputted from cameras which have a wide visual field cone and a narrow visual field cone of different visual fields and produce images of different resolutions are converted into images whose pixel units are equal in magnitude by a conversion section. The conversion section includes a sampling section which samples pixels of the narrow visual field image to produce a coincident pixel unit image which has a pixel unit coincident with that of the wide visual field image, and a depth image production section which receives and compares the wide visual field image and the coincident pixel unit image with each other to produce a depth image. Preferably, the sampling section produces a plurality of images of coincident pixels by successively displacing sampling positions little by little so that the depth distance can be estimated with a higher degree of accuracy.

A method, system, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided for implementing caching in a data storage system. According to aspects of the invention, a cache module is provided that utilizes cache lines sized according to a snapshot chunk size or an allocation unit size. The cache module utilizes cache header data structures corresponding to cache lines, each of which is assigned a device and logical block access range when active. The active headers are arranged in a set of hash queues. A free queue corresponds to the list of unused cache headers and a dirty queue corresponding to a list of unflushed cache headers. The cache header contains sector-level bitmaps of the cache line, specifying on a per sector granularity the bits that are dirty and valid. Flushing is performed by copying the dirty bitmap into a temporary memory location and flushing the bits set in it, while resetting the dirty bitmap and allowing writes to it. A read-ahead algorithm is used to perform read-ahead operations only in the event of a sequential read.

A method for determining a power outage probability of an electrical power grid for a time period, the method comprising the following steps carried by a processor of a data processing unit:dividing the time period into several time intervals,determining a power generation capacity of a power generation facility and an energy storage unit size for an energy storage unit for said time period,determining an effective load unit demand for each time interval from a load unit demand of a load unit for each time interval, andcomputing the power outage probability using a grid parameter that comprises the power generation capacity, the energy storage unit size and the effective load unit demand, wherein the grid parameter is optimized for its maximum value with respect to all time intervals of the time period

The invention discloses a learning-based high efficiency video coding method. The method comprises the following steps: coding a video sequence by a high efficiency video coder, and extracting feature vectors corresponding to coding unit blocks; inputting the extracted feature vectors and an optimal coding unit size into a three-value-output learning machine, and building a learning model; adding an early-abort strategy structure into a selection process of coding unit sizes in the high efficiency video coder, executing a skip mode current block and a merge mode current block firstly, and extracting feature vectors corresponding to corresponding current coding; inputting the feature vectors into a learned learning machine model, outputting a prediction value, and executing the current coding unit size according to the corresponding early-abort strategy structure till all coding unit layers in coding tree units are coded; and performing repeated execution till the coding tree units in all video frames are coded. By adoption of the method, an optimal coding process can be output correspondingly according to a rate-distortion cost and calculation complexity; the learning performance and classifying performance of a classifier are improved; and the coding efficiency of video coding is increased.

Methods for determining an optimal memory allocation unit size for a framebuffer in a single memory pool comprising frame buffer memory and display list memory on printing devices are presented. In some embodiments, a method for determining an optimal allocation unit size for memory allocation units allocated from a memory pool in response to a memory allocation request for a pixmap comprises determining the amount of unutilized memory when the pixmap is stored using a plurality of memory allocation unit sizes, wherein the memory allocation unit sizes are an integral multiple of a base memory allocation unit; and selecting a memory allocation unit size from the plurality of memory allocation unit sizes based on criteria related to the amount of unutilized memory.

Motion compensation requires a significant amount of memory bandwidth, especially for smaller prediction unit sizes. The worst case bandwidth requirements can occur when bi-predicted 4×8 or 8×4 PUs are used. To reduce the memory bandwidth requirements for such smaller PUs, methods are provided for restricting inter-coded PUs of small block sizes to be coded only in a uni-predictive mode, i.e., forward prediction or backward prediction. More specifically, PUs of specified restricted sizes in bi-predicted slices (B slices) are forced to be uni-predicted.

The invention discloses an asphalt mixture fatigue test numerical simulation method based on random generation. The method comprises the steps of randomly generating a test piece; determining the particle number, grading and irregular shape of coarse aggregates according to the test piece to be formed; determining that the coarse aggregates are not overlapped; generating irregular coarse aggregates; determining the minimum discrete unit size of bituminous mortar; filling the bituminous mortar; determining bituminous mortar grading and the dosage of asphalt in bituminous mortar according to the grading of an asphalt mixture; acquiring relative material parameters according to a bituminous mortar creep test and a spitting test; determining void ratio and void distribution and generating voids; conducting fatigue test numerical simulation; determining a virtual loading mode; conducting loading with a servo mechanism; conducting fatigue failure judgment. Through random test piece generation, three-dimensional configuration reconstruction of the asphalt mixture is achieved. By the adoption of the method, three-dimensional reconstruction of various grading levels, various void ratios and various asphalt mixtures can be achieved, and digital test piece reconstruction efficiency and accuracy are improved greatly.

A memory managing method and memory manager for a multi processing environment are provided. The memory manager adjusts the number of processors assigned to a consumer process and / or an assignment unit size of data to be consumed by the consumer process based on a condition of a shared queue which is shared by a producer process producing data and the consumer process consuming the data.

Disclosed herein is a backlight unit of a liquid crystal display. The backlight unit comprises a plurality of light emitting diode packages arranged in a matrix while being spaced a uniform distance apart from each other, each light emitting diode package including one or more light emitting diode chips and structured such that light generated from the light emitting chips is emitted in the horizontal direction, and a reflector consisting of a plurality of reflection cells connected to each other in a matrix. Each of the reflection cells of a unit size has each of the light generating packages positioned at the center thereof, and reflects the light, emitted from the light emitting diode at the center thereof in the horizontal direction, to the perpendicular direction.

The invention relates to a method and device for measuring grain loss spatial distribution of a combine harvester. The method comprises the following steps of: providing an array type sensor; mounting the array type sensor at a position of the combine harvester with loss to be measured; converting impacting force of seed, short stalk and light impure materials to the surface of the sensor into an electric signal; providing a signal regulating circuit to process the signal provided by the array type sensor in real time; distinguishing the signals of the seed from other material signals; pulse-counting; providing a single-chip processor to count the loss amount of each array unit based on the value in pulse counting, and calculating the grain loss spatial distribution information based on the unit size and the distribution information of the array type sensor; providing a display device to receive the grain loss spatial distribution information through a serial port; and displaying the information in real time. By use of the method and the device for measuring grain loss spatial distribution of the combine harvester, the grain and grass can be effectively distinguished, the grain loss spatial distribution information can be obtained, and quantitative monitoring of the grain loss in real time can be realized.

The invention discloses a data storage method for a sparse matrix and a method for realizing sparse matrix-vector multiply (SpMV) based on the same. The data storage method comprises the following steps of: A, scanning the sparse matrix according to the line number with preset queue unit size, and storing a non-zero element value of a line of a non-zero element into a non-zero element array val when the non-zero element is scanned; and B, calculating a queue value difference, judging the type of the queue value difference of the non-zero element queue unit, taking the queue units with the same queue value difference type as the same queue group, and storing the queue group information to an index array. The method for realizing the SpMV comprises the following steps of: 1) calculating the queue value of the queue unit according to the queue value difference type; 2) reading a corresponding x variable according to the queue value, and multiplying the corresponding x variable by an element in the val; 3) accumulating a result which is calculated by each queue unit in the queue group, and saving in a result array; and 4) continuously reading the queue value difference type of the next queue group. By the method, zero element filling is reduced, and operation of realizing the SpMV and operation efficiency of storing access operation are improved.

Wireless communications equipment that wirelessly communicates signals on a plurality of communication frequencies includes: a baseband frequency-side frequency conversion means that performs conversion between baseband signals on the baseband frequency and signals on a stipulated frequency higher than the baseband frequency and different from the intermediate frequency, an intermediate frequency-side frequency conversion means that performs conversion between the signals on said stipulated frequency and intermediate frequency signals on a plurality of intermediate frequencies corresponding to a plurality of communication frequencies, and an unwanted frequency signal component removal means that removes signal components of unwanted frequencies from the signals on said stipulated frequency. Thus, it is possible to share the components used for the removal of unwanted frequency signal components for the intermediate frequency signals of a plurality of intermediate frequencies, and thus the cost and unit size can be reduced.

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture and system for producing a field pole member for electrodynamic machinery are disclosed to, among other things, reduce magnetic flux path lengths and to eliminate back-iron for increasing torque and / or efficiency per unit size (or unit weight) and for reducing manufacturing costs. For example, a field pole member structure can either reduce the length of magnetic flux paths or substantially straighten those paths through the field pole members, or both. In one embodiment, a method provides for the construction of field pole members for electrodynamic machines.

A packet header processing engine receives a header of a packet. The received header includes a size of the packet. A maximum transfer unit size of a destination interface of the packet may be determined. The packet header processing engine determines whether the size of the packet exceeds the maximum transfer unit size of the destination interface. If the size of the packet does not exceed the maximum transfer unit size of the destination interface, the packet header processing engine generates a new header from the received header. If the size of the packet exceeds the maximum transfer unit size of the destination interface, the packet header processing engine generates a fragment header from the received header. The packet header processing engine may recycle the fragment header for further processing in addition to forming a first fragment packet from the fragment header.

A milled materials processor consists of a self contained, stationary or fully mobile thermal process plant for the thermal processing of 100% recycled asphalt pavement into new hot mix paving material. Mobile units are designed for transportation by vehicle to a job site and rapid arrangement. For example, the milled materials processing unit at the standard legal load or non-permit load size and configuration processes approximately 25 tons per hour of pre-sized recycled asphalt pavement materials, approximately 50,000 lbs gross, having up to 3% moisture content. Larger unit sizes are available in transportable configurations of 10′ wide×54′ long, and 12′ wide×62′ long. Alternatively, units are designed and erected as stationary modular systems for higher tonnage capacities from approximately 200 tons per hour to approximately 400 tons per hour and higher.

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture and system for producing a field pole member for electrodynamic machinery are disclosed to, among other things, reduce magnetic flux path lengths and to eliminate back-iron for increasing torque and / or efficiency per unit size (or unit weight) and for reducing manufacturing costs. For example, a field pole member structure can either reduce the length of magnetic flux paths or substantially straighten those paths through the field pole members, or both. In one embodiment, a method provides for the construction of field pole members for electrodynamic machines.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a solution to deploy a virtual hard disk (VHD) to virtual device with maximizing capacity efficiency and data access performance by making the allocation unit size of virtual device the same as that of the VHD. In one embodiment, a method of deploying a VHD file to a storage apparatus comprises checking a block size of the VHD file received by the storage apparatus based on a header of the VHD file; creating a virtual volume to provide a page size which is same size as the block size of the VHD file; and performing one of (A) copying contents of the VHD file to the created virtual volume by allocating one page of the created virtual volume for each block of the VHD file; or (B) formatting the created virtual volume with a virtual volume file system, and copying the VHD file to the formatted virtual volume.

A storage apparatus is provided with a storage area for storing data sent from a host computer, and a virtual / logical volume to which a dynamically variable storage area is allocated from within the storage area, the volume being provided to the host computer, and this storage apparatus is configured to include: a pool area generation unit for generating a plurality of pool areas composed from the storage area; a setting unit for setting, for each of the plurality of pool areas generated by the pool area generation unit, an allocation unit size for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by the pool area to the virtual / logical volume; a selecting unit for selecting, when data to be stored in the storage area is sent from the host computer, a pool area from among the plurality of pool areas having the allocation unit size set by the setting unit, in accordance with the size of the sent data; and an allocation unit for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by the pool area selected by the selecting unit to the virtual / logical volume.

The invention discloses a county-level crop planting area remote sensing statistic sampling survey scheme design method. Multi-period up-to-date GF-1 16-meter-width images are adopted as a data source; a decision tree classification method is constructed to perform automatic interpretation, so that the spatial distribution condition of crops in a research area can be obtained; with the spatial distribution data of the crops adopted as a sampling population, on the basis of the arable land area and crop planting scale of the research area, a PPS sampling method is adopted to select a general survey region; various sample unit sizes and various sample unit quantities are designed in the selected general survey region, the quadrat unit sizes, quadrat sample unit quantities, sampling methods and calculation methods are combined randomly, the calculation results of the statistic sampling survey schemes of different combinations are compared with the planting area of target crops which is obtained through the data interpretation of GF-2 0.8-meter-resolution images; and analysis is performed according to the overall sampling accuracy, sampling stability and minimum sample capacity of result data, and a remote sensing statistic sampling survey scheme most suitable for the target crops of the research area can be obtained.

A handwriting input apparatus and method are provided. The handwriting input apparatus includes a touch screen configured to display handwriting input by a touch input, and a processor configured to recognize a text corresponding to the handwriting, divide the handwriting into a plurality of handwriting segments based on the recognized text and a predetermined edit unit size, and edit the handwriting based on the plurality of handwriting segments in response to receiving a user command.

The invention relates to a self-adaption multi-size smart fetching express cabinet which comprises a rectangular cabinet frame, a size scanning system, a basic unit size cabinet and a server, wherein the size scanning system is composed of a base, a first pressure sensor, an upper stretchable plate, a second pressure sensor, two lateral stretchable plates and third pressure sensors; the first pressure sensor is attached to the base; the upper stretchable plate is parallel to the base; the second pressure sensor is attached to the upper stretchable plate; the lateral stretchable plates are vertical to the base; the third pressure sensors are attached to the lateral stretchable plates; the basic unit size cabinet comprises two lateral stretchable separating plates, two horizontal stretchable separating plates and a stretchable door plank; and the server comprises a size calculating unit, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) processor and an identifying information setting unit. The invention provides the self-adaption multi-size smart fetching express cabinet, in order to solve the problems of the current express cabinet that the use ratio of space is inadequate and the big goods cannot be stored.

A motion compensation method and apparatus. The method includes retrieving data relating to a reference bock, performing a transpose on the retrieved data, performing vertical filtering on the transposed retrieved data, performing one or more transpose on the vertically filtered data, performing horizontal filtering on the transposed vertically filtered dad, and generating an interpolated bock and storing the interpolated block.

The application discloses a resource allocation method and equipment in a communication system. The method comprises the following steps: a terminal determines the first frequency domain resource unitsize according to configuration information; the configuration information comprises predefined first configuration information; or the configuration information comprises second configuration information sent to the terminal by the base station; or the configuration information comprises the first configuration information and the second configuration information; the terminal determines resource allocation related parameter according to the first frequency domain resource unit size; the terminal determines the first frequency domain resource unit size according to the predefined first configuration information, or determines the first frequency domain resource unit size according to the second configuration information indicated by the base station, or determines the first frequency domain resource unit size according to the second configuration information indicated by the base station and the first configuration information predefined by the terminal, thereby realizing the configurable size of the first frequency domain resource unit. Under the big bandwidth or new application demand scene, the resource allocation granularity flexible configuration can be realized so as to satisfy different service demands.