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In the case of a head restraint which is connected to the backrest (5) of a vehicle seat, a padded segment (9) which can be changed in position relative to the basic body (1) of the head restraint can be shifted, in the event of an accident, under the action of a force-generating device from the use position toward the seat occupant's head (10) into a safety position and can be locked therein by means of a fixing device. According to the invention, the fixing device comprises a telescope (11) which, on the one hand, is supported on the basic body (1) and, on the other hand, is connected to the shiftable padded segment (9), it being possible for the resetting forces (FR) which act on the padded element to be introduced into the telescope in a direction deviating from the telescope axis (X).

A method and system for conducting electronic auctions is described. A dynamic lot closing extension feature avoids collisions in closing times of multiple lots by dynamically extending the closing time of a subsequent lot if a preceding lot's closing time is extended to be too close to the subsequent lot's then-currently scheduled closing time. In one embodiment, scheduled closing times can be extended with a flexible overtime feature, in which the properties of the event triggering the extension and the duration of the overtime period(s) can be tailored to a particular auction, particular lots of products within an auction, and to the particular time within an auction process.

A method is described for scheduling the remote starting of an engine of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a remote starting device and a controller coupled to a communication device and to the remote starting device. The remote starting device is responsive to commands from the controller. The method includes a first step of defining a schedule of starting times. A next step includes entering the schedule in the controller. A next step includes controlling an operation of the remote starting device in accordance with the schedule.

The present invention provides an automatic speed control apparatus for a treadmill and the control method including a deck, a track belt of endlessly rotating on the upper and the bottom face of the deck, and a driving unit for driving unit for driving the track belt comprising: at least one front load sensor located in the front part of the track belt for measuring load from a user on the track belt; at least one rear load sensor located in the rear part of the track belt for measuring load from the user on the track belt, wherein the proceeding speed of the track belt is controlled based on the user's location or movement on the track belt by comparing the measured values from the front load sensor and the rear load sensor and catching the user's location based on the comparison therebetween, whereby the proceeding speed can be automatically controlled corresponding with the user's running speed without the user's direct operation.

A supplied air helmet 10 comprises a visor 14 and a face seal 12 that is secured to the visor. The face seal 12 includes a sealing member 18 and a frame member 16. The sealing member 18 extends radially inward from the frame member 16 and has first and second regions of permeability 20 and 22. The second region 22 has greater permeability than the first region 20. The use of a face seal 12 that has differentiated permeability allows for a controlled flow of air through the interior of the supplied air helmet 10.

A combined clothing garment and air-cooling device may include a vest and helmet adapted to removably position about a user's body. The garments may include spaced insulation layers with an internal chamber formed therebetween. A mechanism may be included for selectively introducing air into the internal chamber. The mechanism may include entry ports in the outer layer and an air-intake vent positioned over the entry ports manually toggled open and closed. Another mechanism may be included for cooling the air within the internal chamber and channeling cooled air out. An access panel preferably has windows along its longitudinal length and may be slidably interfitted within the body and linearly displaced open and closed to permit and prohibit air from entering. A cooling agent containing dry ice may be removably contained within internal tubing for lowering air temperature.

The invention provides a control method and device of an air conditioner and the air conditioner. The control method of the air conditioner comprises the steps that in the condition that the air condition is in a refrigeration mode or a dehumidification mode, when the air conditioner is shut down or subjected to timing shutdown, the operation time of a compressor is detected; the operation time is compared with a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold; when the operation time is larger than the first preset threshold and smaller than or equal to the second preset threshold, the indoor environment temperature T1 and humidity RH and the temperature T2 of an evaporator coil are detected; the dew-point temperature T<dew> is calculated according to the indoor environment temperature T1 and humidity RH; whether the temperature T2 of the evaporator coil is smaller than the dew-point temperature T<dew> or not is judged; when the judgment result is yes, the air conditioner is controlled to start a drying and mould proof mode; and when the judgment result is no, the air conditioner is controlled to be shut down directly; and the first preset threshold is smaller than the second preset threshold. By means of the technical scheme, whether the drying and mould proof mode function is started is judged automatically, so that the air conditioner is more intelligent and humanized.

A seating system designed to accommodate a variety of activities that can be performed while a person is sitting or resting, and more particularly waiting. A single tandem row of seats or a back to back configuration of tandem seats has an electrical wire way extending behind or between each seat back, respectively. A cover plate encloses the wire way, and a plurality of electrical and data ports are accessible from the cover plate. Laptop computers, music players and other electrical devices can be plugged into the seating system so that the user can comfortably operate such a device while waiting.

A pet house, for providing convenient and comfortable accommodation for a pet, includes a housing and a plurality of amenities. The housing includes a surrounding wall having a lodging room for the pet accommodating therein, and a side entrance communicating with the lodging room, and a roof frame, which is supported on the surrounding wall to define the lodging room within the surrounding wall and the roof frame. The amenities, including at least one of a solar power system, a power storage, a ventilating device, a dimmer light, an audio device, a remote intercommunication system, and an outdoors shading arrangement, is provided at said pet house for providing the comfort and convenience of said pet house so as to enhance the quality of living.

The invention provides an intelligent business district management platform based on the internet of things. The intelligent business district management platform comprises an intelligent parking lot traffic management system, an intelligent mall management system, an intelligent financial management system, an intelligent agri-businesses logistics management system, an intelligent property management system, an intelligent business decision management system, an intelligent mall business management system, an information transmission system, a center processing system and a user terminal system. The intelligent business district management platform has the advantages that based on traditional property management, packing lot management and mall management, integrated application of the new generation of information technology such as the internet of things, cloud calculation and the mobile internet is fully utilized, a safe, comfortable, convenient, modern and intelligent living and shopping environment is provided for merchants and consumers in a business district, a new management form based on informatization and intelligentized social management and service is formed, interconnection and interworking among individuals, merchants and business district managers are achieved, a relaxed, convenient, fast and joyous consumption environment is provided for merchants and consumers, and a safe, wise and harmonious management mode is provided for a community.

A method and system for conducting electronic auctions is described. A dynamic lot closing extension feature avoids collisions in closing times of multiple lots by dynamically extending the closing time of a subsequent lot if a preceding lot's closing time is extended to be too close to the subsequent lot's then-currently scheduled closing time. Scheduled closing times can be extended with a flexible overtime feature, in which the properties of the event triggering the extension and the duration of the overtime period(s) can be tailored to a particular auction, particular lots of products within an auction, and to the particular time within an auction process. The bidding status of a lot can be set to a “pending” status after the nominal closing time for submission of bids to allow bidders to alert the auction coordinator of technical problems in submission of bids. This allows the possibility for a lot to be return to open status for further bidding by all bidders. The auction may be paused by the auction coordinator to correct technical, market and miscellaneous problems that may arise during the course of an auction. Individual bid ceilings can be set for each bidder so that they are required to bid lower than certain thresholds determined in advance of the auction. Failsafe error detection is performed to prevent erroneous bids from entering the auction. The auction coordinator has the ability to override any erroneous bids that are entered to prevent prejudice to the auction.

A network enabled flow generator includes a continuous source of breathable gas for delivery to airways of a patient, and a process controller processing data relating to operations of the flow generator. A network interface communicates with the process controller and is configured to support a communications protocol. In this manner, patient data can be more easily accessed, and the flow generator can be more easily maintained via access through a network such as the Internet.

A seating system designed to accommodate a variety of activities that can be performed while a person is sitting or resting, and more particularly waiting. A single tandem row of seats or a back to back configuration of tandem seats has an electrical wire way extending behind or between each seat back, respectively. A cover plate encloses the wire way, and a plurality of electrical and data ports are accessible from the cover plate. Laptop computers, music players and other electrical devices can be plugged into the seating system so that the user can comfortably operate such a device while waiting.

The present invention is directed to a stationary medical boom that can be easily installed on the floor of an existing operating room and that has one or more articulated arms used to position audio, video and medical equipment over an operating table in an operating room. The boom includes a stationary base configured to be attached to the floor of the operating room. One or more articulated boom arms are supported by the stationary base and extend out over the operating table. Articulated appendage arms, extending from the boom arms, are configured to support the audio, video and other medical equipment used in the operating room in the vicinity of the operating table. Both the articulated boom arm and the articulated appendage arm can be moved in either the X and / or Y directions. Consequently, the equipment supported by the appendage arm can be moved in virtually any position around the operating table.

The invention discloses a modularized data center machine room provided with sealed channels. A wire routing channel and a pipe routing channel are arranged, so that factory prefabrication and productization installation are achieved, a construction period is shortened, and construction efficiency of a data center system is improved. By the adoption of hidden wire routing and pipe routing, the data center system is clean and tidy. Besides, the data center system is divided into a cold channel area, a hot channel area and a work maintenance channel area, wherein the cold channel area, the hot channel area and the work maintenance channel area are mutually isolated, the temperature of the three areas can be effectively controlled, comfortable environment is provided for workers, and the utilization rate of cool air is improved. A horizontal pipe routing channel is provided for a refrigerating unit, the water leakage risk is reduced, and engineering maintenance difficulty is reduced.

A breathable seat cushioning device includes a seat body, a plurality of air conduits, an air permeable body, a fan module, and a heater. The seat body has a plurality of receiving grooves longitudinally arranged thereon. The air conduits have a plurality of air outlets arranged thereon. The air conduits are disposed in the receiving grooves. The air permeable body covers a surface of the seat body. The fan module is connected to the air conduits and has a casing and at least one blade pivotally coupled to the interior of the casing. The heater is arranged inside or outside the fan module. As a result, active ventilation is provided to prevent poor air permeability which can cause unpleasant seating conditions such as stuffy, perspiration, to children sitting on the breathable seat cushioning device. Moreover, warm air flow can be provided during colder environment.

Outside air is treated to remove moisture before it enters the conditioned air space of a store or other building containing refrigeration furniture. The sensible air temperature and relative humidity measurements are taken to allow microprocessor calculations of the wet bulb temperature. A pair of unequal sized compressors of the HVAC system are then cycled in stages for peak efficiency and minimum compressor horsepower usage for low cost operation and minimal energy consumption both of the HVAC system and the refrigeration furniture. The wet bulb temperature is converged by the microprocessor which iterates a known polynomial approximately every 6 seconds to derive the wet bulb temperature. A time delay circuitry set at approximately 30 minutes prevents unnecessary staging of the compressors.

A pet house, for providing convenient and comfortable accommodation for a pet, includes a housing and a plurality of amenities. The housing includes a surrounding wall having a lodging room for the pet accommodating therein, and a side entrance communicating with the lodging room, and a roof frame, which is supported on the surrounding wall to define the lodging room within the surrounding wall and the roof frame. The amenities, including at least one of a solar power system, a power storage, a ventilating device, a dimmer light, an audio device, a remote intercommunication system, and an outdoors shading arrangement, is provided at the pet house for providing the comfort and convenience of the pet house so as to enhance the quality of living.

An air conditioner includes a housing comprising an external panel defining an external appearance and having an opening formed at the external panel; a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing; and an air discharge unit configured to discharge air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger out of the housing. The air discharge unit includes a first discharge unit connected to the opening and discharging air; and a second discharge unit provided at the external panel and discharging air. A method of blowing heat-exchanged air may be changed in accordance with an environment of a user.

An ion generating device generates O2−(H2O)n (where n is a natural number) as negative ions and H+(H2O)m (where m is a natural number) as positive ions, and discharges those ions into the air so that airborne germs are killed through an oxidation reaction by hydrogen peroxide H2O2 or radical hydroxyl OH generated through as an active species a chemical reaction between the negative and positive ions. Satisfactory sterilization is achieved when the negative and positive ions are generated in such a way that the concentrations of the negative and positive ions are both 10,000 ion / cc at a distance of 10 cm from the point at which they are generated.

The invention provides a method for determining remaining time of cleaning a filter screen in air feeding equipment. The air feeding equipment comprises the filter screen and an air feeding fan; and the filter screen is arranged on an air flue of the air feeding fan. The method comprises the following steps of regulating the rotation speed of the air feeding fan according to a current change condition of the air feeding fan, and enabling air quantity output of the air feeding equipment to be constant; and determining remaining time of cleaning the filter screen according to the rotation speed increase rate of the air feeding fan. The method provided by the invention can be used for detecting filth blockage degree of the filter screen in real time, so that remaining time is determined; and moreover, the rotation speed of the fan can be increased according to the filth blockage degree of the filter screen to ensure constant air quantity output by the system, and therefore, a comfortable environment is provided for a user. The invention further provides a control method for the air feeding equipment and the air feeding equipment.

The invention provides a system for a patient to obtain quality eye tests results without other people's assistance. The system includes a wearable, head-mounted, ophthalmic device. With a head mounted structure, the patient's head position remains still relative to the ophthalmic device. One or more “iris” cameras and a display screen are used to help align the patient's eye on ocular lenses for optimal eye test results. The system includes a patient interface module that allows the patient to operate the device. Accessory features such as a microphone and earphones are used to communicate with a close by stander during and after the eye exam. Another key feature is a cloud service connection used to store test results for remote access by the patient or other authorized persons.

A method for controlling a motor vehicle includes steps of controlling a longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle to a predetermined value and scanning an upcoming driving route with the aid of a sensor on board the motor vehicle. One end of a section of the driving route which is visible with the aid of the sensor is determined. Assuming that there is an obstacle on the driving route beyond the visible section, it is determined that a deceleration which would be required to maintain a predetermined minimum distance from the assumed obstacle exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and a signal is output to a driver of the motor vehicle.

An illuminating device equipped with an integrated one-piece transparent shell is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The illuminating device may be connected to a television, a computer monitor or an audio apparatus such that the illuminating device projects ambient light onto background walls or surroundings in order to improve the comfort and viewing experience. In one embodiment of the invention, an illuminating device used for ambient light comprises: a circuit unit comprising a plurality of light sources emitting light and a transceiver accepting display information; a shell coupled with said circuit unit; wherein a portion of said shell is transparent; wherein the shell comprises a diffusion portion and a reflection portion, and wherein a portion of said emitted light is reflected by said reflection portion and dispersed by said diffusion portion.

The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies. In particular, a method and device for controlling room temperature and relative humidity to which to set a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are provided. The method for controlling temperature and humidity by a temperature and humidity control device includes acquiring at least one piece of environmental information and user biometric information, determining, based on the acquired at least one piece of the environmental information and the user biometric information, control information that determines statistical information to be within a certain range, and controlling an HVAC system based on the determined control information. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a comfortable environment to a user and save energy while maintaining comfort.

The application discloses an intelligent home appliance control method based on a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal and an accessory. The intelligent home appliance control method based on the mobile terminal comprises the following steps: receiving user state information by the mobile terminal, wherein the user state information is obtained by monitoring of the physical sign parameters of a user or environmental parameters through the mobile terminal accessory; acquiring the working mode of an intelligent home appliance; determining whether or not the working mode of the intelligent home appliance is matched with the user state information according to the user state information, wherein the user state information corresponds to the working modes of the intelligent home appliance one by one; and when the working mode of the intelligent home appliance is not matched with the user state information, adjusting the working mode of the intelligent home appliance according to the user state information. Through the way, the working state of the intelligent home appliance can be adjusted intelligently in real time according to a user state.

A pet house, for providing convenient and comfortable accommodation for a pet, comprises a housing, which comprises a surrounding wall having a lodging room for a pet to be accommodated therein, and a roof frame which is supported on the surround wall wherein a food storage is provided within the roof frame for storing food. The pet house is capable of dispensing a food stored within the food storage and water for a pet so as to provide a complete self-sufficient pet house for a pet. A pet food that is stored within the pet food container not only provide convenience for the pet owner to store and dispense pet food for the pet, but also increases the overall weight of the pet house, so as to reduce the chances of the pet house being kicked around or tip over. The water dispenser is adapted for a hose to be connected so as to provide water for the pet to drink. The hose can easily be detached for cleaning the pet house, so as to promote cleanliness and comfort of the pet house for the pet.

A housing structure assembly includes a hull and a front wall removably coupled to the hull and configured to simulate a front cover of an air conditioner upon inserting the housing structure assembly into a wall or window opening that is shaped and dimensioned to receive the air conditioner.