49results about How to "Improve user performance" patented technology

A communication system that efficiently and accurately manages various devices on a network includes a local device, which performs a user authentication process by using user information (a user ID and a password) that is inputted by a user at an operation unit and information that was registered in advance. The local device transmits, to a remote device, the inputted user information together with an operating request that is issued to the remote device by the user. The remote device performs the user authentication process by using the user information received from the local device and the information that was registered in advance.

A pulsed breathing device has a base unit containing a motor and control circuit and a detachable head unit containing a valve, driven by the motor, which can interrupt the flow of air being breathed.

A player who comes up with an innovative strategy in an electronic game is given benefits in the game environment and / or in the players' community because of creating this strategy. This extra dimension stimulates the involvement of the players and contributes to the evolution of the game.

The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for multicast management of user interface in a network access device, which comprises setting a user multicast information table for the user interface in the network access device, IGMP protocol processing unit obtaining the user identification information from a user IGMP message, retrieving and updating the user multicast information table based on types of multicast messages; checking the user multicast information table of the user interface when multicast resources of the user interface are not sufficient, immediately terminating the multicast GSQ process and directly performing quick-leaving when the user multicast information table of a multicast group is empty, in conjunction with use of items of multicast state. The present invention can greatly enhance speed and performance of switching for multicast channels of the network access device.

The invention relates to a ventilation system for clothing, in particular preferably watertight sports clothing, consisting of preferably watertight fabric, in which ventilation openings are provided which are covered by shingle-like overlaps of the fabric. In accordance with the invention, the air openings are closed by a flexible, three-dimensionally cross-linked spacer material.

Disclosed are a signal transmission method and a base station, the method: generating a PCRS used in order to remove phase noise from a downlink signal; mapping the PCRS at predetermined intervals on a region, in which a data channel is mapped, in a downlink resource region; and transmitting the PCRS to a terminal.

A yoke training system and method comprising a yoke bar suspended from an overhead mount via a suspension line connected to a swivel on the yoke bar. The yoke bar is able to freely rotate in 360 degrees and freely move front to back, back to front, and side to side. The free moving yoke bar assists the user in positioning himself in compromising positions where he is challenged to stabilize himself by entering into isometric contraction of the core and perform movements such as strength building exercise using the yoke bar in one of the sagitall, frontal and transverse planes, two or more of the planes simultaneously or sequentially, or any combination of the different or same planes simultaneously or sequentially. The user may reposition the bar and take on a new position when entering into isometric contraction again. Thus the user movement may be performed in different body positions of isometric contraction. Attachment devices may be connected to enhance effectiveness.

A system and a method are provided for configuring the touch-sensitive area and / or the tap duration associated with a plurality of touch-sensitive soft buttons of a vehicle user interface in response to varying vehicle conditions. In particular, as a monitored vehicle condition deteriorates, the system controller coupled to the vehicle user interface expands the touch-sensitive region and / or increases the tap duration of the touch-sensitive soft buttons, thereby improving the user's ability to successfully interact with the interface. Vehicle conditions that may be monitored and used to configure the touch-sensitive area and / or tap duration include passenger cabin vibration levels, vehicle speed, turn radius, lateral force levels, precipitation levels and external ambient temperature.

An article of footwear that includes a first envelope extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral side and a medial side, and heightwise from a bottom to a top end, the first envelope demarcating a volume for receiving a foot, the article of footwear including a second envelope extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral side and a medial side, and heightwise from a bottom to a top end, the second envelope demarcating a volume for receiving a foot, the first envelope and the second envelope being arranged opposite one another. In the area of at least one subdivision, the article of footwear includes an intermediate component deformable elastically and reversibly, the intermediate component being arranged between the first envelope and the second envelope.

A system and a method are provided for configuring the touch-sensitive area and / or the tap duration associated with a plurality of touch-sensitive soft buttons of a vehicle user interface in response to varying vehicle conditions. In particular, as a monitored vehicle condition deteriorates, the system controller coupled to the vehicle user interface expands the touch-sensitive region and / or increases the tap duration of the touch-sensitive soft buttons, thereby improving the user's ability to successfully interact with the interface. Vehicle conditions that may be monitored and used to configure the touch-sensitive area and / or tap duration include passenger cabin vibration levels, vehicle speed, turn radius, lateral force levels, precipitation levels and external ambient temperature.

A brain computer interface (BCI) system for modulating cognitive performance. The system includes one or more electrode sets for sensing signals associated with neuronal electrical activity in one or more cortical regions of the user and for providing stimulating signals to one or more target brain regions, at least one processor / controller in communication with the one or more electrode sets, and at least one power source. The processor / controller is programmed to process signals sensed in the one or more cortical regions for detecting an indication associated with an intention to perform a cognitive task and / or the presentation of a cognitive task and / or the performing of a cognitive task, and to control the stimulating of the one or more target brain regions responsive to the detecting of the indication for modulating the cognitive performance of the user. The target brain regions may include cortical regions, deep brain structures, and combinations thereof.

Apparatus and methods for congestion management by a user device (UD) in a telecommunication network (TN) are disclosed. One innovation of a method includes identifying, by the user device (UD), a congestion condition in at least one cell on the telecommunication network (TN). The method further includes determining, by the user device (UD), at least one appropriate action to be taken by the user device in order to minimise said congestion condition in the at least one cell and performing, by the user device (UD), the determined at least one appropriate action.

The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for determining transmission power for a base station. The method may comprise receiving information on link resource configuration of at least one interfered base station; determining the transmission power for the base station, based on link resource configuration for the base station and the information on link resource configuration of the at least one interfered base station. With embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide a new power control scheme by which the cross-subframe co-channel interference might be mitigated and thus the uplink performance of a user equipment, and besides, the downlink performance of the edge UE might also be improved. Additionally, the present disclosure also provides a method and apparatus for providing information for power determination.

A towing system, especially useful in wake boarding is described. Using a beam mounted to a tower and a carriage that travels over the beam, a towline attached to the carriage of one variation of the system offers a rider more air time and eliminates certain burdens created with the towline / rope. Further, more room to gain speed and set up for the wake jump, more air and natural feeling during the air time due to the elimination of rope tightening otherwise experienced. A number of other possible system variations and options in addition to the basic beam and carriage configuration are also disclosed. Preferably, the beam and carriage are configured to offer a virtual pivot point for the tow rope that is pushed forward of where the beam is mounted.

The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for multicast management of user interface in a network access device, which comprises setting a user multicast information table for the user interface in the network access device, IGMP protocol processing unit obtaining the user identification information from a user IGMP message, retrieving and updating the user multicast information table based on types of multicast messages; checking the user multicast information table of the user interface when multicast resources of the user interface are not sufficient, immediately terminating the multicast GSQ process and directly performing quick-leaving when the user multicast information table of a multicast group is empty, in conjunction with use of items of multicast state. The present invention can greatly enhance speed and performance of switching for multicast channels of the network access device.

Disclosed are a signal transmission method and a base station the signal transmission method comprising: generating a phase data signal used for estimating phase noise in a downlink signal; and mapping the phase data signal on part of a resource region to which a general data signal to be transmitted to a terminal is mapped, and transmitting the general signal and phase data signal to the terminal, wherein the modulation order of the phase data signal is the same or lower than the modulation order of the general data signal.

Disclosed are a method for radio resource management, a macro eNB and a low power node. The method is applied to a long term evolution (LTE) system introduced with a low power node, including: a macro eNB selecting a low power node for an accessed user equipment to provide a joint transmission service; the low power node and the macro eNB jointly providing a radio resource management service for the user equipment. The macro eNB includes a selection unit and a first resource management unit. The low power node includes a second resource management unit and a data transmission unit.

The present invention relates to a city intelligent parking management method. The method comprises the following steps: numbering of all the parking lots in a city according to the position order; receiving the parking request sent by a vehicle to be parked and the position information of the vehicle to be parked; searching the remaining positions of all the parking lots in the setting range according to the position information of the vehicle to be parked, and sending the remaining position of all the parking lots in the setting range to the vehicle to be parked; receiving the selection information of the parking lot numbers sent by the vehicle to be parked, determining the parking lots selected by the vehicle to be parked according to the selection information, and subtracting one from the remaining position of the selected parking lot; entering the vehicle buffer area of the parking lot after the vehicle to be parked obtains the unique Identifier of the selected parking lot, scanning the vehicle through a vehicle scanning system in the parking lot, and obtaining the scanning information, etc. The city intelligent parking management method and system realize the intelligence of the city parking management so as to save lots of resources, improve the work efficiency and simplify the parking method and mode.

The disclosure is related to small cell base station power management within a wireless network. In an aspect, at least one metric related to operational and non-operational states of the small cell base station is determined, a reliability state of the small cell base station is determined based on the at least one metric related to the operational and non-operational states of the small cell base station, and one or more operational parameters of the small cell base station are adjusted based on the determined reliability state.

An order entry system for tradable instruments includes: a buying power limit constrained order entry mechanism adapted to automatically adjust a condition related to one or more currently open orders or currently held positions in response to a change in the buying power limits. A method of adapting risk in a buying power limit constrained order entry system for tradable instruments includes the steps of: changing the value of the buying power limits; and automatically adjusting a condition related to one or more currently open orders or currently held positions in response to the changed value of the buying power limits.

A method for performing timing synchronization error compensation by a base station in a communication system, in which if there is a need for timing synchronization error compensation of a user equipment, the base station generates a message related to the timing synchronization error compensation, and broadcasts the generated message to the user equipment. In this manner, the base station can notify the user equipment of the need for timing synchronization error compensation in the communication system.

A method and system for loading data into a terminal device are disclosed. The method includes the steps of displaying icons in a user interface of the terminal device and determining whether data correspond to an icon in a defined display area. The method further includes loading the data into the terminal device if the data correspond to an icon in the defined display area and deleting the data from the terminal device if the data do not correspond to an icon in the defined display area. The method and system consistent with the present disclosure may improve the user experience for browsing and reading online storybooks.

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for adjusting controller settings. The method includes receiving, through a controller associated with a user, controller input for software. The method also includes determining, based on the controller input, a user profile for the user comprising at least a skill level and an input tendency of the user. The method also includes providing suggested adjustments to the controller settings intended to improve performance of the user in relation to the software, the controller settings comprising at least one of controller sensitivity or controller assignments. The method also includes receiving approval of the user to implement the suggested adjustments to the controller settings. The method also includes adjusting the controller settings based on the approval of the user.

A method and system is disclosed which can enhance the performance of computer systems by altering the operation of the operating system of those computer systems. The invention provides a system and method for making exception-less system calls, decoupling the invocation and execution of system calls, thus avoiding or reducing the direct and indirect overheads associated with making a conventional exception-based system call. The invention can be employed with single core processor systems and with multi-core processor systems, both affording improved temporal execution locality and the later also providing improved spatial execution locality. The system and method can be employed in a wide range of operating systems.