156 results about "Alternative control" patented technology

Methods, systems, and computer programs for playing browser based game with alternative controls and interfaces are presented. In one method, a definition of native inputs defined for the game is received. The native inputs are originated in a native device and are capable of causing actions in the game. Further, the method detects an alternate device that does not have all the native inputs. The native inputs are mapped from the native device to alternate inputs from the alternate device. The inputs generated with the alternate device are translated to corresponding native inputs according to the mapping and causing the corresponding actions in the game. In another method, a game area inside a web page is identified for playing the game. The game area is expanded by increasing the size of the game area while decreasing the size of other elements in the web page.

A high R-rating window assembly storing multiple, reciprocating reflective flexible film layers in a sealed housing between rigid (e.g. glazed) layers. The glazed layers are separated on the order of 3 to 5-inches and are secured to low thermal conductivity framework pieces. The framework is capped with a motorized roller and film housing and the assembly is evacuated and filled with a desiccated, inert dry gas. Several plastic, reflective coated films are supported under tension in planar parallel relation between the glazing layers from the motorized roller and several guide rollers and guide tracks. Location sensors responsive to indicia on the films identify film position. Temperature sensors monitor ambient, internal and user set thermal conditions to control film exposure. The films are operable via a room control system and window controllers to define open, closed and partial exposure conditions. Alternative control functions may control film exposure in relation to room occupancy.

A memory card has a plurality of non-volatile memories and a main controller for controlling the operation of the non-volatile memories. The main controller performs an access control to the non-volatile memories in response to an external access instruction, and an alternate control for alternating an access error-related storage area of the non-volatile memory with other storage area. In the access control, the speeding up of the data transfer between flash memories is achieved by causing the plurality of non-volatile memories to parallel access operate. In the alternation control, the storage areas is made alternative for each non-volatile memory in which an access error occurs.

A system providing effective, broad spectrum UV-C or other ionizing radiation clinical surface disinfection, high intensity UV-C light emitting diodes (LEDs) of incrementally differing wavelengths are sequentially embedded in densely packed reflective nacels (cups or pockets) forming the surface of a rotating spherical or hemispherical structure. A combination of UV-C emitter component location and activation with the rotational and reciprocal elevation functions of such structures produces complete and continuous environmental overlapping UV-C energy scattering.

A method for controlling and modeling a turbine is provided. The method may include modeling the turbine by a primary adaptive turbine model that includes at least one primary operating parameter and modeling the turbine by an alternate adaptive turbine model that includes at least one alternate operating parameter. The method may also include determining a first output value from the primary adaptive turbine model that corresponds at least in part to the operation of the turbine based on a primary control strategy and adjusting the alternate operating parameter or parameters based on an alternate control strategy and based at least in part on the first output value. The method may further include determining comparison data based at least in part on a comparison between the primary control strategy and the alternate control strategy.

A control system for a combined cycle power generation system including a gas turbine engine (GT), a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), and a steam turbine (ST) includes a display wherein an operator may observe information about predicted operating parameters; a user interface wherein an operator may provide additional operating constraints; and a controller configured to generate input profiles of the GT, the HRSG, and the ST that satisfy the nominal constraints and any additional constraints and to generate the information about the predicted operating parameters. The controller may be configured to detect a stage transition of power generation system operation and update the input profiles. The controller may be configured to generate alternative operating scenarios by mapping alternative control actions to an operating constraint of at least one of the system components.

The invention discloses a substitution and control method for a fault sensor of an air conditioner, which is suitable for a coil pipe temperature sensor and a defrosting temperature sensor for respectively detecting the saturation temperature of a condenser and the whether the condenser is defrosting or not in an outdoor unit of the air conditioner. When the coil pipe temperature sensor has fault, the detecting value of the defrosting temperature sensor substitutes the detecting value of the coil pipe temperature sensor by a correcting method, and participates in the control and calculation of a main control program; and when the defrosting temperature sensor has fault, the detecting value of the coil pipe temperature sensor substitutes the detecting value of the defrosting temperature sensor by the correcting method, and participates in the control and calculation of the main control program, thereby ensuring that the unit can continuously run while reporting the error and waiting for maintenance, further avoiding the inconvenience brought to users caused by disorderly closedown and improving the service comfort of products.

Systems and methods configured to facilitate multi-modal user inputs in lieu of physical input for a processing device configured to execute an application include obtaining non-physical input for processing device and the application, wherein the physical input comprises one or more of touch-based input and tilt input; processing the non-physical input to convert into appropriate physical input commands for the application; and providing the physical input commands to the processing device.

A system and method of automatically switching control of a bus in a processor-based device is provided. In a server, control of a bus is automatically switched from a controller mounted on the system board to a controller located on an optional expansion card upon connection of the expansion card to the system board. Automatic switching includes isolating the on-board controller from the bus and appropriately terminating any transmission line ends on the bus resulting from the establishment of the alternative control path.

Apparatus, methods, system and devices for monitoring road surface temperature to detect hazardous road surface conditions. An indicator provides the sensed road surface temperature and hazardous road condition warning to a driver while a tail light interface automatically produce a tail light signal to warn drivers traveling behind the vehicle when a hazardous condition is detected. In an embodiment, the system includes a vehicle engine retardation system interfaced with the hazardous road condition warning system. When the retardation system is in use and hazardous road surface conditions are detected the controller automatically produces the brake light signal unless a tail light control switch is used to manually deactivating the automatic tail light flashing signal when the vehicle is traveling in a state that does not allow alternative control of the brake lights.

An auxiliary power system providing electric power from a fuel cell stack at a nominal steady state output experiences an instantaneous voltage drop when maximum load is called for, which voltage drop can damage the fuel cell stack. Also, the required power increase cannot be provided for a short lag period during which the fuel cell fueling is ramped up. In the present invention, an electricity storage device, such as a battery, is provided in parallel with the fuel cell stack to meet the burst power demand during the fuel cell ramp-up lag. Various alternative control mechanisms are disclosed to assure that the necessary power is provided while also protecting both the fuel cell stack and the battery from damaging voltage swings. A vehicular application with a shared vehicle battery is also disclosed.

A high R-rating window assembly storing multiple, reciprocating reflective flexible film layers defined by one or more parallel, displaced films or looped films define the layers. The layers are contained in a sealed housing between rigid transparent (e.g. glazed) layers. The glazed layers are separated on the order of 3 to 5-inches and are secured to low thermal conductivity framework pieces. The framework is capped with a motorized roller and film housing and the assembly is evacuated and filled with a desiccated, inert dry gas. Several plastic, reflective coated films are supported under tension in planar parallel relation between the glazing layers from the motorized roller and several guide rollers and guide tracks. Location sensors responsive to indicia on the films identify film position. Temperature sensors monitor ambient, internal and user set thermal conditions to control film exposure. The films are operable via a room control system and window controllers to define open, closed and partial exposure conditions. Alternative control functions may control film exposure in relation to room occupancy.

The present invention provides a novel operational method of twin MONOS metal bit or diffusion bit structure for high-speed application. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the alternative control gates are set at the same voltage. In a second embodiment of the present invention, all the control gates are set at the operational voltage from the beginning. In both embodiments, the bit line and word gate are used to address the selected memory cell.

The invention discloses a substitution and control method for a fault sensor in an air conditioner, which is suitable for a coil pipe sensor and a gas pipe sensor for respectively detecting the coil pipe temperature of a radiator of an indoor unit and the gas pipe temperature of an indoor-outdoor union pipe in the indoor unit of the air conditioner. When the gas pipe sensor has fault, the detecting value of the coil pipe sensor substitutes the detecting value of the gas pipe sensor by a correcting method, and participates in the control and calculation of a main control program; and when the coil pipe sensor has fault, the detecting value of the gas pipe sensor substitutes the detecting value of the coil pipe sensor by the correcting method, and participates in the control and calculation of the main control program, thereby ensuring that the unit can continuously run while reporting the error and waiting for maintenance, further avoiding the inconvenience brought to users caused by disorderly closedown and improving the service comfort of products.

A high R-rating window assembly storing multiple, reciprocating reflective flexible film layers in a sealed housing between rigid (e.g. glazed) layers. The glazed layers are separated on the order of 3 to 5-inches and are secured to low thermal conductivity framework pieces. The framework is capped with a motorized roller and film housing and the assembly is evacuated and filled with a desiccated, inert dry gas. Several plastic, reflective coated films are supported under tension in planar parallel relation between the glazing layers from the motorized roller and several guide rollers and guide tracks. Location sensors responsive to indicia on the films identify film position. Temperature sensors monitor ambient, internal and user set thermal conditions to control film exposure. The films are operable via a room control system and window controllers to define open, closed and partial exposure conditions. Alternative control functions may control film exposure in relation to room occupancy.

The invention provides a shifting register unit, a shifting register, a display device and a driving method, which are used for solving the problems that in a conventional shifting register unit, a display line below a display panel can not normally work due to the Delay overlap, and the service life of the conventional shift register is influenced caused by usually turning on a third thin film transistor M3. According to the technical scheme, an (n+1)th level of triggering signals are supplied by a first clock signal transmitted by an nth level of an INPUT_NEXT end, so that Delay caused by the triggering signals for the (n+1)th level, which is supplied by the nth level of OUT signals, can be avoided, and the problem that the display line below the display panel cannot normally work due to the Delay overlap can be solved. Furthermore, a pull-down node (PD) keeps a high level under the alternative control of two clock signals after the nth level outputs the OUT signals and before the next INPUT comes, so that a pull-up node (PU) and an output end can be ensured to continuously discharge, and the problem that the service life is influenced by usually turning on the M3 can be solved.

The invention discloses a multi-connected air-conditioning unit control method. A multi-connected air-conditioning unit comprises an air-conditioner main unit consisting of more than two outdoor units in parallel connection and an indoor unit, and the outdoor units include a main unit outdoor unit and an auxiliary unit outdoor unit which is used for precisely controlling power output of the outdoor units according to practical power requirements of the indoor unit. Alternation of the outdoor units and variable-frequency compressors of the outdoor units is complete by steps: firstly, judging whether system load Q is smaller than a set capacity Q2; secondly, judging whether the system load Q is larger than a set capacity Q1; and thirdly, judging whether the system load Q is larger than the set capacity Q2 and smaller than the set capacity Q1. By means of alternative control of full-variable-frequency compressors and automatic alternative control of the outdoor units, the outdoor units and the variable-frequency compressors of the outdoor units can be alternatively used while power output of the outdoor units is precisely controlled according to the practical power requirements of the indoor unit within a certain range of the system load, and thereby service lives of the multi-connected air-conditioning unit and the outdoor units are prolonged without adding any extra equipment.

A multiplexed pixel display includes a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of storage elements, a first voltage supply terminal, a second voltage supply terminal, a common electrode, and a plurality of multiplexers each selectively coupling an associated one of the pixel electrodes with one of the first voltage supply terminal and the second voltage supply terminal responsive to a value of a data bit stored in an associated one of said storage elements. A controller is configured to sequentially write each bit of multi-bit data words to the storage elements, and assert, while each bit is stored in the storage elements, a first predetermined voltage on the first voltage supply terminal, a second predetermined voltage on the second voltage supply terminal, and a third predetermined voltage on the common electrode, for a time dependent on the significance of the stored bit. Various alternate controllers facilitate the use of additional driving schemes.

A control docking unit configured to accept a portable processing unit and provide alternate control operation of the portable processing unit. The control docking unit can be configured to position a display on the portable processing unit to facilitate use of one or more controls provided on the control docking unit. The control docking unit can position the display of the portable processing unit in a fixed or variable position. The controls from the docking unit can be coupled to the portable processing unit using an electrical, mechanical, or electromechanical interface. The electrical interface can be a wired or wireless communication link. The controls on the control docking unit can be configured to be substantially in the same configuration as a control unit for a similar fixed device. The portable processing unit can be configured to provide additional functions, features, or enhanced operation when coupled to the control docking unit.

A control system for a combined cycle power generation system including a gas turbine engine (GT), a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), and a steam turbine (ST) includes a display wherein an operator may observe information about predicted operating parameters; a user interface wherein an operator may provide additional operating constraints; and a controller configured to generate input profiles of the GT, the HRSG, and the ST that satisfy the nominal constraints and any additional constraints and to generate the information about the predicted operating parameters. The controller may be configured to detect a stage transition of power generation system operation and update the input profiles. The controller may be configured to generate alternative operating scenarios by mapping alternative control actions to an operating constraint of at least one of the system components.

The invention relates to a highway and city expressway connection part traffic coordination control system which comprises a traffic flow detector, a traffic signal control machine, a traffic information display screen, and a traffic coordination control machine which are arranged at a highway and city expressway connection part. The traffic signal control machine carries out alternative controlling on the traffic lights of each entrance according to traffic flow detection data and a traffic coordination control machine instruction, the distributed control of the traffic flow in time is realized. The traffic information display screen carries out corresponding prompt displaying according to the traffic coordination control machine instruction, and the traffic diversion control of the traffic flow in space is realized. The traffic coordination control machine receives a highway monitoring center instruction through a wireless network, dynamically optimizes and gives a traffic signal control instruction and a traffic information display instruction and issues the instructions to the traffic signal control machine and the traffic information display screen through a wired network to carry out traffic coordination control.

A brake system for a heavy vehicle includes a control network, a brake component, a central control unit, and a distributed electronic control unit. The central control unit generates central control signals adapted to control the brake component, which control signals are transmitted to the brake component over the control network. The distributed electronic control unit receives the central control signals, controls the brake component in accordance with the central control signals if the central control signals are received during expected time periods, and controls the brake component in accordance with an alternative control scheme if the central control signals are not received during the expected time periods.

The invention relates to an intelligent controller of an electric furnace electrode. A plurality of digital / analog input and output channel modules are spliced with a single-board computer, and exterior terminals of the modules are connected with an electric furnace electrode unlocking operation switch, an elevating operation switch, a control valve of a locking device, a control valve of an elevating device, an upper and a lower space-limiting switches of a furnace cover, a manual / automatic switching switch, a current and voltage detection end, a current setting potentiometer, a transformer reactor shift and a fault comprehensive signal of an electric furnace control system. The electrode adjusting calculation method consists of an automatic arcing algorithm of equal arcing distance, a window current integrator overcurrent control algorithm, and a near reverse internal model control method based on a LSSVM-NARMA model. The electrode adjusting algorithm also comprises a PID control method, provides modeling data for the reverse internal model control method, is an alternative control method, and has the characteristic of quick and accurate electrode adjustment. The invention can significantly shorten the smelting period, save the electric energy, reduce the energy consumption, and is suitable for organizations of electric furnace smelting, and the like.

The invention relates to a device for controlling quantizing noise leakage in the technical field of communications, comprising a transient signal detecting unit and an alternative control unit, wherein, the transient signal detecting unit is used for dividing a currently input frame signal into a plurality of subframes, calculating a maximum amplitude value of each subframe and adopting the ratio of the maximum amplitude value of each subframe and the sum of the maximum amplitude values of adjacent subframes of the individual subframe as a transient detection function; the ratio is judged, if the ratio is more than a certain threshold value, then the transient signal is detected, if not, the transient signal is not detected and a transient signal detection result is transmitted; the alternative control unit is used for receiving the transient signal detection result and choosing different branch routes for encoding processing regarding different signals. The invention also provides a method for controlling quantizing noise leakage and solves the problems in the existing proposal for controlling quantizing noise leakage that the computational complexity is high, the time delay is long, the encoding efficiency is low and the occupied resources are more.

The invention discloses a flyback converter leakage inductance absorption circuit and a control method thereof. Leakage inductance energy is absorbed by using an energy storage capacitor at the moment that a power device is cut off and controlled through a resonance inductor and an auxiliary switching device, the leakage inductance energy is fed back to an input power supply, and meanwhile, soft switching operations of all switching devices are realized. The circuit can realize absorption of leakage inductance and soft switching operations of the switching devices, effectively improves the efficiency of a system, is not affected by the duty ratio, and is particularly suitable for the occasions of micro inverters in alternative control (AC) modules and the like.

A system is described that allows a user to create a lineup of alternatives as controls for a part of a 3D scene. Once the alternatives are created, the user can click between them by selecting a desired button and only the alternative selected in that lineup is shown in the scene. The user can create multiple lineups, each for a different part or overlapping parts of the scene, for changing the materials in a scene, and / or for positioning objects in a scene. Alternatives from each lineup can be selected and displayed independently of one another. An alternative in a lineup is created by selecting scene contents and designating a lineup alternative control (An add alternative button) to contain or receive the contents. The lineups and alternatives can be named. The lineups are provided in a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays each alternative as a thumbnail image or swatch control where the swatch image can be a compressed image of the scene containing the corresponding alternative. A user switches between alternatives in a lineup by clicking on a control for a desired alternative. The selected alternative is marked with a visibility indicator indicating that the alternative is the one displayed in the scene. Lineups and alternatives can be modified and deleted.

The invention relates to a measurement and evaluation method of energy consumption in an electrical drive having a control unit and an AC motor and an arrangement for realizing the method. The method has the following steps. Data of the state of the AC motor, such as power and frequency, is read at measurement points and saved. The energy consumption of the electrical drive is calculated in predetermined measurement intervals. The energy consumption of the virtual AC motor fed by constant-frequency input current is calculated and the energy consumption of an alternative control arrangement is defined in said measurement interval and they are added together. The energy consumption of the electrical drive is compared with the added total energy consumption of the virtual AC motor and the alternative control arrangement in order to evaluate the energy savings achieved by the electrical drive in the measurement time period in question.