212 results about "Associated function" patented technology

An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable functionality controls that identifies the context of the object to which the user interface is relevant, which contains rich functionality controls for applying contextually relevant functionality to a selected object, and which may be efficiently switched to a different context for applying a different set of functionalities to a different or neighboring editable object. A context menu of functionalities is displayed adjacent to a selected object where the menu of functionalities includes functionalities associated with editing the selected object. The context menu includes an identification of the object context and a control for selectively changing the context and associated functionalities of the menu to a different object context for displaying a different set of functionalities associated with the different context.

The present invention relates to a computer-based system that provides a method for real time data storage and retrieval for the purpose of verifying and validating sales transactions and product return / warranty repair eligibility. An electronic product registration system is provided which stores information on purchased products and which enables a retail store or the like to verify compliance with return policies prior to accepting a product for return or replacement, thereby reducing improper or fraudulent product returns under warranty, while also providing related functionality to third parties such as law enforcement agencies and the like.

A processor has multiple cores with each core having an associated function to support processor operations. The functions performed by the cores are selectively altered to improve processor operations by balancing the resources applied for each function. For example, each core comprises a field programmable array that is selectively and dynamically programmed to perform a function, such as a floating point function or a fixed point function, based on the number of operations that use each function. As another example, a processor is built with a greater number of cores than can be simultaneously powered, each core associated with a function, so that cores having functions with lower utilization are selectively powered down.

A method of distributing functions among a plurality of cores in a multi-core processing environment can include organizing cores of the multi-core processing environment into a plurality of different service pools. Each of the plurality of service pools can be associated with at least one function and have at least one core executing at least one soft co-processor that performs the associated function. The method further can include, responsive to a request from a primary processor to offload a selected function, selecting an available soft co-processor from a service pool associated with the selected function and assigning the selected function to the selected soft co-processor. The method also can include marking the selected soft co-processor as busy and, responsive to receiving an indication from the soft co-processor that processing of the selected function has completed, marking the selected soft co-processor as available.

Controlling external electronic devices using presence recognition through a multi-touch device is provided. An indication of the presence of at least one of an object or a gesture on a surface of the multi-touch device is received. A plurality of characteristics associated with the object or gesture are identified. Using the plurality of physical characteristics, a data structure is searched to determine the existence of a single object or a single gesture with characteristics that matches the plurality of characteristics. Responsive to a match, a determination is made as to whether the single object or the single gesture has an associated function. Responsive to the existence of the associated function, the associated function is executed on one of a plurality of external electronic devices.

A system for dynamically integrating changes in the rules governing business operations into an application program that implements the rules in order to control business operations includes a dynamic business logic rule integrator (“DBLRI”) that essentially provides business logic rules to the application software as executable routines. The DBLRI presents to a user one or more graphical user interfaces (“GUIs”) through which the user writes functional-language expressions for the business logic rules. The respective GUIs correspond to various types of business logic rules, and provide to the user menus of associated functions, operators and parameters that are available for use. The set of parameters associated with a given GUI is dynamically updated, to correspond to changes in the underlying business logic rules. The user writes and / or edits the expressions for the respective business logic rules by selectively combining the available functions, operators and parameters. The DBLRI translates the functional expressions into executable routines by evaluating the corresponding expressions and producing associated executable parse trees or DLLs. The application software then calls the executable routines at appropriate times. The DBLRI operates also with a dynamically configurable database that provides various parameters required for the business logic rules as the rules are updated, added and / or revised.

A multiple barrier control system includes a plurality of barrier operators configured to move associated access barriers between limit positions. Each of the barrier operators are enabled to communicate with one or more local transmitters. The local transmitters may maintain an all-close button, an all-open button, and an all-stop button, which are associated with corresponding functions maintained by the barrier operators. Upon the actuation of one of the buttons, the associated function is simultaneously carried out by each of the associated barrier operators. Additionally, a portable network control may invoke the simultaneous control of functions at each of the barrier operators via an associated communication network. Moreover, scenes may be created wherein the barrier operators and other accessories, such as lights and appliances, may be moved or actuated to a desired status upon actuation of a scene button on either the local transmitter or the portable network control.