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A process control management method in a computer system for configuring and supervising a process plant includes providing an interactive user interface to manage a plurality of objects in the process plant, where each of the plurality of objects corresponds to a physical or logical entity in the process plant, including generating a navigation pane to display a set of selectable items, each in the set of selectable items corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of objects, and generating a command pane to display a set of selectable controls, each in the set of selectable controls corresponding to a task to be performed on at least one of the plurality of objects in the process plant; receiving a selection of one of an item in the set of selectable items via the navigation panel and a control in the set of selectable controls via the command panel; determining an operational context based on the received selection, wherein the operational context corresponds to one of a range of actions applicable to the selection if the selection is an item selection, or a range of items to which the selection is applicable if the selection is a control selection; and adjusting one of the navigation pane or the command pane according to the operational context, including displaying a subset of selectable items in the navigational pane, wherein each in the subset of selectable items is within the range applicable to the selection, if the selection is a control selection, and displaying a subset of selectable controls in the command pane, wherein each in the subset of selectable controls is within the range applicable to the selection, if the selection is an item selection.

A multi-player gaming system sensing multiple simultaneous contacts on a surface of a gaming table, differentiating contacts by different players. Privacy controls selectively display private information visible to only one of the players on or near the display surface of the gaming table. The gaming system also detects physical objects placed on the surface of the gaming table, causing wagering game functions or peripheral functions to be performed as a result of the placement of the object on the display surface.

The present invention relates to a method and a device to monitor and control the Selective Laser Powder Processing. A Selective Laser Powder Processing device comprising a feedback controller to improve the stability of the Selective Laser Powder Processing process is presented. A signal reflecting a geometric quantity of the melt zone is used in the feedback controller to adjust the scanning parameters (e.g. laser power, laser spot size, scanning velocity, . . . ) of the laser beam (4) in order to maintain the geometric quantity of the melt zone at a constant level. The signal reflecting the geometric quantity of the melt zone can also be displayed in order to monitor the Selective Laser Powder Processing process. The present invention allows for the production of three-dimensional objects from powder material and improves the state of the art by compensating variations of the border conditions (e.g. local heat conduction rate) by a feedback control system based on a geometric quantity of the melt zone resulting in e.g. a lower amount of dross material when overhang planes are scanned.

A system is provided for configuring an application for operation onboard a mobile node that includes a plurality of communication interfaces for accessing a plurality of types of networks. The system includes a network entity that can send a request for an application-specific profile for operating an application onboard the mobile node, the request including information identifying the application. In response, a profile server can create / retrieve an application-specific profile based upon the request. The application-specific profile includes one or more application-specific preferences and / or one or more application-specific settings, where at least one of the application-specific preference(s) and / or setting(s) can be interpreted into one or more policy rules capable of at least partially controlling selection of one or more of the communication interfaces of the mobile node during operation of the application. The application can thereafter be configured at least partially based upon the application-specific profile independent of user input.

A macro pixel is provided. The macro pixel includes at least two color pixel elements. Each color pixel element includes a photoreceptor that in response to receiving light, generates an output signal that is indicative of the quantity of light photons of a color are received. Each of the color pixel elements are configured to receive a corresponding color. The photoreceptor of each color pixel element has a geometry and a responsivity to light that is a function of the geometry of the photoreceptor such that the responsivity of the output signal of the photoreceptor to the corresponding color is controllable by changing the geometry. The geometries of the photoreceptors are selected so that a predetermined relative sensitivity to each color is obtained

Interactive multi-view video presents new types of video capture systems, video formats, video compression algorithms, and services. Many video cameras are allocated to capture an event from various related locations and directions. The captured videos are compressed and are sent to a server in real-time. Users can subscribe to a new type of service that allows users to connect to the servers and receive multi-view videos interactively. In addition to conventional playing controls, users can manipulate controls to the camera positions and orientations, select viewing directions and enjoy special effects such as a sweeping effect and a freeze-and-rotate effect, and so on. Interactive multi-view video provides a brand-new experience in watching events.

An inventive method provides various reproduction modes by controlled selection of replay locations. Selection within a video stream or between separate video streams derived for selected trick-play speeds may be facilitated. The method allows selections to be decoded and displayed independently from a previously video stream selection. The method comprises the steps of: identifying a digitally encoded set of signals in a storage medium for each one of a plurality of video programs for reproduction of each one of said plurality of programs at a plurality of reproduction speeds; linking each of the encoded signals in each of the sets to one another at predetermined jump points; reproducing one of the encoded signals in response to selection of a program and a reproduction speed; jumping to different ones of the encoded signals for the reproducing in accordance with the predetermined jump points, in response to subsequent selections of different reproduction speeds; and, decoding the reproduced signals for display of the selected program at the selected reproduction speeds.

A robot remote control method based on Internet is disclosed. The remote user computer is connected to the robot control website through Internet, connected to the moving robot system via LAN. When the robot control website accesses in the control requirement of the remote user computer, the system detects the delay of the user by a delay-detection module, sends the result to the control selection module, provides responding control module such as direct control, prediction control or monitoring control to the user according to the delay type. The user accesses in responding control module and controls the moving of the robot through the control interface displayed on the user terminal.

PCT No. PCT / DE98 / 02820 Sec. 371 Date May 21, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date May 21, 1999 PCT Filed Sep. 22, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO99 / 15518 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 1999What is described here are photochromic naphthopyrane dyes with different substituents whose properties can be set by controlled selection of the substituents. In this manner it is possible to take an influence on the migration characteristics, the absorption characteristics and the brightening rate and kinetics. The inventive compounds display good darkening and brightening properties at a very good service life. The invention excels itself by the fact that a method is made available which is substantially improved over prior art, in addition to the surprising influence on specific properties of the inventive compounds. The described compounds are suitable for application in synthetic materials of any kind. A photochromic object is also the subject matter of the invention, which comprises one or several photochromic naphthopyrane dyes as well as at least one polymer material, with the photochromic object being producible by mass-dyeing or superficial dyeing.

A portable control unit that interacts with a variety of types of media equipment. The control unit searches for media equipment (including media players) located within an area and retrieves user interaction information corresponding to discovered media players. The control unit can be instructed to control any of the discovered media players. The control unit uses the retrieved user interaction information to adapt. The control unit may periodically, or when relocated, look for new media players in its neighborhood. The control unit interacts with multiple multimedia sources that supply video and / or audio to the media players. The control unit may have a screen on which it displays a video in addition to controlling selection and presentation of a video and / or an audio in any one of the discovered media players. The control unit maintains an updateable media guide that provides a list of multimedia elements available for viewing and / or listening.

A system provides congestion control in a network device. The system includes multiple queues, a dequeue engine, a drop engine, and an arbiter. The queues temporarily store data. The dequeue engine selects a first one of the queues and dequeues data from the first queue. The drop engine selects a second one of the queues to examine and selectively drop data from the second queue. The arbiter controls selection of the queues by the dequeue engine and the drop engine.

A system for efficient power amplification of an electromagnetic signal includes a switchplexer having at least two inputs and an output. The switchplexer may be configured to provide communication between a selected switchplexer input and the switchplexer output. The system also may include two or more amplifier stages, each having an input and an output, and one or more output matching circuits. Each of the output matching circuits may include an input in communication with one of the amplifier stage outputs, as well as an output in communication with one of the switchplexer inputs. A control unit may be configured to control selection of the selected switchplexer input and to selectively activate at least one of the amplifier stages.

A portable control unit that interacts with a variety of types of media equipment. The control unit searches for media equipment (including media players) located within an area and retrieves user interaction information corresponding to discovered media players. The control unit can be instructed to control any of the discovered media players. The control unit uses the retrieved user interaction information to adapt. The control unit may periodically, or when relocated, look for new media players in its neighborhood. The control unit interacts with multiple multimedia sources that supply video and / or audio to the media players. The control unit may have a screen on which it displays a video in addition to controlling selection and presentation of a video and / or an audio in any one of the discovered media players. The control unit maintains an updateable media guide that provides a list of multimedia elements available for viewing and / or listening.

A wireless receiver including a baseband processor that includes a compensation system that selectively includes an equalizer and a CMF that process received digital samples from a wireless medium, and a CIR estimator that calculates filter weights based on the samples. A memory stores default filter weights and select logic selects between calculated filter weights of the CIR estimator and the default filter weights from the memory. An SNR estimator receives the samples and provides an SNR metric and a multipath estimator receives the calculated filter weights and provides a multipath metric. The decision logic determines an operating point of the receiver using the SNR and multipath metrics, makes a decision based on the determined operating point according to a predetermined packet error rate (PER) performance mapping, and controls the select logic to select between the default and calculated filter weights and selectively enables the equalizer.

A computer system, medium and method is disclosed for controlling selection and deselection of selectable regions on a computer display screen by a cursor, in such a manner as to compensate for the effects of jitter in the cursor control device. The system, medium, and method utilize a hysteresis technique, to accomplish their objectives. In a system with hysteresis it takes more force to effect a state change than would normally be the case; a state is harder to enter than it would otherwise be, and a state, once entered, is harder to leave than it would otherwise be. Such a state system with hysteresis is implemented in the present invention by having two thresholds for a state transition; one applied when moving into the state and the other applied when moving out of the state

A power supply device for a vehicle includes a battery serving as a first electric storage device, a battery serving as a second electric storage device, a motor generator driving a wheel, a selection switch selecting one of the first and second electric storage devices and connecting the selected electric storage device to the motor generator, and a control device controlling switching of the selection switch in accordance with a state of charge of each of the first and second electric storage devices. In the case where the selection switch selects the first electric storage device, when charging is performed and the state of charge of the first electric storage device becomes higher than a first prescribed level, the control device instructs the selection switch to select the second electric storage device.

A multivariable control system provides regulation for a plurality of control variables of interest based on selecting a particular one of the variables for regulation relative to a corresponding setpoint, while continuing to monitor the other variables and switching regulation control over to another one of the variables as needed to maintain all of them within their allowed ranges. The system includes one or more PID regulators that tune themselves for the particular variables selected for regulation control. In an exemplary embodiment, the control system is configured for controlling an alternative energy system, wherein it includes one or more power flow devices that control power flow between electrical energy storage devices (EESDs) and a common dc bus and / or power flow between the dc bus and an external ac electrical system.

The invention provides an environmental semantic mapping method based on a deep convolutional neural network, and the method can build an environmental map containing object category information by combining the advantages of deep learning in the aspect of scene recognition with the autonomous positioning advantages of an SLAM technology. In particular, ORB-is utilized Carrying out key frame screening and inter-frame pose estimation on the input image sequence by the SLAM; Carrying out two-dimensional semantic segmentation by utilizing an improved method based on Deeplab image segmentation; Introducing an upper sampling convolutional layer behind the last layer of the convolutional network; and using the depth information as a threshold signal to control selection of different convolutionkernels, aligning the segmented image and the depth map, and constructing a three-dimensional dense semantic map by using a spatial corresponding relationship between adjacent key frames. According tothe scheme, the image segmentation precision can be improved, and higher composition efficiency is achieved.

A drive circuit for an electrophoretic matrix display comprises a select driver (16) for selecting lines of pixels (18) of the matrix display. A data driver (10) supplies drive voltage waveforms (VD) to each one of the selected pixels (18) via data electrodes (5, 5′). A controller (15) controls the select driver (16) to select a group of lines of pixels (18) at a same time during portions of the drive voltage waveforms (VD) which for each of the data electrodes (5, 5′) are equal for at least all the pixels (18) which are associated with the same one of the data electrodes (5, 5′).

A power supply device for a vehicle includes a battery serving as a first electric storage device, a battery serving as a second electric storage device, a motor generator driving a wheel, a selection switch selecting one of the first and second electric storage devices and connecting the selected electric storage device to the motor generator, and a control device controlling switching of the selection switch in accordance with a state of charge of each of the first and second electric storage devices. In the case where the selection switch selects the first electric storage device, when charging is performed and the state of charge of the first electric storage device becomes higher than a first prescribed level, the control device instructs the selection switch to select the second electric storage device.

A touch sensing device comprises a common electrode divided into a plurality of sensor electrodes, a plurality of sensor lines respectively connected to the plurality of sensor electrodes, a feedback voltage transmitter, and a common voltage compensator. The feedback voltage transmitter includes a feedback line, a plurality of switching elements configured to selectively connect the sensor lines to the feedback line, and a feedback control line configured to control selection of the switching elements. The common voltage compensator is configured to receive a feedback voltage supplied to the sensor lines through the feedback line while the sensor lines are connected to the feedback line through the plurality of switching elements, and compensate the feedback voltage to a reference voltage level.

A combination of noise suppression using a Bark band modified Weiner filter and linear noise reduction improves elimination of noise in a telephone. A detector for detecting long, non-speech intervals is coupled to the output of the noise suppresser and controls selection of noise suppression or noise reduction. A gain smoothing filter has a long time constant when noise reduction is used and provides a gradual transition from one level of gain to another. Comfort noise is smoothly inserted by updating the data for generating comfort noise only during detected long, non-speech intervals.

A driving power control device for a hybrid vehicle controls the engagement state of a lockup clutch so that high efficiency in regeneration is obtainable. The driving power control device for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine and a motor-generator as power sources, an automatic transmission disposed between the power sources and driving wheels with an intervening torque converter having a lockup clutch, and an ECU for controlling selection of the power sources and for controlling a slip ratio of the torque converter. In this control device, a target slip ratio of the torque converter, which corresponds to a target amount of regeneration that is retrieved using regeneration amount determining factors, is obtained by executing a feedforward control operation using friction torque determining factors, and the slip ratio is controlled in a feedback manner based on the difference between the target slip ratio and the actual slip ratio.

A system and method is provided for controlling selection of channels and shows for viewing. A program selection device, such as a set top box, is programmed to maintain a channel list and a show list, with the channel list containing for each of a plurality of channels the allowed and actual time of viewing and the show list containing for each show the allowed and actual time of viewing. The show list may also include a rating value for each show. The channel list and show list are accessed for selectively controlling whether or not a particular channel or show is to be presented for viewing by a user.

A method (1200) of providing active user feedback in a graphic user interface is disclosed. The method comprises selecting (1206) a soft control currently displayed on the graphic user interface, said soft control enabling a change to be implemented, and displaying (1208) on said graphic user interface, only during said soft control selection, and dependent upon the selecting step (1206), a pop-up preview reflecting said change.

On a display (100) end, maker codes and device codes are read from all STBs (110˜112) connected to the display (100) to create a connected-device table. When a user presses a button on a remote controller, the display receives a remote control code outputted from the remote controller, searches the connected-device table for a maker code and a device code that match the maker code and the device code included in the remote control code, controls a selector (105) so that a reception interface that is connected to an STB whose maker code and device code match those included in the remote control code is connected to a display section (102), thereby to display AV data transmitted from the STB on the display section (102).