277 results about "Optimal methods" patented technology

Motion estimation is the science of predicting the current frame in a video sequence from the past frame (or frames), by slicing it into rectangular blocks of pixels, and matching these to past such blocks. The displacement in the spatial position of the block in the current frame with respect to the past frame is called the motion vector. This method of temporally decorrelating the video sequence by finding the best matching blocks from past reference frames—motion estimation—makes up about 80% or more of the computation in a video encoder. That is, it is enormously expensive, and methods do so that are efficient are in high demand. Thus the field of motion estimation within video coding is rich in the breadth and diversity of approaches that have been put forward. Yet it is often the simplest methods that are the most effective. So it is in this case. While it is well-known that a full search over all possible positions within a fixed window is an optimal method in terms of performance, it is generally prohibitive in computation. In this patent disclosure, we define an efficient, new method of searching only a very sparse subset of possible displacement positions (or motion vectors) among all possible ones, to see if we can get a good enough match, and terminate early. This set of sparse subset of motion vectors is preselected, using a priori knowledge and extensive testing on video sequences, so that these “predictors” for the motion vector are essentially magic. The art of this method is the preselection of excellent sparse subsets of vectors, the smart thresholds for acceptance or rejection, and even in the order of the testing prior to decision.

The present invention discloses an accurate radiation treatment planning system, which mainly comprises a three-dimensional medical image reconstruction module for reconstruction of human organs and the tumor target area, a three-dimensional dose calculation module of high accuracy photon beam, a three-dimensional dose calculation module of high accuracy electron beam, a conventional radiation plan designing module of the photon beam and the electron beam, a conformal radiation designing module of the photon beam and the electron beam, a reverse plan scheme designing module focused on the photon beam treatment. The present invention independently resolves the main and key technology of the radiation treatment planning system. The present invention develops a highly accurate algorithm and a fast precise optimal method of the three-dimensional dose distribution in photon beam and the electron beam, which distributes in non-uniform human medium. The present invention greatly improves accuracy of the embarking dose in tumor target area in patient body. Because the dose calculation speed has been improved dramatically, the advanced conformal radiation treatment planning system and the treatment planning system focused on radiation are feasible for clinical application. The present invention brings important benefits for improving the radiation treatment effect and improving life quality of the patient.

The invention discloses a method for preparing nanometer silver lines in large batch. anhydrous silver nitrate AgNO3 with the concentration of 99.9percent, anhydrous glycol (C2H6O2) of 99.8percent and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP, with the molecular weight of 55,000) of 98percent are selected as the raw materials; in a microwave-assisting environment, the method of adopting the glycol to reduce the silver nitrate is adopted to prepare nanometer silver lines in large batch. By replacing the original solvent heating method with the high-heat environment created by microwave, the method not only greatly saves the reaction time but also reduces the preparing costs for the nanometer silver lines. The glycol, a moderate reducer, can slow the reaction, thus providing the time for the growth of nanometer silver lines. The method of the invention is the optimal method for preparing the nanometer silver line according to testing results by comparing the influence of micro strength, precursor concentration and microwave processing time on the appearance and size of the prepared nanometer lines. The method of the invention has low cost, is simple method and easily controlled and has high practical value in the application to the industrial production developing nanometer silver lines.

A system, method, and computer program product for determining the emotional content of an electronic correspondence to route or prioritize the information, to set the expectations of a customer support worker, to flag those workers who are using inappropriate language with the customer, or to determine another best course to send the correspondence. In a preferred embodiment, a customer sends an electronic correspondence to a company via email. Emotionally charged words or symbols in each sentence are detected. The message is then given an emotional ranking which is used to determine what future action is most appropriate for the correspondence.

The invention discloses a method for accelerating a GPU directed at a deep learning super-resolution technology. The method conducts concurrent processing on all the steps of a super-resolution technology which is based on deep learning and a convolutional neural network, and operates on a GPU. The concurrent processing refers to conducting concurrent task dividing on convolutions of the super-resolution technology which is based on deep learning and the convolutional neural network into millions of micro-tasks which are irrelevant to one another and can be concurrently executed in any order so as to fully exhibit the super-strong calculating capability of the GPU. Further, the method uses features of a GPU memory to cache convolution nuclear data and input image data to a shared memory and a register so as to substantially optimize calculating speeds of the convolutions. The method integrates the convolutions and non-linear layers. The method selects the optimal method for the sizes of different convolutions. According to the invention, the method accelerates the high quality super-resolution method to meet velocity requirements for processing videos, and does not cause any image quality loss.

The invention discloses a distributed optimal scheduling method for a multi-energy complementary microgrid containing multiple bodies based on an ADMM in the field of power system microgrid technology. According to the method, operators and users form optimal interaction based on an ADMM framework till supply and demand balance is reached. In the optimal iteration process, the operators and the users can complete optimal scheduling just by exchanging expected power supply capacity and heat supply capacity and actual power supply capacity and heat supply capacity, and therefore the privacy of the operators and the users is greatly protected. Due to efficient energy cascade utilization of cogeneration combined with a heat storage system, demand responses at the user side and renewable energy power generation, the method has the advantages of saving energy, reducing emissions, relieving the pressure of power grids and the like; a comfortable indoor temperature is set, the comfort of the users is considered, and the economical efficiency and the subjective intentions of the users are comprehensively considered in terms of cost. The method is an optimal method with lower cost and higher feasibility for economic operation of the multi-energy complementary microgrid.

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for attracting bed bugs with novel attractants and new and improved methods to enable their use to attract, monitor or trap bed bugs for surveying, monitoring, mitigation and management purposes. Known mammal pheromones were discovered to be useful as bed bug kairomone attractants. A method of delivering non-volatile attractants by using the attractive heat source to heat and volatilize the attractants was discovered to be the optimal method to disseminate the kairomones. A new method of generating low levels of carbon dioxide is disclosed, and the combination of kairomones, carbon dioxide and heat is shown to attract bed bugs.

The present invention operates as an expert system to automatically determine an optimal method for reducing the size of an electronic file containing at least one embedded image by determining optimal methods for compressing each image. Further, in one embodiment, linked images are also compressed. User control of relevant parameters such as image compression options, retention or removal of unnecessary data associated with embedded or linked images, and downsampling images to better match the output resolution of specific output devices is provided in further embodiments. Further, to prevent cumulative degradation of images through repeated lossy compression, images that have already been compressed or optimized are preferably flagged so that they are not compressed more than once.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for applying successive multi-rank beamforming strategies (e.g., successive preceding strategies) for the design of precoders over a set of parallel channels. Successive beamforming is applied to a narrow band channel model and is also applied for finer quantization of a single beamforming vector (e.g., recursive beamforming). A first embodiment provides the optimal approach with high complexity. An alternative embodiment provides successive beamforming for near optimal preceding selection with medium complexity. A low complexity method for precoder selection is also provided wherein a channel representative matrix for the set of parallel channels is determined and successive beamforming on the calculated channel representative is applied.

The invention discloses a multipurpose optimal method for optimizing the distribution of radiation therapy beam intensity and a system thereof. The method includes: the establishment of an optimization model, which is used for transferring requirements of plan designers and clinical limits into an optimal mathematical model; and multipurpose optimization of improved rapid nondominated multipurpose genetic algorithm, which is used for optimizing strength scattergram of each radiation beam. The system comprises a data input module, an optimization model establishing module, a multipurpose optimal module, and a data output module. The invention is characterized by accurate establishment of optimization problem mathematic models and high solving speed, and is also characterized in that a plurality of noinferior solutions can be got after multipurpose one-time optimization, therefore the plan designers can choose optimum solutions to meet requirements from all the solutions.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for applying successive multi-rank beamforming strategies (e.g., successive preceding strategies) for the design of precoders over a set of parallel channels. Successive beamforming is applied to a narrow band channel model and is also applied for finer quantization of a single beamforming vector (e.g., recursive beamforming). A first embodiment provides the optimal approach with high complexity. An alternative embodiment provides successive beamforming for near optimal preceding selection with medium complexity. A low complexity method for precoder selection is also provided wherein a channel representative matrix for the set of parallel channels is determined and successive beamforming on the calculated channel representative is applied.

A method for coating a phosphor on a flat display using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) and lithography is provided. In the method, an adhesive strength can be enhanced without passing through a high-temperature thermal treatment process as a post-process. Phosphor powders are coated on a substrate by a field emission display (FED) and then a ultraviolet (UV) curable layer is coated. Then, an adhesive strength of the phosphor can be greatly enhanced through UV irradiation, in comparison with a post-process such as a thermal treatment process. Also, the UV curable layer can be lithographically etched by the UV light, and thus the phosphor can be coated by a predetermined pattern, to then be applied to a next-generation display such as a FED or PDP as an optimal method for full color realization.

A transit information provision device is provided which provides transit information with an optimal method according to a situation of a user; the transit information provision device including a transit event information acquiring unit (101) which acquires transit event information which expresses a transit-related event; a transit information provision unit (103) which provides the transit information to a user, the transit information relating to transit event information; an information provision format storage unit (104) which stores the transit information provided by the transit information provision unit; a position information extraction unit (110) which successively extracts position information which indicates a present position of the user; a movement history storage unit (111) which stores a sequence of the extracted position information as a movement history; an information recognition judgment unit (1131) which judges recognition by the user of the transit information stored by the information provision storage unit; a route acceptance unit (106) which accepts an anticipated movement route for the user; a detour traveling judgment unit (107) which judges whether or not the user has traveled along the anticipated movement route, based on the provided transit information stored by the information provision format storage unit and the movement history stored by the movement history storage unit; a transit information provision rule calculation unit (108) operable to calculate a rule for providing the transit information using transit event information when it is judged, by the detour traveling judgment unit that the user has traveled along the anticipated movement route, and transit event information when the user is judged to have detoured by the detour traveling judgment unit; and an information provision control unit (102) operable to, when new transit event information is acquired, control the provision of transit information related to the new transit event information by the transit information provision unit, based on the rule.

The invention discloses a step reservoir flood limit water level combined application dispatching method which comprises the following steps of: 1. establishing a polymerized reservoir-based prediction prestorage model; 2. establishing a prestorage reservoir capability upper limit relationship model of upstream and downstream step reservoirs according to the hydraulic relation between the upstream and the downstream reservoirs and the flood control standards of all flood control points; 3. confirming the optimal target and the constraint condition of step reservoir flood limit water level combined application dispatch; and 4. obtaining a step reservoir flood limit water level combined application dispatching scheme by adopting an optimal method. The invention can be used for carrying out uniform dispatch on the flood limit water level of all upstream and downstream reservoirs of a step reservoir in the flood period and can improve the economical benefits of the step reservoir to the greatest extent on the premise of ensuring the flood control safety of the step reservoir, is suitable for application in the step reservoir or reservoir group flood resource dispatch and can be widely applied to the river basin step reservoir flood limit water level combined application dispatch.

The invention discloses a synthetic aperture radar efficient autofocus BP method. The synthetic aperture radar efficient autofocus BP method comprises the steps that coarse focus BP imaging is conducted on all pixels in a scene by using a constant speed linear platform track, a small scene region is selected from an image for autofocus BP processing so as to obtain a phase error vector, an accurate APC is obtained with the optimal method on the basis of the phase error vector, and accurate BP imaging is conducted on the whole scene by using the accurate APC. According to the synthetic aperture radar efficient autofocus BP method, only the small pixel region is selected for autofocus BP processing, memory and imaging time are saved greatly, coarse focus BP at the first time and accurate BP at the second time can be executed in parallel in an IMU, and therefore imaging speed and imaging efficiency can be improved more substantially; less memory is occupied and the imaging efficiency is high so that the synthetic aperture radar efficient autofocus BP method can be more suitable for SAR actually measured data processing of large scenes.

The invention discloses a task allocation algorithm in a wireless sensor network based on node property. The task allocation algorithm is a method for constructing task processing property parameters of a node according to energy consumption, speed, success rate and other factors in task processing of the node. The method comprises the following steps: constructing a single-hop wireless sensor node model; dividing a task into a plurality of task groups based on a task relational graph; calculating the property parameters of each node; and selecting an allocating scheme with the best sum of the property parameters. The task allocation algorithm has the beneficial effects that a task grouping method is utilized to realize parallel processing and real-time response of the task and reduce communication energy consumption at the same time; the calculation energy consumption and the communication energy consumption in task processing of the node are formulized, all factors influencing the task processing of the node are comprehensively considered, and an optimal method is utilized to construct a property parameter; and node properties are quantified, thereby simplifying a task allocating strategy, simply and conveniently finishing the task allocation and realizing the high efficiency of system energy and the real-time response of the task.

The present invention relates to satellite systems and more particularly, to the provision of a satellite system and method for communications applications, with global coverage. An optimal method of providing global broadband connectivity has been discovered which uses two different LEO constellations with inter-satellite links among the satellites in each constellation, and inter-satellite links between the constellations. The first constellation is deployed in a polar LEO orbit with a preferred inclination of 99.5 degrees and a preferred altitude of 1000 km. The second constellation is deployed in an inclined LEO orbit with a preferred inclination of 37.4 degrees and a preferred altitude of 1250 km.

The invention provides a melanoma auxiliary diagnosis method based on artificial intelligence, which relates to the technical field of medical image processing and diagnosis. The melanoma auxiliary diagnosis method comprises the steps of: performing image preprocessing and enhancement on a dermoscopic image of a melanoma at first; and then comparing models of a segmentation method, a classification algorithm and a deep learning method of traditional machine learning, and selecting the segmentation method in traditional machine learning which is optimal for artificial intelligence diagnosis ofthe melanoma, thereby selecting the optimal method for artificial intelligence diagnosis of the melanoma. The melanoma auxiliary diagnosis method is based on the same data set, adopts the technology of comparing the existing melanoma segmentation method and the existing melanoma classification method according to different performance indexes, finally obtains the optimal machine learning method for auxiliary diagnosis, and obtains a classification output probability of a target image.

A piezoelectric panel speaker and an optimal method of designing the same is disclosed. In the structure of the speaker, at least one piezoelectric plate attached at a surrounding frame supports a diaphragm inside the surrounding frame. A spacer is inserted between the piezoelectric plate and the diaphragm. The structure of the piezoelectric plates fixed at the surrounding frame improves the speaker performance within the low frequency range. The finite element method is employed to build a mathematical model to simulate the sound pressure loading of the piezoelectric panel speaker. Also, the simulated annealing method is employed to approach the optimal design parameters of the speaker structure.

The invention provides a method for preparing granular activated carbon from lignin to solve a defect that the charring time in the prior art is long. The method is characterized in that lignin is used as a raw material to prepare granular activated carbon, an activation step is realized through microwave irradiation, and water steam is introduced during microwave activation. The method shortens the preparation flow of active flow. In an optimal method, aluminum dihydrogen phosphate is used as an activator, a large amount of washing water is not needed, and the environmental protection cost is reduced.

A process for determining an optimal method and cost of packaging and shipping goods gathers data from sources including order information, product characteristics, packaging materials and specifications, labor rates, and shipping and transportation rates in order to determine an optimal configuration for packaging for a designated freight mode and time. The process determines the optimal method by considering any specifications or requirements for the order, lead times, available packaging materials and freight options, and then calculates the least total cost of material, labor, and freight combined. The process is designed to provide the cost of packaging and shipping information in real time, when a buyer and seller are deciding whether to consummate a transaction.

A FAWNA that allows high-speed mobile connectivity by leveraging the speed of optical networks. Specifically, SIMO FAWNA, which comprises a SIMO wireless channel interfaced with a fiber channel through wireless-to-optical interfaces. Received wireless signal at each interface are sampled and quantized prior to transmission. The capacity of the FAWNA approaches the capacity of the architecture exponentially with fiber capacity. It is also shown that for a given fiber capacity, there is an optimal method of operating wireless bandwidth and number of interfaces. An optimal method to divide the fiber capacity among the interfaces is shown, which ensures that each interface is allocated a rate so that noise is dominated by front end noise rather than by quantization distortion. A method is also presented in which, rather than dynamically changing rate allocation based on channel state, a less complex, fixed rate allocation may be adopted with very small loss in performance.

The present invention provides a method and system for reducing the peak to average power ratio (PAP) of a signal with low computational complexity. According to one embodiment, the present invention is applied to reduce the PAP of an OFDM signal. According to an alternative embodiment, the present invention, is applied to reduce the PAP of a CDMA signal. Rather than seeking the optimum solution, which involves significant computational complexity, the present invention provides for a number of sub-optimal techniques for reducing the PAP of an OFDM signal but with much lower computational complexity. In particular, according to one embodiment utilizing the PTS approach, an iterative technique is used to assign phase factors to each of a set of partial transmit sequences from a set of possible phase factors. Experimental results using the iterative technique showed only a slight degradation (1 dB) from the optimal approach using the same number of subblocks and subcarriers. In an alternative embodiment, which avoids feedback required by the iterative approach, a sequence of phase factors are generated randomly and assigned to each of a set of partial transmit sequences. This procedure is repeated for a pre-determined number of trials and the random sequence generating the lowest PAP is selected. In a third embodiment, a set of phase factors is generated using a structured sequence such as a Walsh sequence.

Image data communication equivalent to facsimile communication using a public network is realized on e-mail communication. When a communication apparatus for transmitting / receiving e-mail data by connecting to the Internet is to communicate e-mail data having facsimile-format image data attached, communication concerning functional information is performed in addition to the communication of the e-mail data. The functional information can be exchanged by an optimum method matching the form of connection to the Internet. This allows maximum utilization of the capability of each apparatus function in facsimile image communication using e-mail.

A mobile communication system based on OFDM is prepared as forming service region by multiple sub-network and forming each sub-network by a numbers of cells, switching-in mobile table with fixed network through radio link with BTS and BSC as well as MSC / GW, using the same downlink carrier frequency and the same uplink carrier frequency synchronous operation by all BTS in sub-network. The method for switching over channel distribution is also disclosed.

Methods for constructing multivariate predictive models for diagnosing diseases for which test methods are individually inadequate, including: (a) performing laboratory tests on a statistically significant test population of individuals; (b) generating a score function from a linear combination of test panel results; (c) performing a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) regression or alternative regression technique of the score function using those tests and β coefficients calculated simultaneously to maximize the area under the curve (AUC) of the function and chosen simultaneously to generate the largest area below that portion of the ROC curve for the (1−t0) quantile of individuals without disease, where t0 represents the maximum acceptable false-positive rate; (d) calculating individual pre-test disease odds; generating a diagnostic likelihood ratio of disease by determining the frequency of each individual's test score in the diseased population relative to the control population; and multiplying pre-test odds by the likelihood ratio to determine individual post-test disease odds; (e) converting a set of posttest odds into posttest probabilities for each potential multivariate methodology and creating an ROC curve for each methodology by altering posttest probability cutoff values; (f) comparing partial ROC areas generated by one or more regression techniques to determine the optimal methodology; and (g) dichotomizing the optimal methodology by finding that point on the ROC curve tangent to a line with slope (1−p) C / p·B, where p is population prevalence of disease, B is regret associated with failing to treat patients with disease and C is regret associated with treating a patient without disease.

The invention relates to an optimal method for efficiently separating and expanding mesenchymal stem cells in umbilical cord blood in cell therapy. The fact that the mesenchymal stem cells with higher differentiative capacity and smaller immunological rejection are contained in the umbilical cord blood has been proved. The establishment of an umbilical cord blood bank provides a basis for achieving transplantation of autologous cells. However, since the content of the mesenchymal stem cells in the umbilical cord blood is very low (only 0.5 to 30 mesenchymal stem cells are contained in 1*108 mononuclear cells), how to efficiently separate and expand the mesenchymal stem cells becomes a problem hindering the transformation of the mesenchymal stem cells in the umbilical cord blood to the clinical application. At present, in most situations, the mesenchymal stem cells in the umbilical cord blood are separated in virtue of adsorption capacity of the mesenchymal stem cells in a culture vessel, but the success ratio is low, and the characteristics of stem cells are difficult to maintain in an expanding process. The method comprises the steps of coating the culture vessel with protein components, adding multiple growth factors in the culture vessel in a coordination manner, and building the expansion environment of the mesenchymal stem cells in the umbilical cord blood, so as to achieve the efficient separation and expansion of the mesenchymal stem cells.

The invention discloses an optimal method for controlling a mixed model of a first-order reaction continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR). The method can ensure that the first-order reaction CSTR can rapidly, accurately, stably operate under the following two conditions: a transient process that a system is started and then operates into a certain stable operating point, and a transient process that the system converts into the other stable working point from a certain stable operating point. Compared with the existing first-order reaction CSTR control method, the method provided by the invention has obvious advantages.

The present invention provides a method and system for reducing the peak to average power ratio (PAP) of a signal with low computational complexity. According to one embodiment, the present invention is applied to reduce the PAP of an OFDM signal. According to an alternative embodiment, the present invention is applied to reduce the PAP of a CDMA signal. Rather than seeking the optimum solution, which involves significant computational complexity, the present invention provides for a number of sub-optimal techniques for reducing the PAP of an OFDM signal but with much lower computational complexity. In particular, according to one embodiment utilizing the PTS approach, an iterative technique is used to assign phase factors to each of a set of partial transmit sequences from a set of possible phase factors. Experimental results using the iterative technique showed only a slight degradation (1 dB) from the optimal approach using the same number of subblocks and subcarriers. In an alternative embodiment, which avoids feedback required by the iterative approach, a sequence of phase factors are generated randomly and assigned to each of a set of partial transmit sequences. This procedure is repeated for a predetermined number of trials and the random sequence generating the lowest PAP is selected. In a third embodiment, a set of phase factors is generated using a structured sequence such as a Walsh sequence.