821 results about "Proper time" patented technology

Portable computing apparatus for aiding a user in the monitoring of the consumption of consumable items, such as food items or prescribed medicaments, and reordering such items includes a common database for use in monitoring the items as consumed, and for preparing the reorder list at the proper time. The apparatus preferably includes an imaging device for recording the image of the item to be consumed, and recognition circuitry for utilizing the recorded image to identify the item and also to provide information concerning its nutritional content in a weight management program. The consumable item may also be identified in other manners, such as by a barcode reader, or a voice-recognition circuit.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a method of determining hydration of a sensor having a plurality of electrodes is disclosed. In particular embodiments, the method couples a sensor electronics device to the sensor and measures the open circuit potential between at least two of the plurality of electrodes. Then, the open circuit potential measurement is compared to a predetermined value. In some embodiments, the plurality of electrodes includes a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode. In still further embodiments, the open circuit potential between the working electrode and the reference electrode is measured. In other embodiments, the open circuit potential between the working electrode and the counter electrode is measured. In still other embodiments, the open circuit potential between the counter electrode and the reference electrode is measured.

The present invention provides a voice interaction device capable of performing an interaction meeting any demand from a user at proper time in flexible response to a circumferential condition of the user, a voice interaction method and a voice interaction program thereof. The voice interaction device controls the interaction with the user in response to an input voice from the user, including an available time calculation unit (32) which calculates an available period of time for interaction with the user based on the circumferential condition of the user, and an interaction control unit (31) which controls the interaction based on at least the available period of time for interaction calculated by the available time calculation unit (32).

A radar system is described for use in vehicular applications. The radar system is particularly suited to backup warning systems and lane-change warning systems. The radar minimizes many of the problems found in the prior art by providing programmable delays and programmable gain. The radar uses a range search algorithm to detect and sort targets at various ranges within the field of view of the radar. Each target range corresponds to a particular delay and gain setting. The radar searches for targets at the various ranges by running a target search algorithm. For each target range, the search algorithm causes the proper time delay and gain setting. Targets within the selected range are detected and catalogued. Speed of the targets is obtained through Doppler processing. A display is used to warn the driver of the vehicle of the presence of targets at the various ranges. The warning may be visual and / or audible. When used in a lane-change system, issuance of an audible warning is based on the speed of the vehicle.

An intelligent patient management system collects data from a variety of sources, processes that information, and provides relevant information to an appropriate caregiver in context at the proper time. The system has multiple information sources available from which to gather additional information based upon conclusions drawn or issues identified from the patient data.

An improved spa control system is disclosed. The invention describes a spa control system which calculates the time required to heat the water in the spa system to a desired temperature. From that information, the heating rate of the spa system can be determined, and the heating element of the spa system can be activated at the proper time to raise the temperature of the water to a selected temperature by a desired time. The spa system also monitors information which might show errors in the operation of the spa system such as a blockage in the flow of water over the heating element in the spa system.

A device that can be loaded with appropriate pills and programmed to automatically dispense the proper amount(s) and proper type(s) of pill(s) at the proper time(s) each day. The device includes a system for alerting the pill taker that pills have been dispensed, a system for providing voice messages to coach the pill taker to use the device and consume the pills, and a system for alerting an off-site caregiver when the pill taker has not responded as required or when there is a problem with the operation of the device. Major components of the device include a programmable timer (41), a pill-storage wheel (21), a cabinet (11), a compartment for storing bottles of pills (13), a push button to stop the alarm and release the pills (34), a pill-release gate (61), a compartment indicator template (51), an index gear (92), a battery (500), a pill-storage wheel actuation circuit (504), a pill alert LED and buzzer driver circuit (506), a voice message record and playback system (514), and an automatic telephone dialer system (510).

An improved spa control system is disclosed. The invention describes a spa control system which calculates the time required to heat the water in the spa system to a desired temperature. From that information, the heating rate of the spa system can be determined, and the heating element of the spa system can be activated at the proper time to raise the temperature of the water to a selected temperature by a desired time. The spa system also monitors information which might show errors in the operation of the spa system such as a blockage in the flow of water over the heating element in the spa system.

An intelligent patient management system collects data from a variety of sources, processes that information, and provides relevant information to an appropriate caregiver in context at the proper time. The system has multiple information sources available from which to gather additional information based upon conclusions drawn or issues identified from the patient data.

The invention discloses an interactive virtual teacher system having an intelligent error correction function, which is designed for solving the technical problem that the conventional man-machine interaction teaching is limited to speech synthesis information and spoken language evaluation and cannot satisfy the need for intelligent error collection interaction in learning and communication. Thesystem comprises an audio and video data acquisition module, an information identification module, an error correction evaluation module, a teaching policy module and other modules. An audio sensor and a video sensor acquire the face images and voice signals of learners; the information identifies fused mouth shapes, pronunciation and emotion of the learners; the error collection evaluation module automatically evaluates the pronunciation mouth shapes of the learners and detects the differences between pronunciation mouth shape data and standard data stored in a standard pronunciation mouth shape databases, automatically selects a proper time to show the reasons of incorrect pronunciation and correction means and provides a correct pronunciation mouth shape and animated demonstration; andthe teaching policy module makes a teach-student one-by-one interactive personalized teaching implementation solutions according to evaluation data and emotion states. In the invention, real-time communication and animated demonstration are realized by fusing voice and emotion multi-source information and by intelligent error correction and simulation by video interaction with a virtual teacher. Thus, the accuracy of pronunciation teaching is improved.

The present invention is a compression ignition internal combustion engine and method of operation which expands the load limit of quietly operating a premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) engine by injecting a secondary fuel B, in ratios lean of stoichiometric, either into the intake air stream or directly into the cylinder to form a homogeneous fuel B and air mixture. Near top dead center of the compression stroke, a PCCI-type direct injection of fuel A event is used to initiate combustion of both fuel A and B at the proper time. At low loads the combustion mode is characterized a PCCI-type with high EGR rates. At medium loads the combustion mode is that of homogeneous combustion of fuel B coupled with PCCI combustion of fuel A. At the highest loads the engine will revert to a conventional diesel combustion mode of fuel A to maintain power density.

Haptic information in a series of frames of a media transport stream is identified and time stamps corresponding thereto are determined in accordance with a master time code signal embedded in the media transport stream. Each media transport stream frame containing haptic information is subsequently assigned a time stamp so that it will be used to activate an actuator at a proper time responsive to the time stamp to generate a haptic effect in accordance with the haptic information.

A control system for a linear motor adapted to accurately supply a moving window of power to the stator coils. A plurality of individually switched stator coils run the length of a linear motor to move a rotor down the long axis of the stator. Accurate inductive-based position sensors continuously provide position data for the moving rotor. A processing unit calculates a proper time delay from a source voltage peak in order to apply power to the next stator coil in the moving direction of the rotor such that no DC offshoot / undershoot occurs. The linear motor control system optionally includes a failure prevention switching scheme in which pairs of individual stator coils on opposite sides of a double-sided stator are switched together.

The present invention is a compression ignition internal combustion engine and method of operation which expands the load limit of quietly operating a premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) engine by injecting a secondary fuel B, in ratios lean of stoichiometric, either into the intake air stream or directly into the cylinder to form a homogeneous fuel B and air mixture. Near top dead center of the compression stroke, a PCCI-type direct injection of fuel A event is used to initiate combustion of both fuel A and B at the proper time. At low loads the combustion mode is characterized a PCCI-type with high EGR rates. At medium loads the combustion mode is that of homogeneous combustion of fuel B coupled with PCCI combustion of fuel A. At the highest loads the engine will revert to a conventional diesel combustion mode of fuel A to maintain power density.

The invention discloses a method and a system for inserting and transforming an advertisement sign based on a visual attention module. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, predicting interest areas in various areas of each frame of video and the attention degree on each frame of a user on the basis of the constructed visual attention model; secondly, determining a time point for inserting an advertisement according to a curve of the attention degree on each frame of the user, evaluating the fitness degree of inserting the advertisement in the various areas on the basis of predicted attention distribution, further acquiring a sequence of candidate areas for inserting the advertisement, and inserting the advertisement in an area with little influence on video content; and finally, inserting the advertisement sign into proper time point and position according to the predicted attention distribution, and performing multiple feature transformation on the advertisement sign to make the advertisement sign attract the attention of users or audience repeatedly. The method and the system can effectively perform automatic insertion and transformation of the advertisement sign, and make the inserted advertisement sign attract the attention of people repeatedly in the condition of not influencing normal watching.

The present invention provides a device and a method used for performing split-screen display in a terminal. The device comprises: an instruction receiving unit, used for when the terminal receives an event notification message while running applications, receiving a view instruction for viewing the received event notification message from a user under a predetermined instruction receiving condition; a screen-splitting unit, used for dividing a current screen of the terminal into an original application area and a new application area according to the view instruction received from the user; and a display control unit, used for displaying an interface of the application currently run by the terminal in the original application area and an interface of the application related to the displayed and received event notification message in the new application area. According to the device and the method provided by the invention, split-screen display can be performed based on selection of the user at a proper time, screen-splitting accuracy is ensured while operation is simplified, and the technical effect of user-friendly interaction is realized.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a method of determining hydration of a sensor having a plurality of electrodes is disclosed. In particular embodiments, the method couples a sensor electronics device to the sensor and measures the open circuit potential between at least two of the plurality of electrodes. Then, the open circuit potential measurement is compared to a predetermined value. In some embodiments, the plurality of electrodes includes a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode. In still further embodiments, the open circuit potential between the working electrode and the reference electrode is measured. In other embodiments, the open circuit potential between the working electrode and the counter electrode is measured. In still other embodiments, the open circuit potential between the counter electrode and the reference electrode is measured.

Clinical trials are defined, managed and evaluated according to an overall end-to-end system. The central authority creates protocol meta-models and makes them available to clinical trial protocol designers. Each meta-model includes a short list of preliminary patient eligibility attributes which are appropriate for a particular disease category. The protocol designer chooses the appropriate meta-model, and encodes the clinical trial protocol, including eligibility and patient workflow, within the selected meta-model. The resulting protocol database is stored together with databases of other protocols in a library of protocol databases. Sponsors and individual clinical sites have controlled access to the protocols. Study sites make reference to the pertinent protocol databases to which they have access in the protocol database library in order to perform patient eligibility screening. Once a patient is enrolled into a study, the protocol database indicates to the clinician what tasks are to be performed at each patient visit. These tasks can include both patient management tasks and data management tasks. The workflow graph advantageously also instructs the proper time for the clinician to obtain a patient's informed consent. The system reports patient progress to study sponsors, who can then monitor the progress of the trial, and to a central authority which can then generate performance metrics. Advantageously, a common controlled medical terminology database is used by all components of the system.

The invention relates to a method for constructing a fully-digital GNSS compatible navigation receiver, which comprises four steps: I, constructing a receiving link in accordance with actual needs by taking the characteristics of satellite signals, performance indexes and current device level into comprehensive consideration; II, choosing a proper A / D chip and a proper time clock source to complete direct radio frequency sampling and constructing a sampling rate in accordance with bandwidth sampling requirements; III, constructing a filter decimation network to reduce the sampling rate, completing the down-conversion of the radio frequency, converting the frequency of the bandwidth satellite navigation signals near 1.2G and 1.5G two frequency points down to a low medium frequency under a condition of a high sampling rate, and finally outputting a sampling time clock and a GNSS medium frequency signal; and IV, constructing digital radio frequency front end and rear end medium frequencyreceiver interfaces for making the receiver compatible with other medium frequency receiver. The thought of using software radio realizes the collective receiving of full-range GNSS satellite navigation signals; and the medium frequency receivers can complete navigation solution and output measurement values, so multi-system and multi-frequency point compatible navigation is realized. The method has an application and development prospect in the technical field of communication.

The invention discloses a method and a system for transmitting scheduling information. A network informs user equipment (UE) of scheduling information in a next time period through air interface signaling; after receiving the scheduling information, the UE detects a physical downlink control channel according to the received scheduling information in the next time period; and air interface signaling may be wireless resource control signaling, medium access control layer signaling or physical downlink control channel signaling. When the method and the system of the invention are used, the UE can know when to be scheduled by the network in advance and thus can detect a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) at a proper time and selectively monitor the PDCCH to avoid ineffective calculation and energy loss, which are caused by continuous PDCCH detection.

A method and apparatus are herein described which provide a door assembly for the drum door and lid of a top loading horizontal axis laundry machine. The drum door is provided with an automatic latch system that can be automatically latched and unlatched on command. In a presently preferred embodiment, the automatic drum latch employs a floating latch bar which engages or disengages a latch strike attached to the drum door, depending on its orientation at the time the drum door is depressed and released. An actuator is utilized to perform the task of depressing and releasing the drum door at the proper times. When the lid of the machine is closed, the drum is rotated to a selected rotational position that determines whether the automatic drum latch will latch or unlatch after an actuator is extended to depress the drum door and then is released. This system allows both the outer laundry machine lid and the inner drum door of a top loading, horizontal axis machine to be either opened or closed with a single action on the part of the user.

The present invention relates to a robot which runs along a multi-splitting overhead high voltage transmission line, in particular to the structure improvement of a robot which runs along the whole course of an overhead high voltage transmission line. The present invention creatively connects the lower end of a big arm with a gravity adjusting mechanism by a support frame. The gravity adjusting mechanism has the function of adjusting the gravity of the robot at proper time during the process that the robot moves forwards by two arms in turn, so as to ensure that the robot is stable during the running process, can not cause the gravity excursion of a whole operation vehicle and cause the phenomenon that the operation vehicle can not run stably on a transmission line. In addition, the robot can run along the whole line of the overhead high voltage transmission line and can span over or avoid various kinds of barriers on the line, and the robot is not required to be conveyed from one side of a pole tower to the other side by manpower, thereby greatly shortening the auxiliary time for the robot to operate, improving the work efficiency and ensuring the safety of the detection process.

The invention belongs to the technical field of bearing tests, in particular to a large bearing testing machine. The large bearing test machine is characterized by consisting of a test unit, a loadingunit, a drive unit, a control unit, a hydraulic power unit and a workbench. The loading unit, the drive unit and the control unit are arranged on the workbench, the test unit is arranged on the loading unit, the hydraulic power unit is arranged behind the workbench and connected with the loading unit, the control unit is matched with the test unit, the loading unit, the drive unit, and the hydraulic power unit respectively. The test unit is used for receiving a large bearing for test, the loading unit applies radial load, axial load and capsizing moment to the test bearing, the drive unit drives the test bearing to rotate at a specified rotation speed and torque, and the control unit controls electrical operation and protection, monitors test operation, analyzes test procedures and results, and give feedbacks at proper time.

The invention provides a method and a system for displaying capacity remaining time of a Bluetooth device based on a Bluetooth terminal. The method includes the steps: a, computing a remaining capacity value and periodically transmitting the remaining capacity value to the Bluetooth terminal by the aid of the Bluetooth device; b, computing and evaluating the service time of the remaining capacity of the Bluetooth device by summing up the remaining capacity value received within a period of time through the Bluetooth terminal; and c, displaying the service time of the remaining capacity on a screen by the aid of the Bluetooth terminal. Power consumption of the Bluetooth device in unit time can be evaluated by summing up capacity information acquired within a period of time through computing power of the Bluetooth terminal, the service time of the remaining capacity of the Bluetooth device is forecast based on the power consumption, a user using the Bluetooth device can know the remaining service time of the Bluetooth device by means of real-time display of the Bluetooth terminal, the user conveniently selects proper time for replacing a battery according to the remaining capacity, and use of the Bluetooth device is greatly facilitated for the user.

The invention is applied in the technical field of communication, and provides an unprocessed event indicating method, an unprocessed event indicating system and a terminal. The method comprises the following steps of: judging whether a distance between the terminal and a user is less than a first preset distance threshold value or not; if the distance is less than the first distance threshold value, judging whether the terminal has an unprocessed event or not; and if the terminal has the unprocessed event, performing indication processing. Preferably, in the indication processing, the terminal produces prompt tones / vibration, also can actively perform screen unlocking, and displays an interface corresponding to the unprocessed event. Therefore, by the method, the system and the terminal,the unprocessed event can be indicated at a proper time, so that the user can timely and conveniently view the unprocessed event.

The invention discloses a high-strength bolt axial force measuring device and measuring method. The measuring device comprises a pull rod, an axial force sensor, a force providing part and a support; the close end of the pull rod is provided with a connecting part for being connected with a high-strength bolt thread end, and the close and far ends of the pull rod are provided with a first match part and a second match part respectively; the first match part is in match contact with the close end face of the axial force sensor, the second match part and the far end of the force providing part act in a match mode, the far end of the support is mounted between the force providing part and the axial force sensor, and the close end of the support is used for being supported on a part connected with a high-strength bolt; and the high-strength bolt axial force measuring device also comprises a strain measuring part arranged on a nut. The measuring method comprises the steps of (1) mounting the strain measuring part on the axial outer face of the nut; 2, connecting the pull rod with the thread end of the high-strength bolt in the match mode; and 3 starting the force providing part to read the value of the axial force sensor at proper time according to the changing condition of the stain measuring part. The high-strength bolt axial force measuring device and method are accurate in measuring by directly measuring the axial force of the high-strength bolt.

The invention relates to a supporting method for cultivating improved seeds of Amorphophallus sp.. The invention comprises the following steps: field choosing and tillage, soil sterilizing, seed sterilizing before sowing, dressing enough basic fertilizer, sowing at proper time, covering in time for thermal and humidity insulation, preventing insect damage, field managing, harvesting at proper time and storing. The invention can reduce insect damage through choosing optimum ecological condition and crop rotation, and can greatly increase the product productivity and quality.

The invention discloses an automatic parking control method of a pure electric vehicle. A vehicle control unit (VCU) receives various signals of the vehicle, performs logic judgment on different working conditions and controls a hydraulic braking system, a motor control unit (MCU) and a parking pawl driving device as well as instrument information display and P on / off light display. The control method is divided into an uphill control mode, a downhill control mode, a flat-road control mode and a parking control mode. The automatic parking control method of the pure electric vehicle is capable of automatically applying appropriate braking force to the four wheels of the vehicle on a slope or at an intersection for green light, and locking a transmission by use of a parking pawl. When the vehicle starts, the braking force is controlled to be released and the locking of the transmission is cancelled in proper time, and therefore, the automatic parking function is realized and traffic accidents can be avoided. While the functional requirements are met, the vehicle weight is reduced and the vehicle manufacturing cost is reduced.

The invention discloses an underground multi-stage intelligent high pressure gas pulse formation fracturing device and a method thereof, belongs to the technical field of fracturing completion of oil and gas wells, and particularly relates to two technical sachems of the device and the method. The method is used for fracturing the underground layer by the underground multi-stage intelligent high pressure gas pulse formation fracturing device. The device is controlled by each stage of intelligent pressure encoding detonator to gradually detonate by stages at proper time to generate a large amount of high pressure gas according to the set working mode, the dynamic high pressure pulse pressure is formed in the well or holes of a formation, the formation is fractured to form a plurality of cracks, and the permeability of fluid in the formation is increased, so the oil and gas are easily produced. The device and the method have the advantages that the cyclic multiple pressure pulses which are controlled at proper pressure can be generated, so the formation can generate the compression-expansion-compression alternating 'resonance', the cracks are promoted to effectively extend, and a new fracturing network is formed, so the permeability of the formation is improved; the pollution to the formation and environment in the fracturing process is avoided; the method is suitable for the water-sensitive and acid-sensitive formation; the construction cycle is short, the cost is low, the equipment is simple and convenient, and the limitation by terrain and water sources is avoided.

This invention relates to an automatic batch washing machine where the potential product or products that are being cleaned includes, but is not limited to, clothes and dishes. The machine combines user input and data gathered from sensors to operate to automatically dispense all necessary cleaning and treatment chemicals at proper times and optimally measured doses. Manual measurement and insertion of requisite chemicals has been eliminated. Efficiency and performance are enhanced through the use of optimally measured, timed and placed chemical dispensions. The chemical supply containers incorporated in conjunction with the machine are marked in such a way that they can only be inserted in a certain location in conjunction with the machine eliminating the possibility of mistakingly locating one chemical in a dispensing location for another chemical.