2533 results about "Stop time" patented technology

A hand pattern switch device recognizes a hand pattern from an image of a hand in an image pickup zone and detects a hand motion. One of controlled objects is selected based on the recognized hand pattern and / or hand motion. In accordance with the selected object, a mode of detection of operation information based on hand motion is changed. In a moved distance detecting mode, a moved distance of the hand in the zone is detected as operation information, and in a stop time detecting mode, a stop time of the hand at a stop position to which the hand has been moved in the zone is detected as operation information. The image pickup zone is at a location which is located laterally to a steering wheel and to which a driver can extend his / her arm without changing a driving posture.

A method and system generates and compares fingerprints for videos in a video library. The video fingerprints provide a compact representation of the temporal locations of discontinuities in the video that can be used to quickly and efficiently identify video content. Discontinuities can be, for example, shot boundaries in the video frame sequence or silent points in the audio stream. Because the fingerprints are based on structural discontinuity characteristics rather than exact bit sequences, visual content of videos can be effectively compared even when there are small differences between the videos in compression factors, source resolutions, start and stop times, frame rates, and so on. Comparison of video fingerprints can be used, for example, to search for and remove copyright protected videos from a video library. Furthermore, duplicate videos can be detected and discarded in order to preserve storage space.

A method and system generates and compares fingerprints for videos in a video library. The video fingerprints provide a compact representation of the spatial and sequential characteristics of the video that can be used to quickly and efficiently identify video content. Because the fingerprints are based on spatial and sequential characteristics rather than exact bit sequences, visual content of videos can be effectively compared even when there are small differences between the videos in compression factors, source resolutions, start and stop times, frame rates, and so on. Comparison of video fingerprints can be used, for example, to search for and remove copyright protected videos from a video library. Further, duplicate videos can be detected and discarded in order to preserve storage space.

A system for determining a driver log entry comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine a log start time. The processor is configured to determine a driver identity after the log start time. The processor is configured to determine whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on a sensor data. In the event that the driver identity has changed, the processor is configured to determine a log stop time and determine a driver log entry using the log start time, the driver identity, and the log stop time.

A power monitoring section detects the interruption of AC electric power from a power line, and switches operating power within a camera to power from a battery. A control section sets control of the camera to a different mode at the power stopping time. The operation is controlled to pick-up one static image at constant time intervals, and sequentially stores the static image to a data storage section. A voice section stops collecting sounds. The control section stops communication with a master set. When the AC electric power is restored the operating power is switched to the electric power from the power line. When a user utilizing the master set knows the restoration of the power, the user gives commands for reading image information stored during the power stoppage to the camera, and monitors the state during the interruption of the AC electric power.

A method for automatically planning is provided, comprising the steps of receiving a plurality of tasks that a user needs to perform, each task having an earliest start time, a latest stop time, a duration for completing the event and a reward value for completing the event, the tasks including a fixed task having the duration being equal to the time period between the earliest start time and the latest stop time and a floating task having a duration that is less than the time period between the earliest start time and the latest stop time, arranging said fixed task into a plan for the user based on the earliest start time, duration and reward of the fixed task, determining an actual start time for the floating task within the time period between the earliest start time and the latest stop time based on the earliest start time and duration of the fixed task, and arranging said floating task into the plan for the user based on the selected actual start time and the reward of the floating task. A system for automatically planning a series of events into a plan is also provided.

A composite variable duration soundtrack for a user to play while reading a text source, the soundtrack duration being defined by a soundtrack timeline. The soundtrack comprises multiple sound layers configured to play concurrently through the soundtrack timeline, each sound layer having an arrangement of one or more audio features that are configured to play at pre-set start times in the soundtrack timeline. At at least one sound layer is adapted for modifying the preset start and stop times of its audio features to match the reading speed of a user based on a reading speed input.

Electronically selecting a date and time includes scrolling a series of panels, each panel corresponding to a number of days grouped together, where visually the panels appear to be rotating about a first axis coplanar with a screen of an electronic device, selecting at least one of the panels, selecting a day on one of the panels, scrolling a time band having positions thereon corresponding to a time of day, where visually the time band appear to be rotating about a second axis coplanar with a screen of the electronic device, and selecting a position on the time band corresponding to a particular time by stopping the time band from rotating. Each panel may correspond to a month. Each panel may include a banner having visual clues indicating a corresponding month. The time band may include visual clues indicating time of day.

This invention relates to a network control verification system, a control communication terminal, a server apparatus, and a network control verification method whereby a user away from a recording apparatus is notified of information such as whether the recording apparatus has completed unattended recording of a broadcast program as reserved. Specifically, a recording / reproducing apparatus 4 records a broadcast program to a recording medium in accordance with unattended recording reservation settings. The apparatus 4 extracts one picture frame from the pictures recorded on the recording medium and turns the extracted frame into a thumbnail image. The recording / reproducing apparatus 4 then transmits an e-mail including a recording start date, a recording start time, a recording stop time, a broadcast channel, and a recording mode regarding the recorded broadcast program to a mobile phone 53 together with an attachment of the thumbnail. By checking the e-mail sent to the mobile phone 53, the user can verify that the recording has been completed as reserved. This invention may be applied advantageously to networked electronic apparatuses.

A system for detecting, tracking, displaying and identifying repetitive movement, including a sensor configured to sense movement, and in particular static acceleration, along at least a first horizontal axis, and ideally about a second horizontal axis, with respect to a vertical axis and a processor to generate output signals therefrom for audible and visual display of information that can include movement identification, movement patterns, and to further include elapsed time, start and stop times, breathing patterns, and variations thereof from a reference.

A system for monitoring response time of a method or function associated with a Java software component is disclosed. The system comprises an instrumentation engine for inserting instrumentation code in a byte code representation of said method or function, said instrumentation code effecting generation of a start time marker and a stop time marker upon start and completion, respectively, of the method or function. The system can further comprise an interface module that is invoked by the instrumentation code upon start and completion of said method or function, and an application response measurement (ARM) agent that is in communication with the interface module. The interface module, upon invocation by said instrumentation code, calls the ARM agent to cause generation of the start and stop time markers by the ARM agent.

System and method for controlling an appliance for drying clothing articles is provided. The appliance has a container for receiving the clothing articles. A motor is provided for rotating the container about an axis. A heater is provided for supplying heated air to the container during a dry cycle. A sensor is provided for providing a signal indicative of moisture content of the articles. Memory is provided memory for storing historical stop time data of respective dry cycles. A noise-reduction filter is coupled to receive the signal from the moisture sensor to provide selectable filtering to that signal. A timer provides a signal indicative of elapsed time upon start of the dry cycle. A module is responsive to the historical data in the memory for determining an initial estimate of the stop time of the dry cycle to be executed. A processor allows for estimating the stop time of the dry cycle as the cycle is being executed. The estimation of the stop time is based on a respective functional relationship of the noise-reduced sensor signal, and the timer signal, relative to one or more characteristics of the articles and one or more desired values of predetermined dry-cycle parameters selectable by a respective user of the dryer. The initial estimate of the stop time is superceded by the stop time estimated by the processor as the cycle is being executed.

The invention relates to a device for avoiding collisions between components of a multi-axial industrial robot (1,2) and at least one other object (1,2,3), wherein the device comprises a computation unit (13) adapted to estimate the time left until a collision occurs between the robot and the object, to compute a stopping time for the robot, and to compare the estimated time left until collision and the stopping time for the robot, and to generate an order to stop the robot or the object in case the estimated time left until collision is close to the stopping time for the robot.

A control display for an oven includes an interactive cook time delay screen having a slide bar for selecting a cook time delay. The slide bar has a length corresponding to the total time of a cooking cycle, such that moving the slide bar along a timeline simultaneously adjusts the start time and the stop time of the cooking cycle, while also allowing a user to delay the start of a cooking cycle. A temperature select screen includes a slide bar for selecting a cooking cycle temperature, and a cook time select screen allows selection of a cooking cycle time. A control lock feature allows a user to lock and unlock the control display by moving a slide bar from a lock position to an unlock position along a track. A controller controls the operation based on the delay time, cooking temperature and cook time selected.

The invention provides a method and device for controlling an electronic water pump of a water-cooling system of an automobile engine. The method comprises the following steps: step S1, judging whether the engine is in a cold start state or not according to actually measured water temperature at a water outlet of the engine and the state of the engine, if the engine is in the cold start state, carrying out step S2, and if the engine is not in the cold start state, carrying out step S3; step S2, setting running time and stopping time of the electronic water pump according to the thermal load and the actually measured water temperature of the engine and duty ratio of the electronic water pump in a running process, and controlling the electronic water pump to carry out intermittent motion; step S3, setting a basic duty ratio of the electronic water pump according to a running region of the engine and difference between target water temperature and the actually measured water temperature; and step S4, carrying out PID closed-cycle correction on the basic duty ratio of the electronic water pump according to the difference between the target water temperature and the actually measured water temperature and actual pump speed of the electronic water pump to obtain total duty ratio output to the electronic water pump, and controlling the electronic water pump according to the total duty ratio. By the method and device for controlling the electronic water pump of the water-cooling system of the automobile engine, warming time can be shortened, and the water temperature control effect is improved.

A system for determining a driver log entry comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine a log start time. The processor is configured to determine a driver identity after the log start time. The processor is configured to determine whether a change to the driver identity has occurred based at least in part on a sensor data. In the event that the driver identity has changed, the processor is configured to determine a log stop time and determine a driver log entry using the log start time, the driver identity, and the log stop time.

The invention discloses a plane fuel tank inspecting robot based on a connector structure and a control method thereof. The robot comprises a moving platform, a lifting movement unit, a snake-arm movement unit, a system control unit and a power module. The robot is a bionic robot, can enter a plane fuel tank under the monitoring of working staffs to carry out internal-leaking-point determination and corrosion inspection, has excellent bending performance which does not exist in the traditional discrete type robot, can change the self shape flexibly according to the condition of environmental obstacles, and has unique adaptability to the environment with narrow working space and the non-structured environment. The robot can replace a person for operation in the fuel tank, the working intensity of air crew is reduced, the personal safety is ensured, the maintenance efficiency is increased, and the potential safety hazard of the fuel tank is reduced, therefore, the robot has the important significance in shortening the field stopping time of the plane and reducing economic loss. In addition, almost no electric equipment is arranged on the parts of the robot, extending into the plane fuel tank, so that the anti-explosion precondition is good.

The invention discloses a controlling method of an air-source water heater. The control of the air-source water heater is realized based on a timing water consumption mode, and a timing switch is utilized to automatically regulate the opening / stopping time of the water heater according to the outdoor environmental temperature daily range; in use, a user directly sets the time and the temperature of water consumption, and the air-source water heater selects to start the water heater for heating at the higher outdoor environmental temperature. The invention has the following advantages that: firstly, the time and the temperature of the water consumption are directly set, which is more human-friendly and is convenient for the user to operate and use; secondly, the air-source water heater selects to work at the higher outdoor environmental temperature by utilizing the outdoor environmental temperature daily range so as to improve the heating effect of the air-source water heater as large as possible and realize the energy saving operation of the air-source water heater.

A system and method for testing a radio network. A user at a central site may choose specific radios to be tested and specific test parameters for each one. The user may specify start and stop times, sample rates, whether one or multiple links are to be simultaneously tested, whether results should be presented as snap shots, statistical tables / graphs / charts, or as correlated data from multiple links. Distributed testing is permitted, in which the operational characteristics of one radio are varied, and another radio is monitored for a corresponding change. Once data has been gathered from one or more tests on one or more links, the data may be returned to the central site for analysis and presentation to the user in the selected format.

In the present invention, after fault information analysis, fault cause judgement, giving treating opinion and predicting stop time, the fault cause and treating opinino are transmitted to single-machine controller to direct the operator's job while the influence of the fault on the machine group engineering is judged based on the weight value of the fault part in the machine, the weight value ofthe fault machine in the machine group and fault grade and the fault information is transmitted to the group dispatching system. Each single machine is equipped with intelligent monitoring and diagnosis subsystem connected to movable communication module; the machine group is equipped with high-level monitoring and diagnosis system connected to movable communication module.

The invention provides a screen unlocking method and a terminal. The screen unlocking method includes: when a screen of the terminal is in the screen locking state, sensing temperature and stop time of an object in front of the terminal screen; judging whether an identity authentication start condition is met or not according to a sensing result, and if the condition is met, performing identity authentication for the object in front of the terminal screen; and judging whether an unlocking condition is met or not according to an identity authentication result, if identity authentication is successful, unlocking the terminal screen, and otherwise, closing identity authentication. The invention further provides a screen locking method. The screen locking method includes: when the terminal screen is in the unlocking state, sensing temperature and stop time of the object in front of the terminal screen; and judging whether a screen locking condition is met or not according to a sensing result, if the condition is met, enabling the terminal to lock the screen automatically, and otherwise, canceling the automatic screen locking function of the terminal.

The invention discloses a free control cam divider which comprises a cam divider box body, one end of the cam divider box body is connected with a belt brake clutch gear motor, the other end of the cam divider box body is connected with an approach switch sensor, and the cam divider box body is fixed on a machine table through screws. Due to the additional approach switch sensor and the additional belt brake clutch gear motor, stop time of the cam divider box boxy can be set freely, when detecting that the divider rotates in place, an approach switch outputs a signal to enable a clutch to be disengaged and a brake to brake. When the process is finished, a signal is output again to enable the clutch to be engaged and the brake to loosen, and the divider is driven to rotate and more convenient to control.

The invention relates to a method and a system for oil pumping control of an oil pumping unit with a sucker rod pump. In the method, a ground indicating diagram is generated by collecting suspension center load and displacement data of the oil pumping unit; an underground pump power diagram is obtained by calculation according to a wave equation; according to the graphic characteristic of the pump power diagram, fuzzy logic is applied to carry out analysis and control to a traveling valve leakage loss and other pump working conditions; if serious fault occurs, the machine is stopped for detection; otherwise, operating parameters are adjusted according to the full degree of the pump obtained by analysis; if an indirect pumping condition is satisfied, the pumping stop time is calculated or adjusted for carrying out indirect pumping control; otherwise, a new stroke parameter is calculated according to the full degree of the pump. An ARM embedded type oil pumping controller adopting the method can combine the pump power diagram diagnosis with the real-time oil pumping control, realize fault protection, pumping stop, indirect pumping or stroke parameter adjustment and remarkably improve working efficiency.

The invention discloses an equal interval regulation method of an urban rail traffic train, which comprises the following steps of: 1) determining the incoming sequence of trains in each block section between stations to the nearest railway platform in the front part, and correspondingly forming train incoming arrays; 2) finding the train incoming array with the most trains, and selecting a reference train; 3) sequentially calculating the planed incoming time from the first train of each train incoming array in the front part to the planed incoming time to the nearest railway platform in the front part starting from the train incoming array of the reference train; 4) calculating the early and late deviation of the train when any one train reaches the railway platform, executing the step 5) if the early and late deviation is zero, regulating the stop time of the train at the railway platform and the operation time in a next block section of the train if the early and late deviation is not zero so that the early and late deviation of the train reaching a next railway platform can be reduced, and then executing the step 5); and 5) updating the planed arrival time of the adjacent train behind the train reaching the railway platform when the train leaves the platform, and going back to executing the step 4). The regulating efficiency of the method of the invention is high.

Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.

In a method and system for creating an extensible media player, a multimedia player application is instantiated on a client system. A timeline to be played by the instantiated multimedia player application is transmitted to the client system. One or more modules and one or more layouts are dynamically selected and retrieved for the timeline. The modules contain application logic to extend a functionality of the multimedia player application. The layouts contain logic to control an aspect of a presentation of the multimedia player application and the modules. The timeline, the modules, and the layouts are loaded into the multimedia player application. The loaded modules are verified to determine if any module is blocking the timeline from playing. If a module is blocking the timeline from playing, the blocking module is executed and playback of the timeline is stopped until execution is complete. If no module is blocking the timeline, the timeline begins playing back. Each subsequent module and each loaded layout is executed at a predetermined time during playback of the timeline. As each module is executed, the module is checked to determine whether the module is blocking the timeline from playing. If the module is blocking the timeline, playback of the timeline is stopped or paused until execution of the module is complete.

A control circuit is provided for a separately excited DC / DC converter which directly monitors output voltage to detect a short-circuit state, and performs overcurrent protection. A switching controller of the control circuit controls a switching operation of a switching transistor of the separately excited DC / DC converter. A voltage comparator compares the output voltage and a threshold voltage, to detect the short-circuit state. After a predetermined start-up time has elapsed after beginning start-up of the separately excited DC / DC converter, when the voltage comparator detects the short-circuit state, the switching controller halts the switching operation of the switching transistor, and makes detection of the short-circuit state by the voltage comparator non-operative before elapse of the start-up time. After detecting the short-circuit state and halting the switching operation of the switching transistor for a predetermined halt time, the switching controller begins start-up of the separately excited DC / DC converter once again.

The invention offers the high V super-speed steel complex roller and its producing craft. The roller includes roller heart and roller shell, the roller heart uses low metal alloy steel or middle carbon steel to produce, the shell uses high V super-speed steel, whose main element is : C: 1.8--3.5A%, V: 7--12%, Cr: 4--5%, Mo: 2--4%, Ni: 0.5--1.5%, other is Fe. The producing craft is: melt and cast the heart and shell by responding heat way. The roller in the invention has good whet feature, high rate of feature and price, using safely. Fine roller, high strength of combination, no crush in use; it can reduce the stop times. It efficiently increase the roller tenacity and whet feature, solve the problems in the heart leaving foundry, and solve the problems of complicated craft and high cost.