Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130138331 | HEAVY VEHICLE TRAFFIC FLOW OPTIMIZATION - There is provided a method for heavy vehicle traffic flow optimization. The method includes determining location information and destination information of qualifying heavy vehicles. The method further includes modifying one or more traffic signal sequences to optimize a traffic flow of the qualifying heavy vehicles responsive to the location information and the destination information. Each of the qualifying heavy vehicles has a respective associated weight greater than a predetermined weight threshold. | 05-30-2013 |
20130153082 | VARIABLE FRICTION TIRES - A variable friction tire is provided. The variable friction tire includes a tire wall portion, a tread portion, a primary inflatable tube, and a secondary inflatable tube. The tread portion is for contacting the ground. The primary inflatable tube is at least partially encapsulated by the tire wall portion. The secondary inflatable tube is disposed between at least a portion of the tread portion and at least a portion of the primary inflatable tube. The secondary inflatable tube is selectively inflatable or deflatable in order to vary an amount of the tread portion in contact with the ground. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154840 | RADIO-BASED HEAT AND FIRE DETECTION PELLETS - A radio-based heat detection pellet is provided. The pellet includes a thermal switch configured to provide a detection signal when exposed to a temperature greater than a predetermined threshold temperature. The pellet further includes a transmitter circuit connected to the thermal switch and configured to transmit an alarm signal to a remote location in response to receiving the detection signal. | 06-20-2013 |
20130311041 | IN-VEHICLE DRIVE PATTERN OPTIMIZATION FOR REDUCED ROAD WEAR - The present principles are directed to in-vehicle drive pattern optimization for reduced road wear. A method includes monitoring statuses of various vehicle functions. The method further includes controlling the various vehicle functions to optimize the vehicle drive pattern for reduced road wear, responsive to an output of the monitoring step and known information at least about a road segment currently being or about to be traversed. | 11-21-2013 |
20140012432 | WEAR LEVELING FOR ROAD LIFE OPTIMIZATION - There are provided methods and systems for road wear leveling. A method includes determining a location of a velocity change point based on wear leveling information for a road segment including the location. The method further includes communicating the location of the velocity change point to a vehicle. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013125 | GEOSPATIAL OPTIMIZATION FOR RESILIENT POWER MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT - Methods and apparatus are provided for geospatial optimization for resilient power management equipment. A method includes predicting a power outage duration based on at least one of geographical data, location data, and historical data. The method further includes rendering a power management decision based on the predicted power outage duration and a remaining backup power duration. | 01-09-2014 |
20140050222 | DATA TRANSFER OPTIMIZATION THROUGH DESTINATION ANALYTICS AND DATA DE-DUPLICATION - There are provided methods and systems for transferring requested data over a node chain from a source node to a destination node through at least two intermediate nodes. A method includes identifying, at a file system level, at each of the at least two intermediate nodes, prior data previously sent to or received from a subsequent node in the node chain that matches at least a portion of the requested data. The method also includes transmitting, to the subsequent node, at least one pointer to the prior data and a reconstruction recipe for reconstructing the requested data at the subsequent node based on at least the at least one pointer, when the prior data matches at least the portion of the requested data. The method further includes transmitting, to the subsequent node, other portions of the requested data previously unsent to or un-received by the subsequent node. | 02-20-2014 |
20140058574 | UTILITY AWARE UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES - The present principles are directed to utility aware uninterruptible power supplies. A method includes evaluating services, including service combinations, from among a set of services provided by a computing facility operating under an energy constraint, to select a subset of services to power down or maintain powered so as to maximize a total utility value of the computing facility while operating under the energy constraint. The method further includes powering down, or maintaining power to, the selected subset of services. | 02-27-2014 |
20140089235 | ESTIMATING THE TIME UNTIL A REPLY EMAIL WILL BE RECEIVED USING A RECIPIENT BEHAVIOR MODEL - A system is provided. The system includes a recipient behavior model for generating an estimate of a receipt time of a reply email from a recipient of an initial email by applying machine learning to the initial email and to training data from other emails. The system further includes an indicator device for indicating the estimate to a user. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089242 | ESTIMATING THE TIME UNTIL A REPLY EMAIL WILL BE RECEIVED USING A RECIPIENT BEHAVIOR MODEL - A method is provided in an email communication system having at least a processor. The method includes generating an estimate of a receipt time of a reply email from a recipient of an initial email using a recipient behavior model that applies machine learning to the initial email and to training data from other emails. The method further includes indicating the estimate to a user using an indication device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140136018 | IN-VEHICLE DRIVE PATTERN OPTIMIZATION FOR REDUCED ROAD WEAR - The present principles are directed to in-vehicle drive pattern optimization for reduced road wear. A method includes monitoring statuses of various vehicle functions. The method further includes controlling the various vehicle functions to optimize the vehicle drive pattern for reduced road wear, responsive to an output of the monitoring step and known information at least about a road segment currently being or about to be traversed. | 05-15-2014 |