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20100052256 | Ten0 - Ten0 is an entertaining, multi-level card game involving the fundamentals of math. It is inclusive of four operands that are central to the game. The Ten0 also features a Ten0 scale reading and special cards. One of the unique features of this game is that it is an educational game and also a fun game. Playing Ten0 games include providing a deck of cards, dealing cards, forming the deck, placing the deck faced down, and starting the game with the total for all participating players. The players choosing card(s) from his/her hand, calculating and recording with the use of the card(s), drawing a card and shuffling the deck and finishing the game. | 03-04-2010 |
20110014592 | Fractr - Fractr is an entertaining, multi-level card game involving the fundamentals of math. It is inclusive of four operands that are central to the game. The Fractr also features a Fractr scale reading and special cards. One of the unique features of this game is that it is an educational game and also a fun game. The various math applications provide the basic building blocks needed throughout life. It also helps build confidence for those that are not entirely comfortable with math applications. Additionally, the multi-level feature enables the game to be stimulating for people of all ages. | 01-20-2011 |
20110014593 | (plus symbol over minus symbol) +- 1nt - ±1nt is an entertaining, multi-level card game involving the fundamentals of math. It is inclusive of four operands that are central to the game. The ±1nt also features a ±1nt scale reading and special cards. One of the unique features of this game is that it is an educational game and also a fun game. The various math applications provide the basic building blocks needed throughout life. It also helps build confidence for those that are not entirely comfortable with math applications. Additionally, the multi-level feature enables the game to be stimulating for people of all ages. | 01-20-2011 |
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20140267295 | OBJECT TIME SERIES - Systems and methods are presented for representing non-numerical data objects in an object time series. An object time series of can be created by establishing one or more associations, each association including a mapping of at least one point in time with one or more objects that include properties and values. Visual representation of an object time series may include displaying non-numerical values associated with objects in the object time series in association with respective points in time. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279865 | FILTER CHAINS WITH ASSOCIATED MULTIPATH VIEWS FOR EXPLORING LARGE DATA SETS - A multipath explorer may allow a user to quickly visualize an entire population of data hierarchically in a tree-like structure. For example, a user can select a first filter to be applied to a data set, and the multipath explorer can display data in the data set that satisfies the first filter requirements and data in the data set that does not satisfy the first filter requirements. A second filter can be applied to the data in the data set, and the multipath explorer can display data in the data set that satisfies the first and second filter requirements, data in the data set that satisfies the first filter requirements and not the second filter requirements, data in the data set that satisfies the second filter requirements and not the first filter requirements, and data in the data set that does not satisfy the first or second filter requirements. | 09-18-2014 |
20150205848 | FILTER CHAINS FOR EXPLORING LARGE DATA SETS - A multipath explorer may allow a user to quickly visualize an entire population of data hierarchically in a tree-like structure. For example, a user can select a first filter to be applied to a data set, and the multipath explorer can display data in the data set that satisfies the first filter requirements and data in the data set that does not satisfy the first filter requirements. A second filter can be applied to the data in the data set, and the multipath explorer can display data in the data set that satisfies the first and second filter requirements, data in the data set that satisfies the first filter requirements and not the second filter requirements, data in the data set that satisfies the second filter requirements and not the first filter requirements, and data in the data set that does not satisfy the first or second filter requirements. | 07-23-2015 |
20150254878 | GENERATING OBJECT TIME SERIES AND DATA OBJECTS - Systems and methods are presented for representing non-numerical data objects in an object time series. An object time series of can be created by establishing one or more associations, each association including a mapping of at least one point in time with one or more objects that include properties and values. Visual representation of an object time series may include displaying non-numerical values associated with objects in the object time series in association with respective points in time. | 09-10-2015 |
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20090064581 | PLASMA-ASSISTED WASTE GASIFICATION SYSTEM - A plasma-assisted waste gasification system and process for converting waste stream reaction residues into a clean synthesis gas (syngas) is disclosed. The feedstock is fed into a reactor roughly one-third from the bottom through the use of a feed mechanism. The reactor has three zones; a bottom zone where melting occurs, a middle zone where gasification takes place, and a top zone with integrated plasma torches to control the temperature and polish the syngas. The residence times in the three zones are selected to optimize the syngas composition and melted products. The syngas leaves the reactor and is partially quenched with relatively cooler synthesis gas. The partially quenched syngas is further cooled to recover heat for steam generation and/or preheating the waste stream to the reactor. The cold syngas is then processed to remove pollutants. The clean synthesis gas is combusted in power generation equipment to generate electricity, or converted to other fuels by chemical processes. | 03-12-2009 |
20100247026 | PACKAGED SENSORS AND HARSH ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS WITH PACKAGED SENSORS - A fiber sensor package is disclosed. The fiber sensor package includes an interconnection between a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber within a tubing such that the first and second optical fibers are at least partially disposed within that tubing. A bonding material is disposed across an edge of the interconnection around at least a part of the circumferential surfaces of the first and second fibers, holds rigid the interconnection of the first and second optical fibers. The methods of preparing the package, and the examples of systems benefiting from the fiber sensor package of this invention are also described. | 09-30-2010 |
20110290637 | SENSING AND CONTROL FOR PLASMA-ASSISTED WASTE GASIFICATION - A plasma-assisted waste gasification system including a sensing mechanism and process for converting waste stream reaction residues into a clean synthesis gas (syngas) is disclosed. The gasification system includes a first sensor located between a gas quench unit and a heat recovery unit to measure a first temperature and first flow rate of the synthesis gas exiting the gas quench unit; a second sensor to measure a second temperature and a second flow rate of a low temperature synthesis gas entering the gas quench unit; wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are connected to an inferential sensing mechanism. The inferential sensing mechanism is capable of estimating the temperature of the synthesis gas in the reactor, based on the measured first temperature and first flow rate, and the measured second temperature and second flow rate, using a mass-energy balance relationship that is based on the measurements of the two sensors. Another aspect of the invention relates to a control unit to control the temperature of the reactor to a required operating temperature range. | 12-01-2011 |
20130184961 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING POWER OF AN ENGINE - A method and system for online power management of a turbine engine is provided. The method includes operating an engine control system on a first bandwidth, filtering at least one data input from the engine control system to a second bandwidth, and receiving, by a power management system operating on the second bandwidth, the at least one filtered data input. The method also includes predicting an engine operating condition using the at least one filtered data input using a closed-loop engine model, determining an optimal engine power management based on the prediction, solving a constrained optimization for a desired optimization objective, and outputting the optimal engine power management to the engine control system. | 07-18-2013 |
20140260288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR START-UP OF A COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT - In accordance with one aspect of the present technique, a method is disclosed. The method includes modifying one or more operational parameters of a gas turbine (GT) to increase an exhaust gas temperature above a standard start-up temperature. The method also includes receiving at least one of GT operational data, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) operational data, and steam turbine (ST) operational data from a plurality of sensors. The method further includes predicting a ST roll-off time based on at least one of the GT operational data, the HRSG operational data, and the ST operational data. The method further includes modifying the one or more operational parameters of the GT to satisfy one or more ST roll-off permissives at the predicted ST roll-off time. | 09-18-2014 |
20150330866 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OPERATING CONDITIONS IN A STEAM GENERATOR - A system and method for monitoring operating conditions of tubes in a steam generator. The system comprises sensors, affixed to the tubes, for detecting one or more of mechanical strains, pressures, and temperatures in the tubes; or a camera positioned in the steam generator, the camera for capturing thermal images of the tubes; or both the sensors and the camera. The system also comprises one or more computers connected to the sensors, or the camera, or both the sensors and the camera, the computers for receiving one or more of the mechanical strains, pressures, temperatures, and thermal images, and monitoring the operating conditions of the tubes. The method comprises receiving, at one or more times, one or more of pressures, mechanical strains, temperatures, and infrared photon counts of the tubes; identifying segments of the tubes to which pertains the pressures, mechanical strains, temperatures, and infrared photon counts; and monitoring the operating conditions of the tubes. | 11-19-2015 |
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20150030527 | HIGH VOLTAGE EDLC ELECTRODES CONTAINING CO2 ACTIVATED COCONUT CHAR - A method for producing activated carbon includes heating a coconut shell carbon precursor at a carbonization temperature effective to form a carbon material, and reacting the carbon material with CO | 01-29-2015 |
20150055275 | CERAMIC SEPARATOR FOR ULTRACAPACITORS - A separator such as for an electrochemical double layer capacitor includes acicular inorganic particles that are dried to form a porous membrane. Example inorganic particles are calcium silicate particles. A deposition method implementing slurry that includes the acicular inorganic particles and a dispersing medium along with a binder material can be used to form the separator layer directly on electrode materials. | 02-26-2015 |
20150055276 | CARBON-BASED ELECTRODES CONTAINING MOLECULAR SIEVE - Carbon-based electrodes such as for incorporation into ultracapacitors or other high power density energy storage devices, include activated carbon, carbon black, binder and at least one molecular sieve material. The molecular sieve component can adsorb and trap water, which can facilitate the use of the device at higher voltage, such as greater than 3V. The molecular sieve material may be incorporated into the carbon-based electrodes or formed as a layer over a carbon-based electrode surface. | 02-26-2015 |
20150062779 | EDLC ELECTRODE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A method of forming a carbon-based electrode includes forming a mixture of activated carbon particles, carbon black particles, binder, and an optional liquid, fibrillating the binder to form a fibrillated mixture, and forming a carbon mat from the fibrillated mixture, wherein the mixture, during the forming of the mixture, is maintained at a temperature less than 19° C. The low temperature process facilitates dispersive and distributive mixing of the components of the carbon mat. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062780 | LOW RESISTANCE ULTRACAPACITOR ELECTRODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A carbon-based electrode includes activated carbon, carbon black, and a binder. The binder is fluoropolymer having a molecular weight of at least 500,000 and a fluorine content of 40 to 70 wt. %. A method of forming the carbon-based electrode includes providing a binder-less conductive carbon-coated current collector, pre-treating the carbon coating with a sodium napthalenide-based solution, and depositing onto the treated carbon coating a slurry containing activated carbon, carbon black and binder. | 03-05-2015 |
20150116905 | ULTRACAPACITOR WITH IMPROVED AGING PERFORMANCE - An energy storage device such as an electric double layer capacitor has positive and negative electrodes, each including a blend of respective first and second activated carbon materials having distinct pore size distributions. The blend (mixture) of first and second activated carbon materials may be equal in each electrode. | 04-30-2015 |
20150225245 | METHOD FOR FORMING ACTIVATED CARBON - Carbon particles are exposed to an activating gas to form activated carbon. The morphology of the carbon particles is controlled prior to activation. Efficient activation can be achieved by minimizing the elongation and maximizing the circularity of the carbon particles. | 08-13-2015 |
20160023910 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING ALKALI ACTIVATED CARBON - An apparatus for making an alkali activated carbon, as defined herein, including:
| 01-28-2016 |
20160042879 | HIGH PORE VOLUME UTILIZATION CARBON AND ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - An electric double layer capacitor electrode, including:
| 02-11-2016 |
20160104584 | ELECTRICAL DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE OPERATION AT HIGH-TEMPERATURES - An electrical double-layer capacitor for high-voltage operation at high operating temperatures, includes a housing, carbon positioned in the housing, and electrolyte positioned in the housing. The carbon is activated and includes pores, where the pores in part provide the carbon with a high surface area of at least 500 m | 04-14-2016 |
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20160091975 | HAND-GESTURE-BASED REGION OF INTEREST LOCALIZATION - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for localizing a region of interest using a hand gesture are disclosed. For example, the method acquires an image containing the hand gesture from the ego-centric video, detects pixels that correspond to one or more hands in the image using a hand segmentation algorithm, identifies a hand enclosure in the pixels that are detected within the image, localizes a region of interest based on the hand enclosure and performs an action based on the object in the region of interest. | 03-31-2016 |
20160091976 | DYNAMIC HAND-GESTURE-BASED REGION OF INTEREST LOCALIZATION - A method, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and apparatus for localizing a region of interest using a dynamic hand gesture are disclosed. For example, the method captures the ego-centric video containing the dynamic hand gesture, analyzes a frame of the ego-centric video to detect pixels that correspond to a fingertip using a hand segmentation algorithm, analyzes temporally one or more frames of the ego-centric video to compute a path of the fingertip in the dynamic hand gesture, localizes the region of interest based on the path of the fingertip in the dynamic hand gesture and performs an action based on an object in the region of interest. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092726 | USING GESTURES TO TRAIN HAND DETECTION IN EGO-CENTRIC VIDEO - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for training hand detection in an ego-centric video are disclosed. For example, the method prompts a user to provide a hand gesture, captures the ego-centric video containing the hand gesture, analyzes the hand gesture in a frame of the ego-centric video to identify a set of pixels in the image corresponding to a hand region, generates a training set of features from the set of pixels that correspond to the hand region and trains a head-mounted video device to detect the hand in subsequently captured ego-centric video images based on the training set of features. | 03-31-2016 |
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20120064713 | Ultra-low-k dual damascene structure and method of fabricating - A method of patterning an insulation layer is described. The method includes preparing a feature pattern in an insulation layer using at least one hard mask layer formed on the insulation layer, where the insulation layer contains a low-k material having a dielectric constant less than the dielectric constant of SiO | 03-15-2012 |
20130065398 | DRY METAL ETCHING METHOD - A method of etching an aluminum-containing layer on a substrate is described. The method includes forming plasma from a process composition containing a halogen element, and exposing the substrate to the plasma to etch the aluminum-containing layer. The method may additionally include exposing the substrate to an oxygen-containing environment to oxidize a surface of the aluminum-containing layer and control an etch rate of the aluminum-containing layer. The method may further include forming first plasma from a process composition containing HBr and an additive gas having the chemical formula C | 03-14-2013 |
20130236989 | SIDEWALL AND CHAMFER PROTECTION DURING HARD MASK REMOVAL FOR INTERCONNECT PATTERNING - A method for method for removing a hard mask is described. The method includes forming at least a portion of a trench-via structure in a low-k insulation layer on a substrate using one or more etching processes and a hard mask layer overlying the low-k insulation layer. Thereafter, the method includes depositing a SiOCl-containing layer on exposed surfaces of the trench-via structure to form an insulation protection layer, performing one or more etching processes to anisotropically remove at least a portion of the SiOCl-containing layer from at least one surface on the trench-via structure, and removing the hard mask layer using a mask removal etching process. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237059 | FORMATION OF SiOCl-CONTAINING LAYER ON SPACER SIDEWALLS TO PREVENT CD LOSS DURING SPACER ETCH - A method for performing a spacer etch process is described. The method includes conformally applying a spacer material over a gate structure on a substrate, and performing a spacer etch process sequence to partially remove the spacer material from the gate structure and the substrate, while retaining a sidewall spacer positioned along a sidewall of the gate structure. The spacer etch process sequence may include depositing a SiOCl-containing layer on an exposed surface of the spacer material to form a spacer protection layer. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237060 | FORMATION OF SiOCl-CONTAINING LAYER ON EXPOSED LOW-K SURFACES TO REDUCE LOW-K DAMAGE - A method for protecting an exposed low-k surface is described. The method includes receiving a substrate having a mask layer and a low-k layer formed thereon, wherein a pattern formed in the mask layer using a lithographic process has been transferred to the low-k layer using an etching process to form a structural feature therein. Additionally, the method includes forming a SiOCl-containing layer on exposed surfaces of the mask layer and the low-k layer, and anisotropically removing the SiOCl-containing layer from a top surface of the mask layer and a bottom surface of the structural feature in the low-k layer, while retaining a remaining portion of the SiOCl-containing layer on sidewall surfaces of the structural feature. The method further includes performing an ashing process to remove the mask layer, and thereafter, selectively removing the remaining portion of the SiOCl-containing layer from the sidewall surfaces of the structural feature. | 09-12-2013 |
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20110123118 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR SWAPPING FACES IN IMAGES - Methods, systems, and media for swapping faces in images are provided. In some embodiments, a detected face and face data corresponding to an input image is received. A pose bin associated with the detected face is then identified based on the face data. Next, the detected face is aligned to a generic face associated with the pose bin. At least a portion of a candidate face associated with the pose bin is selected. The at least a portion of the candidate face is then copied to a copy of the input image that is aligned with the generic image to form a swapped-face image. The swapped-face image is next aligned to the input image to form an output image, and then the output image is outputted to a display. | 05-26-2011 |
20110243461 | Methods, Systems, and Media for Automatically Classifying Face Images - Methods, systems, and media for automatically classifying face images are provided. In some embodiments, features of the face image to be classified for an attribute are selected, wherein each of the features corresponds to a different region of the face image and specifies one or more of a type of pixel data to be evaluated for the region, a normalization to be applied for the region, and an aggregation to be applied for the region. The face image is classified with respect to the attribute based on the features of the image, and the attribute and a confidence value are assigned to the face image based on the classifying. A query is received from a user, and the attribute is identified as corresponding to the query. The face image is determined as corresponding to the attribute, and the face image is identified to the user as corresponding to the query. | 10-06-2011 |
20130336600 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR SWAPPING FACES IN IMAGES - Methods, systems, and media for swapping faces in images are provided. In some embodiments, a detected face and face data corresponding to an input image is received. A pose bin associated with the detected face is then identified based on the face data. Next, the detected face is aligned to a generic face associated with the pose bin. At least a portion of a candidate face associated with the pose bin is selected. The at least a portion of the candidate face is then copied to a copy of the input image that is aligned with the generic image to form a swapped-face image. The swapped-face image is next aligned to the input image to form an output image, and then the output image is outputted to a display. | 12-19-2013 |
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20090159018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID LEVEL IN A VESSEL - A system includes sensors configured to measure parameters related to a vessel including liquid level, gas flow rate, pressure in the vessel, temperature of the vessel, and feed-liquid flow rate. A signal processing unit receives sensor output signals and generates a first filtered output signal representative of liquid level, a second filtered output signal representative of gas flow rate, a third filtered output signal representative of feed-liquid flow rate, a fourth filtered output signal representative of vessel pressure, and a fifth filtered output signal representative of vessel temperature. A flow demand control unit receives the first filtered output signal and generates an output signal representative of feed-liquid flow demand. A shaping unit receives the second, fourth, and fifth filtered output signal and generates an output signal representative of shaped gas flow rate as a function of pressure, temperature, or combination thereof in the vessel. A liquid level control unit controls the liquid level within predetermined limits by controlling one or more components based on the output signals from the flow demand control unit, the shaping unit, and the third filtered output signal. | 06-25-2009 |
20100077970 | INTER-STAGE ATTEMPERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for controlling exhaust steam temperatures from a finishing superheater are provided. In certain embodiments, the system includes a controller which includes control logic for predicting an exhaust temperature of steam from the finishing superheater using model-based predictive techniques (e.g., based on empirical data or thermodynamic calculations). Based on the predicted exhaust temperature of steam, the control logic may use feed-forward control techniques to control the operation of an inter-stage attemperation system upstream of the finishing superheater. The control logic may determine if attemperation is required based on whether the predicted exhaust temperature of steam from the finishing superheater exceeds a set point temperature as well as whether the inlet temperature of steam into the finishing superheater drops below a set point temperature of steam. The attemperation system may include a characterizing function to linearize the valve operation controlled by the control logic to inject cooled, high-pressure feedwater into the steam upstream of the finishing superheater, which may, in turn, control the exhaust temperature of steam from the finishing superheater. The disclosed embodiments may also be applied to any systems where an outlet temperature of a fluid from a heat transfer device may be controlled. | 04-01-2010 |
20100139392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID LEVEL IN A VESSEL - A level control system for controlling a liquid level in a vessel containing a two-phase fluid includes a plurality of sensors configured to measure parameters related to the vessel. The parameters include liquid level in the vessel, vapor flow rate leaving the vessel, pressure in the vessel, temperature of the vessel, and feed-liquid flow rate entering the vessel indicative of a state of the vessel. A predictive controller is configured to receive output signals from the plurality of sensors and predict a volume of liquid over a predetermined time period in the vessel based on output signals from the plurality of sensors and a variation in pressure, thermal load, or combinations thereof in the vessel. The controller is configured to generate a liquid level set point of the vessel based on the predicted volume of liquid in the vessel; and further control a liquid level in the vessel based on the generated liquid level set point by manipulating one or more control elements coupled to the vessel. | 06-10-2010 |
20100236241 | SINGLE LOOP ATTEMPERATION CONTROL - A heat recovery steam generation system is provided. The heat recovery steam generation system includes at least one superheater in a steam path for receiving a steam flow and configured to produce a superheated steam flow. The system also includes an inter-stage attemperator for injecting an attemperation fluid into the steam path. The system further includes a control valve coupled to the inter-stage attemperator. The control valve is configured to control flow of attemperation fluid to the inter stage attemperator. The system also includes a controller coupled to the control valve and the inter-stage attemperator. The controller further includes a feedforward controller and a trimming feedback controller. The feedforward controller is configured to determine a desired amount of flow of the attemperation fluid and the trimming feedback controller is configured to compensate for inaccuracies in the determined amount of flow of the attemperation fluid to determine a net desired amount of flow of attemperation fluid through the control valve into an inlet of the inter-stage attemperator based upon an outlet temperature of steam from the superheater. The controller also determines a control valve demand based upon the flow to valve characteristics. The controller further manipulates the control valve of the inter-stage attemperator, and injects the desired amount of attemeration flow via the inter-stage attemperator to perform attemperation upstream of an inlet into the superheater. | 09-23-2010 |
20110295432 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAFE DRUM WATER LEVEL DETERMINATION IN A COMBINED CYCLE OPERATION - A method for controlling a water level of a drum of a heat recovery steam generation system for a combined cycle power plant is provided. The method includes determining an optimum drum water level during start up operation of the heat recovery steam generation system based on a characteristic chart model. The characteristic chart model is generated based on a plurality of vapor pressures of the drum and a plurality of temperatures of drum metal at the time of the start up operation of the heat recovery steam generation system. | 12-01-2011 |
20130319536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRUM LEVEL CONTROL - A level control system is provided. The system includes multiple sensors configured to measure multiple parameters related to a drum, wherein the multiple parameters include a drum liquid level, a vapor flow rate leaving the drum, a downstream pressure of the drum, and a feed-liquid flow rate entering the drum. The system also includes a level controller configured to adjust a level control valve in accordance with a signal representative of the drum liquid level, a signal representative of the downstream pressure and a signal representative of a given drum liquid level set point. The level controller is further configured to receive a feedback signal representative of a combination of a fraction of the signal representative of the drum liquid level and a fraction of the signal representative of the downstream pressure. | 12-05-2013 |
20140169964 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING LOADS DURING YAW ERROR ON A WIND TURBINE - A control system for mitigating loads on a wind turbine comprising a plurality of blades in yaw error events includes a yaw error calculation unit for calculating a yaw error of the wind turbine, a pitch angle reference command calculation unit for calculating a plurality of pitch angle reference commands respectively corresponding to the plurality of blades at least based on the calculated yaw error, and a controller for producing a plurality of pitch commands at least based on the plurality of pitch angle reference commands, to respectively regulate the pitch angles of the plurality of blades. | 06-19-2014 |
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20080220998 | REVERSIBLE THERMAL THICKENING GREASE - A reversible thermal thickening grease for microelectronic packages, in which the grease contains filler particles; at least one polymer; and a binder; in which the filler particles are dispersed within the binder, in which one or more segments of the at least one polymer may be attached to the filler particles prior to dispersion in the binder, and in which the polymer collapses at temperatures below a Theta temperature and swells at temperatures above a Theta temperature. During the operation of a microelectronic package, grease pump-out and air proliferation are minimized with use of the reversible thermal thickening grease, while grease fluidity is retained under repetitive thermal stresses. | 09-11-2008 |
20080266809 | ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTING FORMULATIONS - A thermal conducting mixture is provided which is used to make thermal conducting formulations such as a paste having a high thermal conductivity and a relatively low viscosity. The paste is used to provide a thermal conductor connection between an electronic component and a cooling device to increase the heat transfer rate between the component and the device cooling the electronic component. The formulation contains the mixture of thermally conductive particles in various particle size ranges typically dispersed in a non-aqueous dielectric carrier containing an antioxidant and a dispersant with the thermally conductive particles mixture being specially correlated in the mixture by volume % based on particle size range and by particle size ratio of each particle size range. The mixture may be used to make other similar products such as thermal gels, adhesives, slurries and composites, for electronic and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and like products. | 10-30-2008 |
20080311381 | ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTING FORMULATIONS - A thermal conducting mixture is provided which is used to make thermal conducting formulations such as a paste having a high thermal conductivity and a relatively low viscosity. The paste is used to provide a thermal conductor connection between an electronic component and a cooling device to increase the heat transfer rate between the component and the device cooling the electronic component. The formulation contains the mixture of thermally conductive particles in various particle size ranges typically dispersed in a non-aqueous dielectric carrier containing an antioxidant and a dispersant with the thermally conductive particles mixture being specially correlated in the mixture by volume % based on particle size range and by particle size ratio of each particle size range. The mixture may be used to make other similar products such as thermal gels, adhesives, slurries and composites, for electronic and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and like products. | 12-18-2008 |
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20110078249 | SHARED ADDRESS COLLECTIVES USING COUNTER MECHANISMS - A shared address space on a compute node stores data received from a network and data to transmit to the network. The shared address space includes an application buffer that can be directly operated upon by a plurality of processes, for instance, running on different cores on the compute node. A shared counter is used for one or more of signaling arrival of the data across the plurality of processes running on the compute node, signaling completion of an operation performed by one or more of the plurality of processes, obtaining reservation slots by one or more of the plurality of processes, or combinations thereof. | 03-31-2011 |
20110119468 | MECHANISM OF SUPPORTING SUB-COMMUNICATOR COLLECTIVES WITH O(64) COUNTERS AS OPPOSED TO ONE COUNTER FOR EACH SUB-COMMUNICATOR - A system and method for enhancing barrier collective synchronization on a computer system comprises a computer system including a data storage device. The computer system includes a program stored in the data storage device and steps of the program being executed by a processor. The system includes providing a plurality of communicators for storing state information for a bather algorithm. Each communicator designates a master core in a multi-processor environment of the computer system. The system allocates or designates one counter for each of a plurality of threads. The system configures a table with a number of entries equal to the maximum number of threads. The system sets a table entry with an ID associated with a communicator when a process thread initiates a collective. The system determines an allocated or designated counter by searching entries in the table. | 05-19-2011 |
20110173343 | ZONE ROUTING IN A TORUS NETWORK - A system for routing data in a network comprising a network logic device at a sending node for determining a path between the sending node and a receiving node, wherein the network logic device sets one or more selection bits and one or more hint bits within the data packet, a control register for storing one or more masks, wherein the network logic device uses the one or more selection bits to select a mask from the control register and the network logic device applies the selected mask to the hint bits to restrict routing of the data packet to one or more routing directions for the data packet within the network and selects one of the restricted routing directions from the one or more routing directions and sends the data packet along a link in the selected routing direction toward the receiving node. | 07-14-2011 |
20110219208 | MULTI-PETASCALE HIGHLY EFFICIENT PARALLEL SUPERCOMPUTER - A Multi-Petascale Highly Efficient Parallel Supercomputer of 100 petaOPS-scale computing, at decreased cost, power and footprint, and that allows for a maximum packaging density of processing nodes from an interconnect point of view. The Supercomputer exploits technological advances in VLSI that enables a computing model where many processors can be integrated into a single Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Each ASIC computing node comprises a system-on-chip ASIC utilizing four or more processors integrated into one die, with each having full access to all system resources and enabling adaptive partitioning of the processors to functions such as compute or messaging I/O on an application by application basis, and preferably, enable adaptive partitioning of functions in accordance with various algorithmic phases within an application, or if I/O or other processors are underutilized, then can participate in computation or communication nodes are interconnected by a five dimensional torus network with DMA that optimally maximize the throughput of packet communications between nodes and minimize latency. | 09-08-2011 |
20130346997 | MECHANISM OF SUPPORTING SUB-COMMUNICATOR COLLECTIVES WITH O(64) COUNTERS AS OPPOSED TO ONE COUNTER FOR EACH SUB-COMMUNICATOR - A system and method for enhancing barrier collective synchronization on a computer system comprises a computer system including a data storage device. The computer system includes a program stored in the data storage device and steps of the program being executed by a processor. The system includes providing a plurality of communicators for storing state information for a barrier algorithm. Each communicator designates a master core in a multi-processor environment of the computer system. The system allocates or designates one counter for each of a plurality of threads. The system configures a table with a number of entries equal to the maximum number of threads. The system sets a table entry with an ID associated with a communicator when a process thread initiates a collective. The system determines an allocated or designated counter by searching entries in the table. | 12-26-2013 |
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20090246680 | LATEX PROCESSES - Processes for continuously forming latex emulsions useful in preparing toners are provided which do not require the use of solvents. | 10-01-2009 |
20100092884 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - Single component toners are provided with at least one surface additive including a large polymeric spacer, and processes for producing the same. In embodiments, the toner is a non-magnetic single component toner produced by emulsion aggregation methods. The large polymeric spacer additives provide excellent flow characteristics to the resulting toners, and reduce the incidence of clogging failure and print defects such as ghosting, white bands, and low toner density compared with conventionally produced toners. | 04-15-2010 |
20110086304 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure provides toners and methods for their production. In embodiments, the toner may include a core/shell configuration, with a non-crosslinked resin and a crosslinked resin in the core, with a second non-crosslinked resin in the shell, pigment/pigments and a wax possessing both branched and linear carbons. | 04-14-2011 |
20110287359 | EMULSION AGGREGATION PROCESS - The present disclosure provides emulsion aggregation (EA) toner particles having less pigment on the particle surface and a more uniform pigment distribution. The process of preparing the toner includes specific mixing speeds and use of specific temperatures during the emulsion aggregation process and the addition of a shell to the toner particles. | 11-24-2011 |
20120129088 | NON-MAGNETIC SINGLE COMPONENT EMULSION/AGGREGATION TONER COMPOSITION - A toner composition with a novel surface additive package for developing images. The additive package includes sol-gel silica, a PDMS silica, an organic spacer such as PMMA and HMDS silica. The toner composition exhibits improved control of voltage, higher print density, lower toner amount remaining on the roll, lower toner usage, and reduced drum contamination. The toner composition also exhibits improved dry theological properties. These improved properties make this toner composition useful for higher speed printing while using less toner. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129089 | TONER COMPOSITIONS AND DEVELOPERS CONTAINING SUCH TONERS - A toner composition with a novel surface additive package for developing images. The additive package includes sol-gel silica, a PDMS silica, an organic spacer such as PMMA and two HMDS silicas. The toner composition exhibits improved control of voltage, higher print density, lower toner amount remaining on the roll, lower toner usage, and reduced drum contamination. The toner composition also exhibits improved dry rheological properties and improved fix properties. These improved properties make this toner composition useful for higher speed printing while using less toner. | 05-24-2012 |
20130183073 | EFFICIENT FUSING AND FIXING FOR TONERS COMPRISING OPTO-THERMAL ELEMENTS - Various embodiments provide materials, apparatus, and methods for forming an image. Exemplary imaging apparatus can include one or more light sources configured to treat toner images after they are transferred on an image receiving substrate (e.g., a copy sheet). The toner images can be formed of an opto-thermal toner containing opto-thermal elements in a toner composition. The fuser subsystem may or may not be configured in the disclosed imaging apparatus. | 07-18-2013 |
20140315127 | Single Component Developer Composition - Emulsion aggregation toner comprising: a resin; a wax; a colorant; an encapsulating shell; and a silica external additive comprising: first silica particles comprising fumed silica particles surface treated with octyldimethylsiloxane and having average particle diameter about 6-20 nm, present in amount of about 0.1-1% by weight of the toner; second silica particles comprising colloidal silica particles surface treated with hexamethyldisiloxane and having average particle diameter about 80-200 nm, present in amount of about 1-2% by weight of the toner; third silica particles comprising fumed silica particles surface treated with polydimethylsiloxane and having average particle diameter about 25-65 nm, present in amount of from about 0.5-1.5% by weight of the toner; and fourth silica particles comprising fumed silica particles surface treated with hexamethyldisiloxane and having average particle diameter about 25-65 nm, present in amount of about 1-2.5% by weight of the toner. | 10-23-2014 |
20140349229 | TONER COMPOSITION - A toner composition includes a resin, optionally a wax, a colorant, and an acicular surface additive. The toner composition is suitable for use in a single component development system and which composition possesses excellent charging, stability, and flow characteristics. | 11-27-2014 |
20140363212 | CLEANING BLADE LUBRICANT HAVING HIGH ASPECT RATIO - A cleaning blade lubricant including an acicular shape lubricant is provided. The cleaning blade lubricant is applied to a cleaning blade of an electrophotographic printing device for improving the cleaning performance of a cleaning blade of an electrophotographic printing device. | 12-11-2014 |
20140370430 | LOW COST, LOW MELT EMULSION AGGREGATION HIGH GLOSS TONERS WITH LOW MELT WAXES - A toner particle includes a core containing a styrene-based resin; a low melting point wax; optionally an additive package; and optionally a colorant, wherein the low melting point wax has a melting point of less than about 80° C. A method of making a toner particle includes forming a slimy by mixing together an emulsion containing a resin, a low melting point wax, optionally a colorant, optionally a surfactant, optionally a coagulant, and one or more additional optional additives; and heating the slurry to form aggregated particles in the slurry, wherein the aggregated particles form a core of the toner particles; and the low melting point wax has a melting point of less than about 80° C. | 12-18-2014 |
20150024323 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING LATEX COMPRISING CHARGE CONTROL AGENT - A process includes forming, by emulsion polymerization, polymer resin particles in a latex, the polymer resin particles being formed from a mixture including one or more monomer emulsions and a non-surfactant-based charge control agent, the emulsion polymerization is carried out with a solids content in a range from about 10 to about 30 percent by weight of the mixture, and forming toner particles from the polymer resin particles, the toner particles support a sufficient triboelectric charge for use under A-zone environmental conditions in a single-component development system. | 01-22-2015 |
20150086916 | SELF-CLEANING TONER COMPOSITION - Toner compositions that having spherical particles and provide stable density. The toner compositions also comprise and deliver a silicone oil to the cleaning subsystem in the image forming apparatus by incorporating an inorganic fine powder additive package that has been mixed with silicone oil in a manner such that the toner is blended with the inorganic fine powder and silicone oil. | 03-26-2015 |
20150220012 | Hyperpigmented Magenta Toner - Hyperpigmented magenta toner, that is indistinguishable from standard and conventional magenta toner, contains PR122 and PR260 in a 56:44 weight ratio and can be used with reduced TMA as compared to conventional magenta toner. | 08-06-2015 |
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20100303874 | ANISOTROPIC SELF-ASSEMBLY OF NANOPARTICLES IN COMPOSITES - An anisotropic self assembled structure comprises isotropic grafted nanoparticles in a polymeric matrix, the self-assembled structure comprising (a) a one-dimensional string of the grafted nanoparticles within the matrix, the string having a width of one nanoparticle and a length of 1-10 nanoparticles, (b) a substantially two-dimensional sheet of the grafted nanoparticles within the matrix, the sheet having a length and a breadth of at least one micron respectively, wherein the sheet is about 2-5 nanoparticles in thickness, or (c) a plurality of three dimensionally interconnected structures where the width of each of the structures is 1-10 nanoparticles; wherein each grafted nanoparticle comprises a substantially spherical inorganic core nanoparticle and a polymeric brush structure grafted thereto. | 12-02-2010 |
20120277377 | THIN GLASSY POLYMER FILMS INCLUDING SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES - A method of forming a solid-state polymer can include grafting a graft polymer to nanoparticles to provide grafted nanoparticles, and dispersing the grafted nanoparticles in a polymer matrix to provide a specified loading of the grafted nanoparticles within the polymer matrix to form a solid-state polymer. A solid-state polymer can include grafted nanoparticles comprising a polymer graft grafted to nanoparticles, and a polymer matrix, in which the grafted nanoparticles are dispersed to form a solid-state polymer, the dispersion configured to provide a specified loading of the grafted nanoparticles within the solid-state polymer. | 11-01-2012 |
20160101386 | Grafted Polymer Nanocomposite Materials, Systems, And Methods - Provided are methods of separating one or more components from a fluid by using membranes and other materials comprising polymer graft nanoparticles arranged in a lattice structure. The disclosed compositions exhibit an increase in selectivity between two penetrants that is greater than the neat polymer selectivity for those penetrants. The compositions also exhibit an increase in selectivity between two penetrants with increasing permeability. Also provided are systems for effecting such separations, systems for agent detection, and additional methods for constructing separation components. | 04-14-2016 |
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20090304272 | ANNOTATING IMAGES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating data for annotating images automatically. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an input image, identifying one or more nearest neighbor images of the input image from among a collection of images, in which each of the one or more nearest neighbor images is associated with a respective one or more image labels, assigning a plurality of image labels to the input image, in which the plurality of image labels are selected from the image labels associated with the one or more nearest neighbor images, and storing in a data repository the input image having the assigned plurality of image labels. In another aspect, a method includes assigning a single image label to the input image, in which the single image label is selected from labels associated with multiple ranked nearest neighbor images. | 12-10-2009 |
20100191689 | VIDEO CONTENT ANALYSIS FOR AUTOMATIC DEMOGRAPHICS RECOGNITION OF USERS AND VIDEOS - A video demographics analysis system selects a training set of videos to use to correlate viewer demographics and video content data. The video demographics analysis system extracts demographic data from viewer profiles related to videos in the training set and creates a set of demographic distributions, and also extracts video data from videos in the training set. The video demographics analysis system correlates the viewer demographics with the video data of videos viewed by that viewer. Using the prediction model produced by the machine learning process, a new video about which there is no a priori knowledge can be associated with a predicted demographic distribution specifying probabilities of the video appealing to different types of people within a given demographic category, such as people of different ages within an age demographic category. | 07-29-2010 |
20120272259 | VIDEO CONTENT ANALYSIS FOR AUTOMATIC DEMOGRAPHICS RECOGNITION OF USERS AND VIDEOS - A video demographics analysis system selects a training set of videos to use to correlate viewer demographics and video content data. The video demographics analysis system extracts demographic data from viewer profiles related to videos in the training set and creates a set of demographic distributions, and also extracts video data from videos in the training set. The video demographics analysis system correlates the viewer demographics with the video data of videos viewed by that viewer. Using the prediction model produced by the machine learning process, a new video about which there is no a priori knowledge can be associated with a predicted demographic distribution specifying probabilities of the video appealing to different types of people within a given demographic category, such as people of different ages within an age demographic category. | 10-25-2012 |
20130198601 | ANNOTATING IMAGES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating data for annotating images automatically. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an input image, identifying one or more nearest neighbor images of the input image from among a collection of images, in which each of the one or more nearest neighbor images is associated with a respective one or more image labels, assigning a plurality of image labels to the input image, in which the plurality of image labels are selected from the image labels associated with the one or more nearest neighbor images, and storing in a data repository the input image having the assigned plurality of image labels. In another aspect, a method includes assigning a single image label to the input image, in which the single image label is selected from labels associated with multiple ranked nearest neighbor images. | 08-01-2013 |
20150066649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING TOURISTIC PATHS - Systems and methods provide touristic routes to users. For example, a user at a client device may request a touristic route between an initial and a final destination. A server uses the initial and final destinations to determine a shortest route. The server then defines an envelope around the route in order to identify points of interest. The identified points of interest are ranked and filtered, in order to select the most relevant points of interest. Once the points of interest are selected, the server determines a final route between the initial destination, the points of interest, and the final route. This information is then transmitted to the client device and displayed to the user. The server may also identify and transmit content associated with the final route and/or the points of interest, including, but not limited to, photos, videos, hyperlinks, and advertisements. | 03-05-2015 |
20150161174 | CONTENT-BASED IMAGE RANKING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for ranking search results for queries. The method includes calculating a visual similarity score for one or more pairs of images in a plurality of images based on visual features of images in each of the one or more pairs; building a graph of images by linking each of one or more images in the plurality of images to one or more nearest neighbor images based on the visual similarity scores; associating a respective score with each of one or more images in the graph based on data indicative of user behavior relative to the image as a search result for a query; and determining a new score for each of one or more images in the graph based on the respective score of the image, and the respective scores of one or more nearest neighbors to the image. | 06-11-2015 |
20150371631 | CACHING SPEECH RECOGNITION SCORES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for caching speech recognition scores. In some implementations, one or more values comprising data about an utterance are received. An index value is determined for the one or more values. An acoustic model score for the one or more received values is selected, from a cache of acoustic model scores that were computed before receiving the one or more values, based on the index value. A transcription for the utterance is determined using the selected acoustic model score. | 12-24-2015 |
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20150023604 | CARD ART DISPLAY - Providing improved card art for display comprises receiving, by one or more computing devices, an image of a card and performing an image recognition algorithm on the image. The computing device identifies images represented on the card image and comparing the identified images to an image database. The computing device determines a standard card art image associated with the identified image based at least in part on the comparison and associates the standard card art image with an account of a user, the account being associated with the card in the image. The computing device displays the standard card art as a representation of the account. | 01-22-2015 |
20150086069 | EXTRACTING CARD DATA USING IIN DATABASE - Extracting card data comprises receiving, by one or more computing devices, a digital image of a card; perform an image recognition process on the digital representation of the card; identifying an image in the digital representation of the card; comparing the identified image to an image database comprising a plurality of images and determining that the identified image matches a stored image in the image database; determining a card type associated with the stored image and associating the card type with the card based on the determination that the identified image matches the stored image; and performing a particular optical character recognition algorithm on the digital representation of the card, the particular optical character recognition algorithm being based on the determined card type. Another example uses an issuer identification number to improve data extraction. Another example compares extracted data with user data to improve accuracy. | 03-26-2015 |
20150186740 | EXTRACTING CARD DATA WITH CARD MODELS - Embodiments herein provide computer-implemented techniques for allowing a user computing device to extract financial card information using optical character recognition (“OCR”). Extracting financial card information may be improved by applying various classifiers and other transformations to the image data. For example, applying a linear classifier to the image to determine digit locations before applying the OCR algorithm allows the user computing device to use less processing capacity to extract accurate card data. The OCR application may train a classifier to use the wear patterns of a card to improve OCR algorithm performance. The OCR application may apply a linear classifier and then a nonlinear classifier to improve the performance and the accuracy of the OCR algorithm. The OCR application uses the known digit patterns used by typical credit and debit cards to improve the accuracy of the OCR algorithm. | 07-02-2015 |
20150186787 | Cloud-based plagiarism detection system - Plagiarism may be detected, as disclosed herein, utilizing a database that stores documents for one or more courses. The database may restrict sharing of content between documents. A feature extraction module may receive edits and timestamp the edits to the document. A writing pattern for a particular user or group of users may be discerned from the temporal data and the documents for the particular user or group of users. A feature vector may be generated that represents the writing pattern. A machine learning technique may be applied to the feature vector to determine whether or not a document is plagiarized. | 07-02-2015 |
20150186797 | DATA REDUCTION IN NEAREST NEIGHBOR CLASSIFICATION - A set S is initialized. Initially, S is empty; but, as the disclosed process is performed, items are added to it. It may contain one or more samples (e.g., items) from each class. One or more labeled samples for one or more classes may be obtained. A series of operations may be performed, iteratively, until a stopping criterion is reach to obtain the reduced set. For each class of the one or more classes, a point may be generated based on at least one sample in the class having a nearest neighbor in a set S with a different class label than the sample. The point may be added to the set S. The process may be repeated unless a stopping criterion is reached. A nearest neighbor for a submitted point in the set S may be identified and a candidate nearest neighbor may be output for the submitted point. | 07-02-2015 |
20150254519 | EXTRACTING CARD DATA WITH LINEAR AND NONLINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS - Embodiments herein provide computer-implemented techniques for allowing a user computing device to extract financial card information using optical character recognition (“OCR”). Extracting financial card information may be improved by applying various classifiers and other transformations to the image data. For example, applying a linear classifier to the image to determine digit locations before applying the OCR algorithm allows the user computing device to use less processing capacity to extract accurate card data. The OCR application may train a classifier to use the wear patterns of a card to improve OCR algorithm performance. The OCR application may apply a linear classifier and then a nonlinear classifier to improve the performance and the accuracy of the OCR algorithm. The OCR application uses the known digit patterns used by typical credit and debit cards to improve the accuracy of the OCR algorithm. | 09-10-2015 |
20150371086 | EXTRACTING CARD DATA FROM MULTIPLE CARDS - Extracting financial card information with relaxed alignment comprises a method to receive an image of a card, determine one or more edge finder zones in locations of the image, and identify lines in the one or more edge finder zones. The method further identifies one or more quadrilaterals formed by intersections of extrapolations of the identified lines, determines an aspect ratio of the one or more quadrilateral, and compares the determined aspect ratios of the quadrilateral to an expected aspect ratio. The method then identifies a quadrilateral that matches the expected aspect ratio and performs an optical character recognition algorithm on the rectified model. A similar method is performed on multiple cards in an image. The results of the analysis of each of the cards are compared to improve accuracy of the data. | 12-24-2015 |
20160063325 | HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION IN CREDIT CARD DATA EXTRACTION - Embodiments herein provide computer-implemented techniques for allowing a user computing device to extract financial card information using optical character recognition (“OCR”). Extracting financial card information may be improved by applying various classifiers and other transformations to the image data. For example, applying a linear classifier to the image to determine digit locations before applying the OCR algorithm allows the user computing device to use less processing capacity to extract accurate card data. The OCR application may train a classifier to use the wear patterns of a card to improve OCR algorithm performance. The OCR application may apply a linear classifier and then a nonlinear classifier to improve the performance and the accuracy of the OCR algorithm. The OCR application uses the known digit patterns used by typical credit and debit cards to improve the accuracy of the OCR algorithm. | 03-03-2016 |
20160103842 | SKELETON DATA POINT CLUSTERING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for clustering data points. One of the methods includes maintaining data representing a respective ordered tuple of skeleton data points for each of a plurality of clusters. One or more intersecting clusters are determined for a new data point. An updated tuple of skeleton data points is generated for an updated cluster by selecting updated skeleton data points, including selecting the new data point or an existing jth skeleton data point of one of the one or more intersecting clusters according to which random value, of the jth random value for the new data point or the random value for the jth existing skeleton data point, is closest to a limiting value. The new data point is then assigned to the updated cluster. | 04-14-2016 |
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20090271240 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STRATEGIC HEADCOUNT PLANNING WITH OPERATIONAL TRANSITION MANAGEMENT OF WORKFORCE - A method and system are disclosed for planning a workforce headcount for a given business process. The method comprises the steps of providing as inputs, i) productivity ramp-ups to model the level of experience and to measure the performance of both new hires and current employees, and ii) industry/market attrition rates for employees; and performing an evaluation, using said inputs, of at least one given management objective. On the basis of this evaluation, a future hiring and transition plan is provided for the given business process for a defined period of time. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, uncertainty is associated with one or more of the inputs, and the future hiring and transition plan is provided by using stochastic programming to model the uncertainty associated with at least one of said one or more of the inputs. | 10-29-2009 |
20110213730 | GOAL PROGRAMMING APPROACH FOR OPTIMAL BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT - A method for allocating resources in a business model includes determining a plurality of goals for a specified business problem. A plurality of data parameters are extracted from the goals into a computer program and read by a computer. The data parameters represent each of the goals. The data parameters are analyzed to develop a problem set representing the data parameters. Target criteria are input into the computer program, and the target criteria relates to each of the goals and may include prioritizing and/or attributing a weight to each goal. A solution instruction set is developed using the target criteria and the problem set. A solution model is developed from the solution instruction set. The steps of inputting target criteria, developing the solution instruction set, and developing the solution model are repeated to develop additional solution models and an optimal solution model can ultimately be selected. | 09-01-2011 |
20110246994 | SCHEDULING HETEROGENEOUS PARTITIONED RESOURCES WITH SHARING CONSTRAINTS - A system and method that provides an automated solution to obtaining quality scheduling for users of computing resources. The system, implemented in an enterprise software test center, collects information from test-shop personnel about test machine features and availability, test jobs, and tester preferences and constraints. The system reformulates this testing information as a system of constraints. An optimizing scheduling engine computes efficient schedules whereby all the jobs are feasibly scheduled while satisfying the users' time preferences to the greatest extent possible. The method and system achieves fairness: if all preferences can not be meet, it is attempted to evenly distribute violations of preferences across the users. The test scheduling is generated according to a first application of a greedy algorithm that finds an initial feasible assignment of jobs. The second is a local search algorithm that improves the initial greedy solution. | 10-06-2011 |
20130018839 | ENABLING COMPUTATIONAL PROCESS AS A DYNAMIC DATA SOURCE FOR BI REPORTING SYSTEMS - There is provided a system, method and computer program product for integrating at least one analytical or modeling driver into an existing business analytic environment. The system comprises a BAMS (Business Analytics and Mathematical Sciences) driver, implemented on the memory device and run by the processor, loads a real database driver and redirects a request from a client application to the real database driver. An extension driver, invoked by the BAMS driver, provides an interface to a data modeling or processing software and converts the interface from a software environment compiled by a programming language to another software environment targeted to another programming language. The extension driver extends or overrides functionalities of the BAMS driver. Implementing the BAMS driver and the extension driver in the existing business analytic environment do not require any change made on the existing business analytic environment. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018841 | ENABLING COMPUTATIONAL PROCESS AS A DYNAMIC DATA SOURCE FOR BI REPORTING SYSTEMS - A system, method and computer program product for integrating at least one analytical or modeling driver into an existing business analytic environment. The system comprises a BAMS (Business Analytics and Mathematical Sciences) driver, implemented on the memory device and run by the processor, loads a real database driver and redirects a request from a client application to the real database driver. An extension driver, invoked by the BAMS driver, provides an interface to a data modeling or processing software and converts the interface from a software environment compiled by a programming language to another software environment targeted to another programming language. The extension driver extends or overrides functionalities of the BAMS driver. Implementing the BAMS driver and the extension driver in the existing business analytic environment do not require any change made on the existing business analytic environment. | 01-17-2013 |
20140278654 | SPATIO-TEMPORAL APPROACH TO SCHEDULING FIELD OPERATIONS - A method for creating a spatio-temporal schedule includes receiving a set of available work crews and a set of workorders to be scheduled, sequencing the set of workorders, wherein each workorder of the set of workorders is associated with a geographic location, a start time and an end time, and iterating through the set of available work crews, assigning a plurality of workorders of the set of workorders fully allocating a current crew before selecting a next crew, until all work crews are fully allocated and/or all workorders are assigned, wherein the assignment of workorders for a given work crew generates a route comprising the plurality of workorders. | 09-18-2014 |
20140330600 | Performance Driven Municipal Asset Needs and Sustainability Analysis - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method for providing performance driven municipal asset needs and sustainability analysis. The method includes calculating asset health scores for a plurality of assets in an infrastructure. The asset health scores change as a function of time. The method also includes identifying prescription options for the assets. The identifying is based on the asset health scores. The prescription options include cost, value, and time for execution. A multi-objective optimization is applied based on the asset health scores and prescription options to identify at least a subset of the prescription options that may be implemented within a provided budget to maintain a sustainability threshold for an overall infrastructure health score. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330609 | Performance Driven Municipal Asset Needs and Sustainability Analysis - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method for providing performance driven municipal asset needs and sustainability analysis. The method includes calculating asset health scores for a plurality of assets in an infrastructure. The asset health scores change as a function of time. The method also includes identifying prescription options for the assets. The identifying is based on the asset health scores. The prescription options include cost, value, and time for execution. A multi-objective optimization is applied based on the asset health scores and prescription options to identify at least a subset of the prescription options that may be implemented within a provided budget to maintain a sustainability threshold for an overall infrastructure health score. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330744 | ANALYTIC SOLUTION INTEGRATION - Embodiments relate analytic solution integration. According to an aspect, a method for analytic solution integration includes establishing an engine abstraction layer configured to interface with a plurality of analytic engines associated with a plurality of models. A services layer is interfaced with the engine abstraction layer to provide a communication interface to invoke the analytic engines associated with the models. A user interface is provided to the services layer. The user interface is configured to define an analytic solution as an executable sequence of one or more of the models. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330745 | ANALYTIC SOLUTION INTEGRATION - Embodiments relate analytic solution integration. According to an aspect, a method for analytic solution integration includes establishing an engine abstraction layer configured to interface with a plurality of analytic engines associated with a plurality of models. A services layer is interfaced with the engine abstraction layer to provide a communication interface to invoke the analytic engines associated with the models. A user interface is provided to the services layer. The user interface is configured to define an analytic solution as an executable sequence of one or more of the models. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330746 | STOCHASTIC INVESTMENT PLANNING SYSTEM - Embodiments relate to stochastic investment planning. One aspect includes receiving a plurality of constraints associated with projects to be performed by a plurality of agencies. The constraints are compared across the projects to identify projects having a spatial overlap and compatible project types. Two or more of the projects are combined based on compatibility of the projects having the spatial overlap. An optimization model is applied to the combined projects to produce an optimization parameter representing a critical attribute based on at least one uncertainty of the combined projects. The comparing, the combining, and the applying of the optimization model are iteratively repeated while varying a threshold for combining the projects until the optimization parameter is determined to be within an acceptable range. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330747 | ASSET LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to asset lifecycle management. A method includes assessing a current health condition of a plurality of assets that are managed by a plurality of different entities. Predictive analytics are applied to determine a predicted future health condition of the assets. Prescription options for the assets are determined based on the current health condition and the predicted future health condition of the assets. Each prescription option specifies an asset, a timeframe, an expected cost, and an expected future health condition of the asset. Spatial and temporal analytics are performed to combine individual prescription options into a unified project. The unified project includes prescription options that specify assets that are managed by at least two of the entities. A timeframe to execute the unified project is determined based on financial constraints and spatial constraints. The unified project plan is output. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330748 | STOCHASTIC INVESTMENT PLANNING SYSTEM - Embodiments relate to stochastic investment planning. One aspect includes receiving a plurality of constraints associated with projects to be performed by a plurality of agencies. The constraints are compared across the projects to identify projects having a spatial overlap and compatible project types. Two or more of the projects are combined based on compatibility of the projects having the spatial overlap. An optimization model is applied to the combined projects to produce an optimization parameter representing a critical attribute based on at least one uncertainty of the combined projects. The comparing, the combining, and the applying of the optimization model are iteratively repeated while varying a threshold for combining the projects until the optimization parameter is determined to be within an acceptable range. | 11-06-2014 |
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