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20090111475 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATION - Device, system, and method of channel quality indication. In some demonstrative embodiments a method may include, for example, calculating a plurality of channel-quality-indicator values corresponding to a plurality of sub-channels associated with a mobile communication device; and transmitting a channel-quality-indicator message from the mobile communication device to a base station, the channel-quality-indicator message including only first and second channel-quality-indicator values of the plurality of channel-quality-indicator values corresponding to first and second sub-channels of the plurality of sub-channels. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 04-30-2009 |
20090274103 | SYSTEM AIDED PAPR REDUCTION SCHEME BASED ON TR ALGORITHM - A peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction method, known as system-aided PAPR reduction (SAPR), is disclosed. Based on a TR algorithm, the SAPR method avoids the drawbacks of conventional tone reservation implementations, and reduces PAPR significantly, in some embodiments. The SAPR method may be applied to next generation OFDMA-based wireless broadband technologies, to increase system throughput and cell coverage. | 11-05-2009 |
20090323513 | WEIGHTED TONE RESERVATION FOR OFDM PAPR REDUCTION - A weighted tone reservation (WTR) method and system are disclosed, for PAPR reduction. The WTR method solves the peak re-growth problem with minimum overhead. By avoiding the drawbacks of conventional tone reservation approaches, systems employing the WTR method may experience a significant PAPR reduction. The WTR method may be applied to next generation OFDMA-based wireless broadband technologies to increase system throughput and cell coverage. | 12-31-2009 |
20100166119 | MIMO SYMBOL DECODER AND METHOD FOR DECODING SPATIALLY MULTIPLEXED SYMBOLS USING COMBINED LINEAR EQUALIZATION AND MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD DECODING - Embodiments of MIMO symbol decoders and methods for decoding spatially multiplexed symbols using combined linear equalization decoding and maximum likelihood decoding are generally described herein. In some embodiments, one group of symbols (y) received through two or more spatial channels is decoded using a linear equalization decoding technique and another group of symbols is decoded using a maximum likelihood decoding (MLD) technique to generate a soft-bit output. The symbols may be grouped for either linear equalization decoding or MLD based on channel orthogonality or signal-to-interference and noise ratios (SINRs). | 07-01-2010 |
20100254472 | Full-rate, full-diversity space-time block code technique for multiple transmissions using simple linear decoding complexity - An embodiment of the present invention provides a space-time block code (STBC) transmission method for 4 transmit antennas, comprising adding two 2×2 orthogonal pre-coding before a two Alamouti transmission for a 4 transmit antennas scheme. | 10-07-2010 |
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20090053424 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING HIGH TEMPERATURE ARTICLES - A method for repairing an article comprises providing an article, providing a repair material, and joining said repair material to said article. The repair material comprises, in atom percent, at least about 50% rhodium; up to about 49% of a first material, said first material comprising at least one of palladium, platinum, iridium, and combinations thereof; from about 1% to about 15% of a second material, said second material comprising at least one of tungsten, rhenium, and combinations thereof; and up to about 10% of a third material, said third material comprising at least one of ruthenium, chromium, and combinations thereof. The repair material comprises an A1-structured phase at temperatures greater than about 1000° C., in an amount of at least about 90% by volume. | 02-26-2009 |
20090061086 | COATING SYSTEMS CONTAINING RHODIUM ALUMINIDE-BASED LAYERS - A coating process and system suitable for use on components subjected to high temperatures. The coating system includes an overlay coating of predominantly B2 phase rhodium aluminide (RhAl) intermetallic compound containing about 25 to about 90 atomic percent rhodium, about 10 to about 60 atomic percent aluminum, optionally up to a combined total of about 25 atomic percent of one or more platinum group metals chosen from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, ruthenium, and iridium, and up to about 20 atomic percent of the base metal and alloying constituents of the substrate. The RhAl intermetallic coating may serve as an environmental coating, a diffusion barrier layer for an overlying environmental coating, or both, with or without an outer ceramic coating. | 03-05-2009 |
20090139607 | BRAZE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Braze compositions containing flux compositions and processes for using such braze compositions, such as for use in the manufacturing, coating, repair, and build-up of superalloy components. The braze composition contains an aqueous binder system, multiple inorganic compounds, titanium hydride, and a metallic braze alloy. The braze composition is useful when brazing superalloys that are prone to oxidation at elevated brazing temperatures. | 06-04-2009 |
20090159645 | Brazing alloy compositions and methods - Various braze alloy compositions are described, along with methods for using them. In one instance, a boron-free, high-temperature braze alloy includes selected amounts of chromium, hafnium, and nickel. The braze alloy can be used, for example, as a component in a wide gap braze mixture where a higher or lower melting point superalloy and/or brazing powder is used. The braze alloys may permit joining or repairing of superalloy articles with complex shapes, and may be used in high temperature applications. In some other braze alloy embodiments, a nickel- or cobalt-based braze composition can contain selected amounts of boron, but includes restricted amounts of chromium. | 06-25-2009 |
20100068556 | Diffusion barrier layer and methods of forming - A diffusion barrier coating includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a composition selected from the group consisting of a solid-solution alloy comprising rhenium and ruthenium wherein the ruthenium comprises about 50 atom % or less of the composition and where a total amount of rhenium and ruthenium is greater than 70 atom %; an intermetallic compound including at least one of Ru(TaAl) and Ru | 03-18-2010 |
20100135847 | NICKEL-CONTAINING ALLOYS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES DERIVED THEREFROM - A nickel-containing alloy is disclosed. The alloy contains about 1.5 to about 4.5 weight percent aluminum; about 1.5 to about 4.5 weight percent titanium; about 0.8 to about 3 weight percent niobium; about 14 to about 28 weight percent chromium; up to about 0.2 weight percent zirconium; about 10 to about 23 weight percent cobalt; about 1 to about 3 weight percent tungsten; about 0.05 to about 0.2 weight percent carbon, about 0.002 to about 0.012 weight percent boron; and about 40 to about 70 weight percent nickel. The atomic ratio of aluminum to titanium is at least about 0.5. The alloy is also substantially free of tantalum. Related processes and articles are also disclosed. | 06-03-2010 |
20150083281 | HIGH TEMPERATURE SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS - A high temperature component having an actuator body including an actuatable portion comprising a shape memory alloy containing one more of Ni, Al, Nb, Ti and Ta and a platinum-group metal. The shape memory alloy has an altered geometry at a predetermined temperature. The actuator is also capable of operation in and is resistant to high temperature oxidizing atmospheres. A method for forming an actuator and a method for high temperature control are also disclosed. | 03-26-2015 |
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20090049293 | BOOTING A COMPUTER USING A BOOT LIST WHEN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY ON THE COMPUTER DOES NOT CONTAIN THE BOOT LIST - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for booting a computer using a boot list. A determination is made as to whether a boot list is present in a non-volatile memory of the computer. The boot list is a set of paths, in which each path in the boot list is a path of a storage device. If the boot list is not present, a search is performed for the boot list in a reserved area of each storage device in a set of storage devices. When the boot list is found in the reserved area of a storage device in the set of storage devices, the boot list is copied from the reserved area of the storage device in the set of storage devices to form a copied boot list. The copied boot list is stored in the non-volatile memory to form a stored boot list. The computer is booted using the stored boot list in the non-volatile memory. | 02-19-2009 |
20120284496 | Memory affinitization in multithreaded environments - Illustrative embodiments include a method, system, and computer program product for estimating boot-time memory requirement of a data processing system. A data processing system identifies, using system configuration information associated with the data processing system, a set of components needed for booting up the data processing system. The data processing system determines a dependency of a component identified in the set of components, the component including a memory estimator program. The data processing system determines an ancestry of the component identified in the set of components. The data processing system receives, using the memory estimator program of the component, a boot-time memory requirement of the component. The data processing system calculates a total boot-time memory requirement. The data processing system determines whether an amount of real memory of the data processing system satisfies the total boot-time memory requirement. | 11-08-2012 |
20130173718 | CRITERION-DEPENDENT EMAIL DISPLAY AGENT - There is set forth herein a computer program product, computing device, and method for displaying an email message. In one example, a computing device receives an input comprising at least one criterion for redacting email messages; stores the at least one criterion in a configuration of a client computer program; receives an email message having a field, the field comprising a first content; determines whether a condition of at least one of the email message and a current state of the computing device satisfies the at least one criterion stored in the configuration of the client computer program; and, in response to determining that the condition satisfies the at least one criterion, displays a second content in place of the first content in a user interface of the client computer program, wherein the second content is different than the first content. | 07-04-2013 |
20130282847 | CRITERION-DEPENDENT EMAIL DISPLAY AGENT - There is set forth herein a computer program product, computing device, and method for displaying an email message. In one example, a computing device receives an input comprising at least one criterion for redacting email messages; stores the at least one criterion in a configuration of a client computer program; receives an email message having a field, the field comprising a first content; determines whether a condition of at least one of the email message and a current state of the computing device satisfies the at least one criterion stored in the configuration of the client computer program; and, in response to determining that the condition satisfies the at least one criterion, displays a second content in place of the first content in a user interface of the client computer program, wherein the second content is different than the first content. | 10-24-2013 |
20140031090 | PERSISTENT DISPLAY OF PRIORITY INFORMATION ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Personal digital assistant devices are provided that query power subsystems to determine a level of battery power currently available for operating processes, and further determine a number of screen display changes that may be effected on a persistent display device at that determined level. If the determined number of screen display changes that may be effected at the determined level of available battery power fails to meet a specified minimum threshold number of images, the processing unit powers down subsystems of the personal digital assistant device and causes a highest listed image of a prioritized list of screen image instances to be displayed on the persistent display device, which persistently displays the image after a loss of power. | 01-30-2014 |
20140143456 | DETERMINING A MAPPING MODE FOR A DMA DATA TRANSFER - According to embodiments of the invention, methods, computer readable storage medium, and a computer system for determining a mapping mode for a DMA data transfer are disclosed. The method may include receiving a request for a DMA data transfer within a computer system. The method may also include determining a mapping mode for the DMA data transfer based on available system profile data in response to receiving the request. The method may also include mapping the memory using the determined mapping mode. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143457 | DETERMINING A MAPPING MODE FOR A DMA DATA TRANSFER - According to embodiments of the invention, methods, computer readable storage medium, and a computer system for determining a mapping mode for a DMA data transfer are disclosed. The method may include receiving a request for a DMA data transfer within a computer system. The method may also include determining a mapping mode for the DMA data transfer based on available system profile data in response to receiving the request. The method may also include mapping the memory using the determined mapping mode. | 05-22-2014 |
20150052279 | FUNCTION TRANSFER USING VIRTUALIZED MAPPING - The present disclosure includes a method for migration of a first virtual function of a first device located on a PCI bus and accessible by a device driver using a virtual address. A second virtual function is created on a second device. A base address is determined for the second virtual function as a function of a logical location of the second device within the PCI structure. An offset is determined for the second virtual function as a function of the base address and the virtual address. The device driver is notified that the first virtual function is on hold. The offset is stored in a translation table. The device driver is notified that the hold has been lifted. Accesses to the virtual address and by the device driver to memory of the second virtual function are routed based upon the offset in the translation table. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052281 | FUNCTION TRANSFER USING VIRTUALIZED MAPPING - The present disclosure includes a method for migration of a first virtual function of a first device located on a PCI bus and accessible by a device driver using a virtual address. A second virtual function is created on a second device. A base address is determined for the second virtual function as a function of a logical location of the second device within the PCI structure. An offset is determined for the second virtual function as a function of the base address and the virtual address. The device driver is notified that the first virtual function is on hold. The offset is stored in a translation table. The device driver is notified that the hold has been lifted. Accesses to the virtual address and by the device driver to memory of the second virtual function are routed based upon the offset in the translation table. | 02-19-2015 |