Abstract: Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for planning and scheduling in a factory. The technique begins by generating a bottleneck loading plan from a plurality of inputs. A simulation is run using the bottleneck loading plan. The factory is simulated using decisions made based on the bottleneck loading plan and a lot-to-machine schedule is generated with the simulation bottleneck loading plan.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for the biotechnological production of valuable products, in which a medium is fed to a bioreactor and is subjected to a fermentation process, the valuable product is gathered as a filtered permeate and/or concentrated retentate via a cross-flow filtration system that is mounted downstream thereof, and residues are once again fed to the bioreactor until being gathered as a retentate. Other materials can be fed to the bioreactor in a controlled manner in addition to the medium while the concentrated retentate and permeate can be gathered in a controlled manner. The fermentation process and the filtration process are regulated in a synchronized manner in an integrated system via a digital control unit.

Abstract: When keys are typed on a calculator keyboard displayed on an scientific electronic calculator emulation screen, not only are key data items of the calculator stored sequentially into a key log memory and displayed on a log screen, but also a calculation process corresponding to the key input is executed and displayed on a calculator display. Then, when the “selector” button on the tool bar is input, a calculator function name to be executed on the basis of the key log displayed on the log screen is retrieved from a function corresponding key log memory and is replaced with a display area of the key log. Then, the display area is displayed. Accordingly, with the key logs displayed on the log screen, what processes the series of key logs are supposed to execute can be recognized easily.

Abstract: A method and system for remotely predicting the reliability and the remaining time before failure for an DC motor system is provided. The method and system may remotely determine the reliability utilizing a DC motor condition forecaster. The method and system may include acquiring historical motor data, obtaining operational data, performing failure analysis, developing a causal network, and performing an integrated causal network and reliability analysis of the DC motor system. The method and system may provide at least one notification of an issue with the DC motor system or at least one component of the DC motor system.

Abstract: The American legal system, judges and lawyers are continually researching an ever-expanding body of past judicial opinions, or case law, for the ones most relevant to resolution of new disputes. To facilitate these searches, some companies collect and publish the judicial opinions of courts across the United States in both paper and electronic forms, with some of the cases containing references to prior cases from other courts that have previously ruled on all or part of the same dispute. Identifying the prior cases is problematic, because, for example, conventional computer text-matching not only suggests too many non-prior cases, but also misses too many actual prior cases. Accordingly, the present inventors devised systems, methods, and software that generally facilitate identification of one or more documents that are related to a given document, and particularly facilitate identification of prior cases for a given case.

Abstract: A method and system for determining the reliability and a remaining time before failure for a DC motor system is provided. The method and system may determine the reliability and a remaining time before failure with a statistical confidence. The method and system may includes acquiring historical motor data, obtaining operational data, performing failure analysis, developing a causal network, and performing an integrated causal network and reliability analysis of the DC motor system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is described herein for tracking errors for one of a plurality of lanes in a link, tracking errors for the link, and in the case of a root complex, tracking error correction messages. This information is used to determine the suitability for use of a lane and to determine if correction action is needed. In one embodiment, this method and apparatus is used with PCI Express interconnects.

Abstract: A computer game depicts or represents actual or imaginary geographic locales as part of the play scenarios of the games. The computer game uses a map database that contains data that represent geographic features, such as roads, in a locale. A game engine program presents a game play scenario to a user via a user interface of the game. An application programming interface program accepts requests for data from the game engine program, accesses data from the map database, and provides the data in a suitable format to the game engine program for use in presenting the game scenario to the user.

Abstract: The American legal system, judges and lawyers are continually researching an ever-expanding body of past judicial opinions, or case law, for the ones most relevant to resolution of new disputes. To facilitate these searches, some companies collect and publish the judicial opinions of courts across the United States in both paper and electronic forms, with some of the cases containing references to prior cases from other courts that have previously ruled on all or part of the same dispute. Identifying the prior cases is problematic, because, for example, conventional computer text-matching not only suggests too many non-prior cases, but also misses too many actual prior cases. Accordingly, the present inventors devised systems, methods, and software that generally facilitate identification of one or more documents that are related to a given document, and particularly facilitate identification of prior cases for a given case.

Abstract: The American legal system, judges and lawyers are continually researching an ever-expanding body of past judicial opinions, or case law, for the ones most relevant to resolution of new disputes. To facilitate these searches, some companies collect and publish the judicial opinions of courts across the United States in both paper and electronic forms, with some of the cases containing references to prior cases from other courts that have previously ruled on all or part of the same dispute. Identifying the prior cases is problematic, because, for example, conventional computer text-matching not only suggests too many non-prior cases, but also misses too many actual prior cases. Accordingly, the present inventors devised systems, methods, and software that generally facilitate identification of one or more documents that are related to a given document, and particularly facilitate identification of prior cases for a given case.

Abstract: A system for displaying an information package which achieves improved accuracy in the delivery of an advertising campaign. The system includes a remotely readable identification tag for holding an identifier, an interrogator for selectively remotely interrogating the tag to read the identifier, a processor responsive to the identifier read from the tag for obtaining, from a database, segment information that is associated with the identifier, and also responsive to the obtained segment information for designating the information package, and an information display unit for displaying the information package is also provided.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for predicting intake manifold pressure are presented, to compensate for a large lag or a large time delay without producing an overshot or discontinuous behaviors of a predicted value. The method comprises the step of obtaining a difference of values of a variable to be predicted and a difference of values of another variable ahead of the variable to be predicted. The method further comprises the step of filtering the differences with adaptive filters. The method further comprises the step of obtaining a predicted difference of values of the variable to be predicted, through algorithm of estimation with fuzzy reasoning. The method further comprises the step of adding the predicted difference of values of the variable to be predicted, to a current value of the variable to be predicted, to obtain a predicted value of the variable to be predicted.

Abstract: A wireless positioning method includes determining a plurality of reference positions, locating a device on each of the plurality of reference positions, and obtaining a FIMF for a count value obtained by counting a time of arrival between the device on the each reference position and each anchor; obtaining an EOMF for the each reference position by using the FIMF for the each reference position; obtaining a FIMF for a count value between the device and the each anchor and obtaining an EOMF for the device by using the FIMF for the device when positioning of the device is started; determining a reference position having an EOMF most similar to that of the device from the plurality of reference positions, as a basic reference position; and calculating a position of the device by comparing a FIMF of the basic reference position with the FIMF of the device.

Abstract: A method of aligning a new goal of an entity ensures that the new goal is a child goal of a parent goal. The method also ensures that a group is linked to the parent goal, and ensures that the entity is subordinate to the group. In one embodiment, selection lists constrain the available values for the group and/or the parent goal. In another aspect, a method of facilitating contextual alignment of a new goal recognizes an organizational role for an entity and customizes content of a user interface, based on the organizational role of the entity. The user interface with the customized content provides goal creation guidance according to the organizational role. In one embodiment, the customized content includes specialized instructions and sample content for characteristics of the new goal, such as a goal-objective characteristic, a goal-measure characteristic, and a goal-activity characteristic.

Abstract: A method (and system) of applying transforms for modifying a plurality of domains concurrently in a design space, includes creating a sequence of more and less granular placement and netlist modification transforms. A converging design process flow is created by a flexible mechanism in which a select combination of fine-grained transforms are applied to optimize the netlist and placement of a design.

Abstract: A control procedure is provided for use during a regulation stage and according to a set point of a physical dynamic system, the set point being subject to, whilst operating, the influence of several physical quantities represented by input parameters, and adopting a behavior defined by at least a first physical output parameter, obliged to take a value represented by the set point, the first output parameter being linked to at least a first of the input parameters by a first transfer function of the system. According to the control procedure, a characterization stage is implemented in which at least a first inverse transfer function linking the first input parameter to the first output parameter is experimentally determined. A modeling stage is implemented in which the first inverse transfer function is translated through a fuzzy logic model in the form of a first set of ranges of the first output parameter, to each of which is attributed a specific value of the first input parameter.

Abstract: An optimized method of computing the value of the degree of membership of a fuzzy variable defined within a universe of discourse that is discreted into a finite number of points by way of a membership function thereof, wherein the membership function is quantified into a finite number of levels corresponding to a finite number of degrees of truth, and is stored as a characteristic value of each subset of fuzzy variable values being all mirrored in one value of said degree of membership corresponding to one of said levels. The computing method includes generating a binary sequence; generating an address signal from the bits in the binary sequence; reading the contents of the memory storing the membership functions at each address signal to obtain a characteristic value; and comparing the characteristic value with the value of a fuzzy input variable.

Abstract: A system is controlled by an actor-critic based fuzzy reinforcement learning algorithm that provides instructions to a processor of the system for applying actor-critic based fuzzy reinforcement learning. The system includes a database of fuzzy-logic rules for mapping input data to output commands for modifying a system state, and a reinforcement learning algorithm for updating the fuzzy-logic rules database based on effects on the system state of the output commands mapped from the input data. The reinforcement learning algorithm is configured to converge at least one parameter of the system state to at least approximately an optimum value following multiple mapping and updating iterations. The reinforcement learning algorithm may be based on an update equation including a derivative with respect to at least one parameter of a logarithm of a probability function for taking a selected action when a selected state is encountered.

Abstract: Machine operators rely on intuition and experience to evaluate vehicle performance. As we increasingly turn to automation, it is important to automatically evaluate sensor data and system performance. Fuzzy logic allows us to take advantage of domain knowledge to evaluate data and to describe a system linguistically. In this application a fuzzy quality module evaluates output from a noisy sensor. It compares the sensor data with an estimated sensor value, and based on that comparison, dynamically adapts a fuzzy logic rulebase used to determine whether the sensor value is valid or not.

Abstract: A method and system for performing trade-off studies using multi-parameter choice is disclosed. Candidates, each having one or more criteria associated therewith, are entered into the system via an input interface such as a keyboard. In addition, test rationale may be entered and associated with candidates and criteria to facilitate human comprehension of test data and results. Criteria are weighted using pair-wise comparisons to minimize errors introduced by the judgment of test engineers. Then candidates are evaluated using pair-wise comparison techniques. Sensitivity checks are performed on evaluated criteria. Processed candidates and criteria are then made available to a system operator in formats that are selectable by the operator.

Abstract: A fuzzy data record pointer is utilized for identification of both a target file and a target data record within the target file. A target data record is accessed from a target file, selected from a set of N related files, utilizing a fuzzy data record pointer (“fuzzy”, as used herein, means that the data record pointer need not be coincident with the actual data record address). A modulus for the data record pointer divided by N is computed. This modulus is used to select the target file. A data record address is computed for the target data record utilizing the data record pointer and modulus. In this manner a fuzzy data record pointer is utilized to determine both the target file from a set of N related files and the target data record to be accessed within the target file.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for extracting information from an unstructured text, said information including relevant instances of classes/entities searched for by the user and relations between these classes/entities. The device and method improve in a semi-automatic manner on a given domain. The transition from one domain to a new domain is also highly facilitated by the device and method of the invention.

Abstract: In an optimization problem, an optimum solution is searched by using the deterministic dynamics which has a neighborhood search capability, is not trapped into a local minimum state during a search using a search speed control mechanism, and improves the realization probability of the optimum state independent of the search speed.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of optimized performance of bioprocesses involving complex nutrient mixture. This process includes periodically and alternately stopping a supply of each nutrient in the complex nutrient mixture to a culture of microorganisms until the metabolic activity of the microorganisms decreases by a preset percentage, calculating a new feed concentration of the complex nutrients, and adjusting the amount of each nutrient supplied to the microorganism with an optimization routine. Devices for implementing the present methods and processes are also provided.

Abstract: An adaptive run-time controller is used to adjust the run-time of a fabrication and assembly process simulation model based on inputs generated by outside forces. The run-time controller utilizes fuzzy logic to evaluate the outside forces against existing control rules to determine new simulation run-times based upon this evaluation. The run-time controller then analyzes and adjusts the existing control rules based on current, historical and trend data. The new rules are integrated into the run-time controller to accurately reflect the current status of the fabrication and assembly process for subsequent simulation runs. As such, the run-time controller inputs and evaluates outside forces that were impossible or impracticable to integrate in the simulation model.

Abstract: In a method, according to the invention, of storing one or more natural membership functions of respectively one or more natural variables being each defined within a natural universe of discourse having a lowest natural value and a highest natural value, the natural membership functions are normalized through respective normalization coefficients so that they are defined within the same predetermined absolute universe of discourse having a lowest absolute value and a highest absolute value, thereby obtaining one or more absolute membership functions, respectively, and said absolute membership functions and said normalization coefficients are stored, taking account that identical absolute membership functions are stored only once.

Abstract: A method for storing a membership function, include storing a position of a vertex of a triangle that defines the membership function in a universe of discourse and storing a first distance between the position of the vertex a point of intersection between a left side of the triangle and an axis of the universe of discourse. Further, the method includes storing a second distance between the position of the vertex and point of intersection between right side of the triangle and the axis of the universe of discourse. The present invention furthermore relates to a circuit for calculating a grade of membership of an antecedent of a fuzzy rule, and is adapted to fuzzify an input variable by adopting the geometric proportions that occur between homologous sides of similar triangles defined by the position of the input value in the universe of discourse.