Abstract: A system and method for the automated design of accessible ramps is disclosed. A ramp data structure is provided having general shape information for a plurality of ramp types. A ramp environment data structure is also provided with 3D reference information for one or more ramp installation environments. After user selection of a ramp type and installation environment a 3D ramp design is automatically generated conforming to the selected ramp environment. Also, the ramp design may be automatically compared to a design standard to determine if the design is in compliance. Also, convenient editing may be employed while conforming to the ramp environment with real time updates to the 3D ramp design.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting, classifying and tracking road users on frames of video data are provided. An object detection unit identifies an object in a frame of the video data. A pre-filtering unit determines whether the identifier associated to an object corresponds to another identifier associated to the same object in the same frame of the video data when the identifiers overlap. A tracking unit matches the identified object to a corresponding object in another frame of the video data, such that a path of the sequence of matched objects is tracked throughout the frames of the video data. A scenario unit determines a safety indicator that is a function of the risk indicators indicating interactions between road users.

Abstract: A generalized application virtualization platform and method are provided for business use on the web and a mini server. The method includes: (1) Initializing, application monitoring, registration and login; (2) Accessing to a server via Access protocol from a client-side SOD (software on-demand) controller; (3) Content selecting via keyword search, with the selected contents provided by a content management protocol; (4) Choosing one of the available application virtualization methods according to bandwidth needed by the user and the resources consumed in a data center; (5) Binding of the executable software for the application virtualization method and the contents selected, and running the executable software; and (6) Metering and billing: Meter the start and end time of the execution of application virtualization method and calculate the billing.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus of mapping logical point-of-delivery to physical point-of-delivery, which is capable of maintaining the completeness and consistency of each project's point-of-delivery environment within a corporate data center by utilizing session mechanisms in each layer of the TINA-variation architecture. The apparatus of the present invention is based on a new TINA-variation architecture, which vertically includes four session layers: Access Session Layer, Service Session Layer, Resource Session Layer, and Provision Session Layer. Resource Session Layer and Provision Session Layer are among the innovative features of the present invention. The service target of the new architecture is enterprise data center. The new architecture is left-right asymmetrical; it horizontally includes Project Developer Domain, Resource Provision Domain, and Application User Domain.

Abstract: The invention discloses the technology of brain-like computing virtualization. Brain-like computing means the computing technology to mimic human brain and generate human intelligence automatically with computer software. Here the unconscious engine and conscious engine are used to define human left and right brain, while the virtualization technology is used for software to run on future hardware, such as quantum computer and molecular computer. The applied domain areas include quantum gate and adiabatic quantum simulation, brain-like autonomic computing, traditional multi-core-cluster performance service, software development/service delivery systems, and mission-critical business continuity/disaster recovery.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a Virtual Resource Object Component; it achieves the goal of mapping logical POD to physical POD. The technical solution is: the Virtual Resource Object Component abstractly represents the physical resources in a physical POD as virtual resources. An embodiment of the Virtual Resource Object Component is utilized in a service delivery platform which automatically organizes and connects the physical resources in the physical POD(s), and transforms them into virtual resources which will be delivered to a logical POD.

Abstract: The disclosed invention involves a method and systems of autonomic virtual network, which relates to three basic inventions in the area of autonomic computing: (1) systems and methods of multi-loop autonomic manager, preemptive contact point, i.e. sensors and effectors, and software-defined hardware resource, or abstraction and virtualization of the hardware functions; (2) service-delivery virtual network in the area of distributed network, and application assurance systems and methods; and (3) integration of these two fields of inventions, namely autonomic managed virtual network, such that the management of virtual networks which provide service delivery, is able to achieve n-tier architecture system and method ACRA.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, media and signals for generating a computer representation of a three-dimensional swept envelope of a vehicle having a wheeled chassis operable to support a vehicle body for movement along a terrain is disclosed. The method involves receiving terrain data representing a 3D terrain, receiving data defining parameters of the vehicle, and receiving data defining a path for movement of the vehicle from an initial position on the terrain to a displaced position on the terrain. The method also involves disposing a computer representation of the vehicle on the 3D representation of the terrain at successive locations along the path using the parameters. Disposing involves determining points of engagement between wheels of the wheeled chassis and the 3D representation of the terrain to dispose the chassis with respect to the terrain, and determining a corresponding 3D location of the vehicle body with respect to the terrain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transaction-based service control system and control method. The present invention provides the resource provision management domain and the resource provision management component to manage resources provision respectively, wherein the resource provision management component is used to manage the virtual machine provision, and resource provision management domain is used to manage provision of the set of resources. The said domain and component management method further combines distributed transaction processing method, the state machine mechanism, as well as resource scheduling and transaction routing policy, to control the status of the whole process for service request from the beginning to the end of the execution. Thus the service performance is effectively improved, and the quality of service is ensured.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system of managing resources in virtualized environment, including OSS and its associated NMS and EMS, service delivery platform, master, slave, network switches and shared storage devices. Virtual machines run on the slave. Service delivery platform is connected to the OSS, and sends a request to master for resources. Master is connected to network switch and slaves, and controls slaves and virtual machines running on slave. Slave is connected to network switch, shared storage device and TMN. Shared storage device is connected to network switch, slave and master. The disclosed invention can efficiently and reliably manage physical device resources (including servers, storage, network equipment, etc.) and virtual device resources (including virtual machines, virtual storage, virtual switches, etc.) centrally, and implements transaction-level management of all kinds of resources in virtualized environment through a distributed transaction processing method.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a representation of a vehicle path for display via a computer is disclosed, which involves receiving start location information including a start location and an initial orientation of the vehicle and end location information including a desired end location of the vehicle, and receiving a selection of a vehicle defined by parameters that define a turning behavior of the vehicle. The method involves receiving constraint information identifying at least one constraint to passage of the vehicle between the start and end locations and causing a processor circuit to generate a vehicle path for travel between the start and end locations, the vehicle path based on the turning behavior of the vehicle and being generated such that the vehicle path remains within the at least one constraint.

Abstract: A virtual mobile infrastructure (VMI) includes a base platform that has a plurality of hosts. On a host operation system (OS), a quick emulator (QEMU) process is used to virtualize at least one guest cell phone operating system. A data center manages these cell phone OSes generated by this base platform, allocates the OSes to users, and allows communication between cell phone client and server via mobile terminal protocol. A virtual machine (VM) switch contains a method to use the VMI, and to acquire adapted cell phone screen and inexpensive cell phone VM. A VMI product is able to encapsulate the third-party virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) products (such as Citrix XenDesktop, LeoStream, etc.), henceforth to acquire screens from PC VM as well. Moreover, a VM manager allows administrators of enterprises to manage thousands of VMs.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium for computer generation of a geometric layout representing a central island of a traffic roundabout is disclosed. The method involves generating a vehicle path associated with travel of a vehicle through the roundabout, generating vehicle extent locations associated with travel of the vehicle along the vehicle path, using the vehicle extent locations to determine a geometric layout of the central island corresponding to the vehicle extents, and generating output data representing the geometric layout of the central island.

Abstract: The disclosed invention involves a framework and method based on hardware base tool to monitor the performance of virtualized systems, wherein the said framework comprises at least one master host, and each of the said master host comprises user space components, guest space components, kernel space components and hardware. The said user space components comprise policy manager, workload mediator, monitor library, and host performance monitor. The said host performance monitor is connected to workload mediator, and host performance monitor comprises user space monitor and kernel space monitor. The disclosed invention applies PMU or the similar tools to monitor the performance of virtualized systems. The performance monitoring of the disclosed invention is to monitor CPU, memory, cache, IO, network, processes, etc. of the host of virtualized systems.

Abstract: The invention discloses the architecture of client-side virtualization, utilizing the techniques of differential bi-directional synchronization of layered data and closed computing, as an extension to virtual desktop infrastructure. Both the client and server run a virtual machine monitor on top of which user application data, system data, personal application, group application, and guest operating system are layered independently. Layer independence is achieved by system data redirection, cache acceleration, and application composing/decomposing method. The client can be securely protected via the push-OS concept, security links, and closed computing services, including virtual machine subscription management control and network resource control services.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a Virtual Resource Object Component; it achieves the goal of mapping logical POD to physical POD. The technical solution is: the Virtual Resource Object Component abstractly represents the physical resources in a physical POD as virtual resources. An embodiment of the Virtual Resource Object Component is utilized in a service delivery platform which automatically organizes and connects the physical resources in the physical POD(s), and transforms them into virtual resources which will be delivered to a logical POD.

Abstract: Some embodiments concern a kernel bus system for building at least one virtual machine monitor. The kernel bus system can include: (a) a hyperbus; (b) user space components; (c) guest space components configured to interact with the user space components via the hyperbus; (d) VMM components having frontend devices configure to perform I/O operations with the hardware devices of the host computer using a zero-copy method or non-pass-thru method; (e) para-virtualization components having (1) a virtual interrupt module configured to use processor instructions to swap the processors of the host computer between a kernel space and a guest space; and (2) a virtual I/O driver configured to enable synchronous I/O signaling, asynchronous I/O signaling and payload delivery, and pass-through delivery independent an QEMU emulation; and (f) KVM components. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transaction-based service control system and control method. The present invention provides the resource provision management domain and the resource provision management component to manage resources provision respectively, wherein the resource provision management component is used to manage the virtual machine provision, and resource provision management domain is used to manage provision of the set of resources. The said domain and component management method further combines distributed transaction processing method, the state machine mechanism, as well as resource scheduling and transaction routing policy, to control the status of the whole process for service request from the beginning to the end of the execution. Thus the service performance is effectively improved, and the quality of service is ensured.

Abstract: An electronic file wrapper contains one or more files that are associated with virtual paths and conditional logic that collectively define a presentation sequence for the one or more files, access control, version control, and enables the reporting of usage metrics that are responsive to a variety of access request parameters. The file wrapper may include one or more of a file wrapper identifier, a version identifier, and an encrypted portion that contains the one or more files in encrypted form. The file wrapper identifier refers to the applicable and appropriate virtual path and conditional logic definitions contained within a database or other suitable information source that is independent of the file wrapper for a given set of access request parameters. The file wrapper may be constructed by an authoring application program or program component, and may be interpreted and presented by a viewer application program or program component.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying a representation of a traffic roundabout having a central island surrounded by a circulatory lane is disclosed. The method involves receiving an operator selection of a design vehicle that is expected to use the roundabout, and receiving operator input of a design dimension for the roundabout, the design dimension defining a size of one of the central island and an outer perimeter of the circulatory lane. The method also involves generating a circulatory path of the design vehicle traveling within the design dimension along the circulatory lane, and generating vehicle extent locations associated with passage of the design vehicle along the circulatory path. The method also involves using the vehicle extent locations to compute a circulatory lane width, and generating display signals for causing the display to display an image representing the roundabout.