Abstract: The battery life of a mobile device operating in a wireless network environment is extended by terminating network communication activities after a specified period of time. Network communication activities may be restored when any one of a specified number of user actions are detected.

Abstract: The battery life of a mobile device operating in a wireless network environment is extended by terminating network communication activities after a specified period of time. Network communication activities may be restored when any one of a specified number of user actions are detected.

Abstract: Services for a personal electronic device are provided through which a form of background processing or multitasking is supported. The disclosed services permit user applications to take advantage of background processing without significant negative consequences to a user's experience of the foreground process or the personal electronic device's power resources. To effect the disclosed multitasking, one or more operational restrictions may be enforced. A consequence of such restrictions, a process may not be able to do in the background state, what it may be able to do if it were in the foreground state. In one embodiment, while a background task may be permitted to complete a first task, it may not be permitted start a new task—being suspended after completion of the first task. Implementation of the disclosed services may be substantially transparent to the executing user applications.

Abstract: Services for a personal electronic device are provided through which a form of background processing or multitasking is supported. The disclosed services permit user applications to take advantage of background processing without significant negative consequences to a user's experience of the foreground process or the personal electronic device's power resources. To effect the disclosed multitasking, one or more of a number of operational restrictions may be enforced. By way of example, inactive network applications (e.g., VOIP applications) may be placed in a suspended state until a message is received targeting the application (e.g., an incoming phone call or a heartbeat needed message). The user application may be placed into the background state to respond to the message and then returned to the non-active state (e.g., if the message was a heartbeat needed) message or to the foreground state if appropriate (e.g., the user elects to answer the incoming call).

Abstract: In one embodiment, access one or more query-resource pairs, wherein for each one of the query-resource pairs comprising one of one or more search queries and one of one or more network resources, the one search query is recency-sensitive with respect to a particular time period, and the one network resource is identified for the one search query, and a resource-view count and a resource-click count associated with each one of the query-resource pairs; and construct one or more first click features using the resource-view counts and the resource-click counts associated with the query-resource pairs. To construct one of the first click features in connection with one of the query-resource pairs comprises determine a only-resource-click count associated with the one query-resource pair; and calculate a ratio between the only-resource-click count and the resource-view count associated with the one query-resource pair as the one first click feature.

Abstract: In one embodiment, access one or more query chains, wherein each one of the query chains comprises two or more search queries, {q1, . . . , qn}, which are recency-sensitive, are related to the same subject matter, and are issued to a search engine sequentially, and actual click-through information associated with each one of the query chains; and smooth each one of the query chains using the actual click-through information associated with the query chain. To smooth one of the query chains comprises, for each one of search queries, qj, in the query chain, where 2?j?n, if one of the network resources identified for qj has actually been clicked in connection with qj by the corresponding one network user, then presume that the one network resource has been clicked in connection with one or more search queries, qk, in the query chain, where 1?k<j.

Abstract: One embodiment accesses a search query and one or more sets of clicked network resources corresponding to the search query; determines a classifier model that represents the sets of clicked network resources that each satisfy the information need of one of the users and one or more subsets of the sets of clicked network resources that each do not satisfy the information need of one of the users; computes a probability value for each clicked network resource from each of the sets of clicked network resources using the classier model, wherein the probability value represents a likelihood that, after clicking on the corresponding network resource, the particular one of the users conducting the corresponding particular one of the search sessions ends the search session; and forms a set of features comprising the probability values computed for network resources from the search sessions.

Abstract: A method, computer program and device for the translation of typed data objects in a heterogeneous computational environment is described. The operating system (or installed shared code libraries) translates typed data objects from a first format (e.g., big-endian) to a second format (e.g., little-endian) if the application sending the object and the application receiving the object utilize different formats. By placing data object format translation capabilities into the operating system, the software development effort required to permit an application (e.g., a user-level application) to execute in a heterogeneous environment is significantly reduced.

Abstract: In one embodiment, access a set of recency ranking data comprising one or more recency search queries and one or more recency search results, each of the recency search queries being recency-sensitive with respect to a particular time period and being associated with a query timestamp representing the time at which the recency search query is received at a search engine, each of the recency search results being generated by the search engine for one of the recency search queries and comprising one or more recency network resources. Construct a plurality of recency features from the set of recency ranking data. Train a first ranking model via machine learning using at least the recency features.

Abstract: A dual pivoting hood support mechanism includes a first support mounted on the vehicle near a rear end of the hood, a second support mounted on the vehicle forward of the first support, a first arm coupled to the rear end of the hood, and a second arm pivotally coupled to a central portion of the hood. The first arm is releasably and pivotally coupled to the first support, and the second arm is releasably and pivotally coupled to the second support. The hood can be pivoted rearwardly about the first support to a fully raised position by uncoupling the second arm from the second support. The hood can also be placed in a service position wherein the rear end of the hood is higher than the front end of the hood and when the first arm is uncoupled from the first support.

Abstract: A method, computer program and device for the translation of typed data objects in a heterogeneous computational environment is described. The operating system (or installed shared code libraries) translates typed data objects from a first format (e.g., big-endian) to a second format (e.g., little-endian) if the application sending the object and the application receiving the object utilize different formats. By placing data object format translation capabilities into the operating system, the software development effort required to permit an application (e.g., a user-level application) to execute in a heterogeneous environment is significantly reduced.

Abstract: A method and device for assisting the lateral control of an aircraft running on a runway employ a detector for measuring a lateral deviation of the aircraft relative to a lateral alignment beam transmitted by a radio transmitter installed on the ground, the lateral deviation representing an angular deviation between a straight line passing through the radio transmitter and the detector and the centerline of the runway. A calculator calculates a first distance, defined along the runway, between the position of the pilot in the cockpit and the radio transmitter. A central unit determines, from the lateral deviation and the first distance, a line intended to correspond with the centerline of the runway. A head up display device displays the line on a display screen, superimposed on the environment existing in front of the aircraft and the centerline of the runway.

Abstract: Location systems and methods are operable to determine a location of an airborne vehicle. An exemplary embodiment identifies at least one object in a pre-captured image stored in an onboard memory and defined by a known location, identifies at least one ground object in a current radar image, correlates the ground object identified in the current radar image with the object identified in the pre-captured image, determines relative location between the installation vehicle and the identified object in the pre-captured image, and determines the location of the installation vehicle based upon the known location of the identified object in the pre-captured image and the determined relative location.

Abstract: There is a need for a compact and high capacity HVAC system for a vehicle cab. This need is met by a roof enclosed HVAC system. The system includes a roof upper panel, a roof lower panel, a fresh air duct communicated with a fresh air inlet exposed to an exterior of the cab, a recirculation air duct communicated with a recirculation air inlet exposed to an interior of the cab, and a conditioned air duct communicated with an air outlet exposed to the interior of the cab. An HVAC unit is mounted between the roof upper and lower panels. The HVAC unit includes a fan unit, a heater unit and an evaporator unit. The heater and evaporator units are concentrically arranged around and surrounding the fan unit.

Abstract: A thermal manager has a digital filter whose input is to receive raw temperature values from a sensor and whose output is to provide processed or filtered temperature values according to a filter function that correlates temperature at the sensor with temperature at another location in the device. The thermal manager has a look-up table that further correlates temperature at the sensor with temperature at said another location. The look-up table contains a list of processed temperature sensor values, and/or a list of temperatures representing the temperature at said another location, and their respective power consumption change commands. The thermal manager accesses the look-up table using selected, filtered temperature values, to identify their respective power consumption change commands. The latter are then evaluated and may be applied, to mitigate a thermal at said another location. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: The device (1) comprises means (4) for determining parameters relating to the next intersection of the current traffic lane and a head-up display system (7) for presenting symbols illustrating these parameters.

Abstract: The battery life of a mobile device operating in a wireless network environment is extended by terminating network communication activities after a specified period of time. Network communication activities may be restored when any one of a specified number of user actions are detected.

Abstract: Diagnostic events can be collected on electronic devices at geographically distributed service centers and transmitted to a remote (e.g., network-based) diagnostic service. The diagnostic service can aggregate and analyze the diagnostic events to determine, for example, one or more possible causes of the diagnostic events, and can provide information or guidance to users and/or service personnel for characterizing, resolving or explaining the diagnostic events. In one aspect, log files of diagnostic events captured on devices are sent to the diagnostic service. For each log file, the diagnostic service can compute frequencies of recorded diagnostic events. The computed frequencies can be compared against accepted and/or expected values generated from reference data. The diagnostic service can respond to users and/or service personnel with information or guidance for resolving, characterizing or explaining the diagnostic event based on a result of the comparisons.

Abstract: A method for landing an aircraft includes determining the aircraft's deviation from its approach path so as to define a first point of the aircraft's heading. A first straight line passing through the first point and through a second point defining the ground orientation of the approach path is displayed, by a head-up display, on a horizon line with a heading scale. The first straight line represents a ground plot of the approach path. A first assistance gate is displayed such that the first straight line passes through the first assistance gate when the aircraft is aligned on the approach path. A second straight line, parallel with the horizon line and passing through the first point, is displayed and represents a plot on the ground of the origin of the approach path. A second assistance gate is displayed under the horizon line and represents the slope of the approach path.

Abstract: A spa cover includes an internal heat insulation material having an outer covering which is impermeable to water and water vapor. It absorbs very little water significantly increasing the life of the spa cover. The outer cover is created from a poly halogenated vinyl polymer designed to significantly decrease pore size and water vapor permeability. The outer cover is also laminated from several layers of the poly halogenated vinyl polymer each having a ‘grain’. The grains are angularly offset to further reduce water vapor permeability.