Abstract: Methods and systems for drawing air from different sources into an air-conditioner or an air-conditioning (AC) system based on control logic and to use condensate water formed on an evaporator to improve the heat rejection of a condenser coil, thereby improving energy efficiency, are described. Some implementations may include a configurable internal ducting system configured to draw air from at least one of an indoor source or an outdoor source. In some implementations, the air-conditioning system may include a control logic to determine whether the air is to be drawn from the indoor source or the outdoor source. In some implementations, the air-conditioning system may include an evaporator condensate reservoir to store condensate water collected from one or more evaporator coils of the air-conditioning system and an evaporator condensate pump to spray the stored condensate water on one or more condenser coils of the air-conditioning system.

Abstract: A system and method of compensating for torque converter slip in a motor vehicle include measuring rotational speeds of an engine crankshaft and mainshaft, as well as measuring operating temperatures of a fluid associated with the motor vehicle. Engine output torque is adjusted as required by controlling some combination of ignition timing, intake air flow, fuel injection, and accessory load. A system and method for deactivating a torque compensation system retrieves a number of times the torque compensation system has been activated over a set period. If the number exceeds a predetermined number of activations, the torque compensation system is deactivated.

Abstract: A system and method of compensating for torque converter slip in a motor vehicle include measuring rotational speeds of an engine crankshaft and mainshaft, as well as measuring operating temperatures of a fluid associated with the motor vehicle. Engine output torque is adjusted as required by controlling some combination of ignition timing, intake air flow, fuel injection, and accessory load. A system and method for deactivating a torque compensation system retrieves a number of times the torque compensation system has been activated over a set period. If the number exceeds a predetermined number of activations, the torque compensation system is deactivated.

Abstract: A system and method of compensating for torque converter slip in a motor vehicle include measuring rotational speeds of an engine crankshaft and mainshaft, as well as measuring operating temperatures of a fluid associated with the motor vehicle. Engine output torque is adjusted as required by controlling some combination of ignition timing, intake air flow, fuel injection, and accessory load.

Abstract: A system and method of compensating for torque converter slip in a motor vehicle include measuring rotational speeds of an engine crankshaft and mainshaft, as well as measuring operating temperatures of a fluid associated with the motor vehicle. Engine output torque is adjusted as required by controlling some combination of ignition timing, intake air flow, fuel injection, and accessory load.

Abstract: A user is provided an online interactive interface to fill in a loan origination form, to finance the purchase of a business. The form requests information about the business, including expense items associated with operating the business. Information that is reflected in the filled form is then transmitted to a lender and informs the lender's decision to approve a loan for financing the property. The transmitted information reflects the expense items in the same format as a form used by a professional appraiser to report to the lender an appraisal of the business. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: A system for transmission of data between a first device operated by a first user and a second device operated by a second user includes a database that receives a first set of data input by the first user and a second set of data input by the second user. In one embodiment, the second user can access at least a first portion of the first set of data from the database only after the second user authorizes the first user to access at least a first portion of the second set of data from the database. In another embodiment, the first set of data includes an immediate mode of access and/or one or more future modes of access of the first user which correlate to one or more specific time periods during which the future mode of access will become the immediate mode of access. Additionally, the first set of data can include a time-dependent schedule of the future mode of access of the first user.