Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back and a floor latch associated with the seat bottom. The seat further includes a recliner arrangement including a recliner bracket connected to the seat bottom, a back side bracket connected to the seat back, and a recliner connected to the recliner bracket and the back side bracket and configured to allow the seat back to pivot with respect to the seat bottom. In addition, the seat includes a fold and tumble mechanism having an actuating member pivotally connected directly to the back side bracket, and a rocker member pivotally connected to the recliner bracket and connected to a latch cable associated with the floor latch. The actuating member is engageable with the rocker member when the seat back is pivoted forwardly to cause the rocker member to pivot and pull on the latch cable, which releases the floor latch so that the seat bottom may pivot upwardly.

Abstract: A service provider matching system can receive service provider data and preferences, customer data and preferences, and a customer request for service and determine matching scores for one or more matching service providers. Based on a threshold value, the service providers with a matching score above the threshold can be presented to a customer for selection. Upon selection by a customer, an assisted interaction can take place between the customer and one or more selected service providers to agree to particular terms related to a requested service, book a service appointment, and track the progress until completion.

Abstract: An image captured by a camera can be processed by a scanning application to identify one or more regions within the image that are suitable for scanning. One or more of these regions can be selected for scanning automatically based on user-input such as a fingertip touch to a particular portion of the display screen. Users may also select multiple regions and submit multiple quadrangular regions for scanning to PDF from a single image.

Abstract: A circuit includes a bitcell array having a plurality of bitlines, and an I/O functional unit to read data stored in the bitcell array. The I/O functional unit includes a first multiplexer to select a first input port or a first bitline among a first group of bitlines, a first latch to latch the output of the first multiplexer, a second multiplexer to select a second input port or a second bitline among a second group of bitlines. The second input port is coupled to an output port of the first latch. The I/O functional unit further includes a second latch to latch the output of the second multiplexer.

Abstract: The invention provides systems, methods, and devices relating to the provision of system-wide coordinated control voltage regulation support in power transmission and distribution networks using multiple inverter based power generation or absorption facilities, which are coupled to the power transmission and distribution networks for minimizing transmission and distribution line losses and for performing Conservation Voltage Reduction. The invention uses a novel control method of inverter based Distributed Generators as Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) in a way that provides a dynamic voltage regulation/control with the inverter capacity remaining after real power generation or absorption, thereby decreasing system line losses and performing Conservation Voltage Reduction.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to operating a power generation facility to contribute to the stability of the power transmission system. A controller operates on the power generation facility to modulate real power or reactive power or both in a decoupled manner to contribute to the stability of the power transmission system. Real power produced by the power generation facility can be increased or decreased between zero and the maximum real power available from the PV solar panels, as required by the power system. Reactive power from the power generation facility can be exchanged (injected or absorbed) and both increased or decreased as required by the power transmission system. For solar farms, the solar panels can be connected or disconnected, or operated at non-optimal power production to add or subtract real or reactive power to the power transmission system.

Abstract: A method of determining at least one point of entry of smoke into a smoke detection system, the system having a sampling pipe network including at least one sampling pipe and a plurality of sampling inlets through which an air sample can enter the at least one sampling pipe of the smoke detection system for analysis by a particle detector, said method including: determining a volume of sample air that has passed through at least part of the smoke detection system since a predetermined event or a value corresponding to said volume; and determining through which sampling inlet of the plurality of sampling inlets the smoke entered the smoke detection system based, at least in part, on the determined volume or value. Systems for implementing such a method and related methods are also described.

Abstract: A memory is described. The memory includes a storage cell. The memory also includes a read bit line coupled to the storage cell. The memory also includes at least one N type pre charge transistor coupled between the read bit line and a power supply node. The at least one N type pre-charge transistor is to pre-charge the read bit line. The memory also includes at least one P type pre charge transistor that is also coupled between the read bit line and the power supply node. The at least one P type pre-charge transistor is to pre-charge the read bit line with the at least one N type transistor.

Abstract: A method and a system are described for generation of test automation scripts in real time. The method includes scanning a plurality of properties associated with objects within a user interface of an application under test. The method includes comparing the properties with a pre-stored object library. The pre-stored object library comprises metadata of pre-stored properties of the application under test. This includes identifying the updated properties associated with one or more objects from the plurality of objects based on the comparison of metadata of updated objects with the metadata of existing or pre-stored properties. This includes creating a unique XPATH reference for each of the one or more of objects based on the identified one or more updated properties. The method includes generating in real time one or more test automation scripts for each of the one or more of objects based on the unique XPATH reference.

Abstract: A circuit includes a bitcell array having a plurality of bitlines, and an I/O functional unit to read data stored in the bitcell array. The I/O functional unit includes a first multiplexer to select a first input port or a first bitline among a first group of bitlines, a first latch to latch the output of the first multiplexer, a second multiplexer to select a second input port or a second bitline among a second group of bitlines. The second input port is coupled to an output port of the first latch. The I/O functional unit further includes a second latch to latch the output of the second multiplexer.

Abstract: Integrated circuits with volatile random-access memory cells are provided. A memory cell may be coupled to write bit lines and a read bit line. The write bit line may not be coupled to any precharge circuitry. The read bit line may only be precharged during memory access operations. In one suitable arrangement, the read bit line may be precharge immediately after an address decoding operation and before an evaluation phase. In another suitable arrangement, the read bit line may be precharged after an addressing decoding operation and in parallel with the evaluation phase. In either arrangement, a substantial amount of leakage and active power can be reduced.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to operating a power generation facility to contribute to the stability of the power transmission system. A controller operates on the power generation facility to modulate real power or reactive power or both in a decoupled manner to contribute to the stability of the power transmission system. Real power produced by the power generation facility can be increased or decreased between zero and the maximum real power available from the PV solar panels, as required by the power system. Reactive power from the power generation facility can be exchanged (injected or absorbed) and both increased or decreased as required by the power transmission system. For solar farms, the solar panels can be connected or disconnected, or operated at non-optimal power production to add or subtract real or reactive power to the power transmission system.

Abstract: A messaging system comprising: computer storage holding messaging accounts for users of the messaging system, each comprising a user identifier of a first type; an account manager for managing the messaging accounts; a group manager configured to grant participant users access to messaging groups by creating, in the computer storage, associations between the messaging groups and the messaging accounts of the participant users; a group messaging service configured for use in transmitting and receiving messages, in each of the plurality of messaging groups, between the participant users granted access to that messaging group, using the user identifiers of the first type in their messaging accounts.

Abstract: In various implementations, a condition of one or more screens of a device may be determined. A user may select a return application that facilitates capturing image(s) of device screen(s). A user may capture images of a screen of using a camera of the same device or another device. In some implementations, the user may position the device proximate a mirror such that the device can capture an image of one or more screens of the device. The captured image(s) may be processed and/or analyzed to determine if the screen of the device is damaged. In some implementations, notifications based on the condition of the device screen(s) may be transmitted. A price for the device may be determined, in some implementations based on the condition of the screen.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for operating a solar farm inverter as a Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) device—a STATCOM—for voltage control. The solar farm inverter can provide voltage regulation, damping enhancement, stability improvement and other benefits provided by FACTS devices. In one embodiment, the solar farm operating as a STATCOM at night is employed to increase the connectivity of neighbouring wind farms that produce peak power at night due to high winds, but are unable to connect due to voltage regulation issues. The present invention can also operate during the day because there remains inverter capacity after real power export by the solar farm. Additional auxiliary controllers are incorporated in the solar farm inverter to enhance damping and stability, and provide other benefits provided by FACTS devices.

Abstract: A method for operating an SRAM of an FPGA in a high or low-power mode includes a CRAM of the FPGA storing control bits for controlling whether pages of the SRAM operate in the high or low-power mode. A control circuit of the FPGA uses the control bits, a system clock signal, and address for the pages to determine whether to operate the pages in the high or low-power mode and to control the timing for precharging and tristating read bitlines of the pages for the high and low-power modes. In the high-power mode the read bitlines are precharged longer than in the low-power mode, and in the high-power mode the read bitlines are tristated less than in the low-power mode. Precharging the read bitlines for a lesser time in the low-power mode reduces DC leakage current in the lower power mode compared to the high-power mode.

Abstract: In various implementations, a condition of one or more screens of a device may be determined. A user may select a return application that facilitates capturing image(s) of device screen(s). A user may capture images of a screen of using a camera of the same device or another device. In some implementations, the user may position the device proximate a mirror such that the device can capture an image of one or more screens of the device. The captured image(s) may be processed and/or analyzed to determine if the screen of the device is damaged. In some implementations, notifications based on the condition of the device screen(s) may be transmitted. A price for the device may be determined, in some implementations based on the condition of the screen.

Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for surfacing one or more location-based messaging groups are presented. Geolocation information associated with a current location of a client computing device may be sent to a group messaging service. A request to identify one or more location-based messaging groups corresponding to the current location of the client computing device may be sent from a group messaging application to the group messaging service. Information associated with one or more location-based messaging groups for which the current location of the client computing device meets a location-based threshold may be received from the group messaging service, and the one or more location-based messaging groups for which the current location of the client computing device meets the location-based surfacing threshold may be surface on a display of the client computing device.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for operating a solar farm inverter as a Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) device—a STATCOM—for voltage control. The solar farm inverter can provide voltage regulation, damping enhancement, stability improvement and other benefits provided by FACTS devices. In one embodiment, the solar farm operating as a STATCOM at night is employed to increase the connectivity of neighboring wind farms that produce peak power at night due to high winds, but are unable to connect due to voltage regulation issues. The present invention can also operate during the day because there remains inverter capacity after real power export by the solar farm. Additional auxiliary controllers are incorporated in the solar farm inverter to enhance damping and stability, and provide other benefits provided by FACTS devices.

Abstract: A memory is described. The memory includes a storage cell. The memory also includes a read bit line coupled to the storage cell. The memory also includes at least one N type pre charge transistor coupled between the read bit line and a power supply node. The at least one N type pre-charge transistor is to pre-charge the read bit line. The memory also includes at least one P type pre charge transistor that is also coupled between the read bit line and the power supply node. The at least one P type pre-charge transistor is to pre-charge the read bit line with the at least one N type transistor.