Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes a method and system of planning autonomous mission, the mission being executed by one or more autonomous agents. A generic mission template is obtained, the generic mission template being constructed from a plurality of mission-objects and defines logical connections between the plurality of mission-objects, wherein each mission-object is configured to logically represent a respective type of mission-element; one or more mission-object in the generic mission template are associated with a respective real world mission-element, thereby generating a specific mission plan; with the help of a processor an agent-specific mission plan is generated for the one or more agents, based on the generic mission template and the specific mission plan, wherein an agent specific mission plan comprises tasks assigned to a respective designated agent and is compatible with the technical requirement of the respective designated agent.

Abstract: A guiding unit and a computation unit, the computation unit comprising elements for saturating, if necessary, a usual optimized slope for the landing, following a comparison with a slope computed on the basis of a performance criterion relative to a deceleration capability of the aircraft.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide irrigation controllers comprising: a housing; a control unit including a first microcontroller configured to execute irrigation programs and a first set of code; and a removable plug-in device that removably mates with a portion of the irrigation controller and communicationally couples to the first microcontroller, wherein the plug-in device comprises a memory storing a second set of code to replace at least a portion of the first set of code, wherein the plug-in device is configured to re-flash at least a portion of the first set of code allowing a copy of the second set of code to overwrite at least the portion of the first set of code; wherein the first set of code comprises a bootloader that writes the copy of the second set of code over the first set of code with the exception of the bootloader that is not written over.

Abstract: A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes an acceleration delta module and a remedial action module. The acceleration delta module determines an acceleration delta of a vehicle based on a difference between an actual acceleration of the vehicle and a desired acceleration of the vehicle. The acceleration delta module also determines an average value of the acceleration delta corresponding to at least one of a first predetermined period and a predetermined number of samples of the acceleration delta. The remedial action module, based on the average value of the acceleration delta and independent of a torque command generated to accelerate the vehicle, selectively takes a remedial action by adjusting operation of at least one of an engine and an electric motor.

Abstract: An internal pressure sensor detects an internal pressure of the fuel tank, which stores fuel. A solenoid valve is configured to close to seal the fuel tank and is configured to open to open the fuel tank. An internal pressure acquisition unit is configured to acquire an internal pressure of the fuel tank from the internal pressure sensor. A drive control unit is configured to control the solenoid valve to open when the internal pressure of the fuel tank is greater than or equal to a first predetermined value, which is a negative value, and is less than a second predetermined value, which is 0 or a positive value.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a computer-implemented method and system of reducing commodity usage by providing tailored consumer information to the consumer. The method utilizes neural network and machine learning techniques to calculate and cluster statistical data to classify the premises for desired observable condition, including the presence of a programmed thermostat. A score is determined that corresponds to at least one of: (i) a present state of an observable condition, (ii) a non-present state of the observable condition, and (iii) a degree of a condition of the observable condition, to provide tailored consumer information associated to the consumer's usage of the commodity.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to obtain data including a temperature in a space where each of a plurality of air conditioning apparatuses is installed, a temperature outside the space, and power consumption of the plurality of air conditioning apparatuses, calculate a factor to obtain relationship between the temperature in the space, the temperature outside the space, and the power consumption related to each of the plurality of the air conditioning apparatuses based on the obtained data, and calculate, in a case of changing a setting temperature of the plurality of air conditioning apparatuses, a change width of each of the setting temperatures of the plurality of air conditioning apparatuses in such a manner that variation in the change width becomes a control unit using an objective function expressing a cost of a power supplier and the calculated factor.

Abstract: In a method performed by a Power Over Ethernet (PoE) system, Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) provides data and voltage over Ethernet wires to a Powered Device (PD). The PD converts the PSE voltage to a regulated voltage by at least one DC-DC converter in the PD. A first load in the PD, such as a processor, operates in a standby mode during a standby period and draws a low current from the converter via a low current path. During this standby period, a high current load in the PD is disconnected and does not draw current. When the first load comes out of the standby mode and into an active mode, the converter supplies a relatively high current to the second load and the first load. In this way, the first load, if a processor, can be already booted up at the time the second load becomes active.

Abstract: A lighting control device can include a control module and a processing module. The control module can provide a driving signal. The driving signal can modify a control voltage on a control interface. The control voltage can control a controllable ballast or driver. The processing module can determine a duty cycle of the driving signal. The control module and the processing module can receive power via the control interface and a power supply on the control device.

Abstract: A power supply circuit includes: a depression mode transistor that includes a field plate; an enhancement mode transistor to which a source electrode and a drain electrode of the depression mode transistor are coupled; and a constant current source that is coupled to a connection node between the depression mode transistor and the enhancement mode transistor.

Abstract: A temperature sensor circuit includes: an output circuit including a first field-effect transistor configured to output a current proportional to temperature when a voltage twice as high as a threshold voltage is applied to a gate of the first field-effect transistor; and a voltage generating circuit configured to generate the voltage twice as high as the threshold voltage by a plurality of field-effect transistors and supply the generated voltage twice as high as the threshold voltage to the gate of the first field-effect transistor.

Abstract: A voltage regulator circuit and a method to control the voltage regulator circuit. The voltage regulator circuit comprising an AC switching regulator, a DC switching regulator, a linear voltage regulator and switches to configure the voltage regulator circuit for improved efficiency across a wide load range.

Abstract: An LDO circuit with a current sink stage reduces significantly overshooting of the output voltage due to sudden changes of output current. The activation of the current sink stage is independent of the overshoot percentage of the regulated output voltage. The disclosure doesn't require large output capacitors to avoid the possibility of brownouts of chips supplied by the LDO.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide voltage regulating circuits which are power efficient, low noise, and substantially insensitive to changes in process technology, power supply voltage, and temperature. Such circuits may be used to provide the regulated voltage for a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), for example, as found in a radio frequency front end (RFFE). One example voltage regulating circuit generally includes a current source configured to supply or sink a reference current and a current mirror having a bias branch and a main branch, wherein the bias branch is connected with the current source, wherein the main branch includes a source follower to provide the regulated voltage, and wherein the reference current is available at a node for the regulated voltage.

Abstract: A low power bandgap circuit device that generates temperature independent reference voltages and/or zero temperature coefficient currents is disclosed. The circuit comprises a first pair of transistors, an amplifier, a star connected resistive network, and a second pair of transistors, wherein zero temperature coefficient currents are generated through mirroring and reuse of current from the star connected resistive network.

Abstract: The invention relates to a possibly reversible mechanical assembly, comprising a first component (1), a second link itself comprising a stud (3) linked to the first component (1) and formed of a stock (30) terminated by a radial bulge (31), and holding means (4) linked to the second component (2) and comprising a housing (40) dimensioned to receive the stud (3) and at least one elastic lock (41) designed to elastically hold the radial bulge of the stud in the housing (40). According to the invention, the housing (40) is formed by drilling of the second component (2) along its thickness, and each elastic lock (41) is essentially formed by an elastically flexible lug (41) formed in the thickness of the second component (2) and exhibiting a degree of radial play of non-zero amplitude.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a split phase accumulator having a plurality of sub phase accumulators are provided. Each sub phase accumulator receives a portion of a frequency control word. The first sub phase accumulator includes a first register and the remaining sub phase accumulators include a register and an overflow register. At each discrete point in time, the first sub phase accumulator is configured to be responsive to the first portion of the frequency control word at that discrete point in time and to the first sub phase accumulator value at the immediately previous discrete point in time, and each of the remaining sub phase accumulators is configured to be responsive to a value of its corresponding portion of the frequency control word at that discrete point in time and to the same second sub phase accumulator value at the immediately previous discrete point in time.

Abstract: A computing system includes at least a first division and a second division. The first division has a first clock rate and the second division has a second clock rate. The computing system includes a first processor configured to execute a task on the first division and a second processor configured to execute the task of the second division. The task executed on the first division operates according to the first clock rate, and the task executed on the second division operates according to the second clock rate. A method of executing a task in order to reduce common mode failures in a computing system includes varying a program speed of each of the plurality of divisions such that the task, when executed on a corresponding one of the plurality of divisions, operates at a clock rate according to the corresponding one of the plurality of divisions.

Abstract: Techniques for reducing electromagnetic (EM) emission in a wager-based gaming machine. A gaming machine includes one or more processors configured to generate a bus clock signal having a fundamental frequency and fundamental spectral components at harmonics of the fundamental frequency. The fundamental spectral components each have a fundamental amplitude. A signal processor is configured to generate a spread spectrum clock signal having a nominal frequency substantially equivalent to the fundamental frequency of the bus clock signal as well as nominal spectral components at harmonics of the nominal frequency. However, the nominal spectral components each have a nominal amplitude less than the fundamental amplitude of a fundamental spectral component at the same harmonic. A bus connects the signal processor with one or more elements and carries the spread spectrum clock signal to the one or more elements, thereby reducing EM emissions from the bus.

Abstract: A processor includes a plurality of processing units. A plurality of first arbitration units each arbitrate request signals output from at least two of the processing units to generate a first arbitration signal. A second arbitration unit arbitrates first arbitration signals output from the first arbitration units to generate a second arbitration signal. A plurality of clock controllers, arranged in correspondence with the first arbitration units, each generate a clock signal supplied to a corresponding first arbitration unit and the processing units coupled to the corresponding first arbitration unit. A control unit determines whether or not to operate each processing unit in accordance with an operation state of the processor and generates control information according to the determination result. Each of the clock controllers supplies or stops the clock signal or changes a frequency of the clock signal in accordance with the control information.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method to set the speed of a clock. A computing device may include a processor and a scheduler of the processor, the scheduler may be configured to: receive a plurality of votes for requested bandwidths from a plurality of different execution environments; sum the requested bandwidths; and set the clock speed based upon the sum of the requested bandwidths.

Abstract: A method includes requesting a time maintained in a first clock domain, receiving, in a second clock domain, a first time value from the first clock domain in response to requesting the time maintained in the first clock domain, determining, in the second clock domain, a latency associated at least with receiving the first time value from the first clock domain, and determining a second time value based on the first time value and the determined latency.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing a plurality of components that are networked via a plurality of high speed switches, the method includes frequency-locking to a master clock component clocks of the plurality of components, and synchronizing to a master counter, driven by the master clock, component counters of the plurality of components, so that the frequency-locked component clocks drive the component counters in synchrony with the master counter.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention discloses an apparatus for mating computing device structures. The apparatus comprises one or more rotatable latches, the one or more rotatable latches each including a respective screw mechanism housed within the one or more rotatable latches. The apparatus further comprises one or more spring assemblies, the one or more spring assemblies each including a respective thread assembly housed within the one or more spring assemblies. The respective thread assemblies comprise threading that is capable of receiving a corresponding screw mechanism of the one or more rotatable latches.

Abstract: Embodiments describe a semi-transparent or transparent module antenna assembly disposed on a transparent portion of a user wearable device (e.g., a head wearable display or a smartwatch). Embodiments describe semi-transparent or transparent antenna assemblies disposed on portions of a wearable computing device not in direct contact with the user when the device is worn to increase the antenna's efficiency for receiving radio signals and to decrease the radiation absorbed by the user's body. Furthermore, the antenna is disposed on a transparent or semi-transparent surface to further increase the antenna's efficiency. For some embodiments utilized by head wearable displays, the portion of the device including the semi-transparent or transparent antenna assembly may be the optical system, which includes a transparent portion (e.g., a prism) for displaying CGI to a user; in other embodiments, the head wearable display including the semi-transparent or transparent antenna assembly is the lens.

Abstract: A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes a body having a front surface and a rear surface, a display unit disposed on the front surface, a cover formed to allow at least part thereof to cover the front or rear surface, a window portion provided on the cover to expose at least part of the display unit in a state that the cover covers the front surface, and expose at least part of the rear surface in a state that the cover covers the rear surface, and a sensor unit provided with at least one sensor disposed at an edge portion of the window portion, wherein the sensor unit senses a user motion with respect to an inner side of the window portion in a state that the cover covers the rear surface.

Abstract: An electronic device including a housing, a connector port and a switching device is provided. The connector port is embedded in the housing for a peripheral device inserted therein to electrically connect thereto. The processor is electrically connected to the connector port and comprises a detection pin and a 1-wire pin. The switching device is coupled between the connector port and the processor to selectively connect the connector port to one of the detection pin or the 1-wire pin. When the peripheral device is inserted into the connector port, the processor controls the switching device to connect the connector port to the detection pin to determine whether the connected peripheral device is a 1-wire device. When the processor determines that the connected peripheral device is a 1-wire device, the processor controls the switching device to connect the connector port to the 1-wire pin and the processor executes 1-wire communication with the peripheral device via the 1-wire pin.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The electronic device may include a housing. A display trim may be formed from injection molded plastic that is molded directly onto the housing. The molded plastic trim may form a rectangular ring around the periphery of the housing. The housing may have angled or curved interior surfaces that are covered by the molded plastic trim. Computer-controlled positioners may be used to center the housing within an injection molding tool. Independently controlled positioners may also be used in capturing the housing between the lower die and the upper die in the injection molding tool. The injection molding tool may inject thermoplastic elastomer material into a channel in the upper die to form the plastic display trim.

Abstract: In one example an electronic device, comprises a base section and a display connectable to the base section and comprising a flexible emissive projection display (EPD) layer, and an electroactive polymer (EAP) structure coupled to the EPD layer. Other examples may be described.

Abstract: A portable terminal, including a first housing including opposing first and second sides, a second housing including opposing first and second sides, a hinge connecting the first sides of the first and second housings, a flexible display including a first end disposed in the second side the first housing, a second end disposed in the second side of the second housing, and a driver configured to drive the display, wherein the first housing and the second housing are configured to rotate on the hinge to form an angle in therebetween such that a corresponding portion of the display is exposed, and the driver is configured to output driving signals corresponding to the angle to the flexible display, such an image is displayed on the exposed portion of the flexible display.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first case and a second case. A connection assembly connects the first case to the second case such that the cases are rotatable about a shaft member disposed in the connection assembly. The connection assembly includes a first link member attached at one end to the first case and at another end to a second link member included in the second case, and a spring assembly attached at one end to the second link member and at another end to the second case. A torque is generated by the connection assembly relative to the shaft member in a direction corresponding to one or more of a closed state and an open state. The torque is generated in the direction corresponding to the closed state when respective front surfaces of the cases are separated by less than a predetermined polar angle.

Abstract: A segmental rotation type dual-shaft hinge includes an axle housing defining a first pivot shaft chamber and a second pivot shaft chamber, a first pivot shaft including a first shaft body pivotally coupled to the first pivot shaft chamber, a second pivot shaft including a second shaft body pivotally coupled to the second pivot shaft chamber, and an angle control plate having a first position-limit hole and a second position-limit hole respectively pivotally coupled to the first shaft body and the second shaft body and so configured that the distance from the center of the first position-limit hole to the center of the second position-limit hole is smaller than the distance from the axis of the first shaft body to the axis of the second shaft body, allowing rotation of the first pivot shaft and the second pivot shaft separately and stably.

Abstract: A flow guiding mechanism with flow channel adjusting function is suitable to a heat dissipating module and an electronic device with an interface card. The flow guiding mechanism includes a supporting component, at least one ventilative structure and a plurality of sheltering components. The interface card is assembled with the supporting component in an assembly direction. The ventilative structure includes a plurality of openings, and the plurality of openings is formed on the supporting component in the assembly direction. The plurality of sheltering components is rotatably disposed on the supporting component. One of the plurality of sheltering components covers a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings while the interface card does not contact the foresaid sheltering component, and the interface card rotates the foresaid sheltering component relative to the supporting component to expose the corresponding opening while the interface card is assembled with the supporting component.

Abstract: This invention describes a novel solution to providing heat redistribution and cooling to electronic devices. According to various embodiments, heat produced during the operation of the processing components in the computing device is absorbed by heat management features integrated within a supporting mid-frame. Liquid (e.g., coolants) contained in the portion of the heat management features most proximate to the processing components evaporates due to the absorbed heat, and is conducted (via convection) towards the other end of the heat management features, where the temperature is cooler. Once sufficiently cooled, the evaporated coolant condenses back into liquid form and flows back towards the other end of the heat management features.

Abstract: A method for updating a thin client image includes the steps of writing a service operating system (OS) from a network device to limited capacity memory of a thin client device, writing a large part of a new image from the network to the memory of the thin client in a series of portions, without writing over the service OS, and writing a final small part of the new image over the service OS.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for executing a process within a virtual machine. A module is injected into an operating system for the virtual machine to form an injected module. The injected module is executed to load an agent process within an application space within the virtual machine. Execution of the agent process is initiated by the injected module.

Abstract: A circuit device for power compensation in an integrated controller configured by integrating two or more different electronic control modules, which enable any one of the electronic control modules to receive power supplied from another electronic control module even though an abnormal operation occurs in the electronic control module. That is, the circuit device provides for power compensation in an integrated controller configured by integrating two or more different electronic control modules respectively having independent power circuits, which enable any one of the electronic control modules to immediately receive power supplied from another electronic control module even though an abnormal operation occurs in the electronic control module, thereby easily preventing the abnormal operation of the integrated controller.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a reactive power supply circuit comprising: a capacitor configured to provide an output of the power supply circuit based on power received from a power source, a processor configured to control the output based on at least one of: a state of a first switch that selectively couples the capacitor to the power source based on a detected level of the output, and a state of at least one second switch that selectively couples the capacitor to the power source based on a determination of a state of one or more loads coupled to the output.

Abstract: An HEMS 500 that performs a power management in a consumer 1 that includes one or more loads 40 that consume power and an SOFC unit 100 that performs a load following operation calculates, for each time zone, predicted power consumption, and thereafter, displays information indicating an exceeding time zone in which the predicted power consumption in the consumer exceeds a first threshold value of the SOFC unit 100 and information indicating a non-exceeding time zone in which the predicted power consumption falls short of a second threshold value.

Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to determining whether power is supplied at a power level to a network powered device. A network connector can be used to provide power and communications to the network powered device. The network powered device can represent itself to power sourcing equipment as a device using power at the power level. An indicator indicates whether power is supplied at the power level.

Abstract: There is provided a power supply apparatus including: a first power supply unit including a transformer switching and transforming an input power, and converting the input power into a first power and providing the first power to a main output terminal and a standby output terminal; a second power supply unit converting the input power into a second power and provide the second power as an operating power of the first power supply unit; and a main switching unit intermitting supplying of the first power from the first power supply unit to the main output terminal.

Abstract: The illustrative embodiment describes a system that manages the energy usage of a user's appliance based on: (i) the user's location, and (ii) the user's “presence information.” The “presence information” of a user is defined as a status indicator that includes, but is not limited to: the ability and willingness of a user to communicate and a user's mood. For example, when a user is lonely and at work, the office door should open, but when the user is not lonely and at work, the user's instant messages should be shut off. The illustrative embodiment comprises: an appliance; and an energy-usage controller for de-activating an energy-consuming element of the appliance based on presence information of a user of the appliance.

Abstract: Customers in a multi-tenant environment can obtain energy consumption information for a set of resources or other computing components used by those customers, including time-accurate accounting for various components of those resources utilized on behalf of the customer. A customer can also have the ability to specify how the resources are to be operated when used for the customer, in order to manage the amount of energy consumption. The accounting can be performed even when the resources are shared among multiple users or entities. Various hardware components or agents can be used to provide detailed energy consumption information for those components that is associated with a particular customer. The information can be used not only for accounting and monitoring purposes, but also to make dynamic adjustments based on various changes in usage, energy consumption, or other such factors.

Abstract: Systems and method for increasing current monitor accuracy are disclosed. The systems and methods may include receiving a run-time load value from a current monitor, determining a component parameter value associated with the run-time load value, and communicating the component parameter value to the current monitor.

Abstract: A controller for voltage regulators providing power to computer processors may control the number of active phases of each voltage regulator according to a determined electrical current demand from the processor. By relying on electrical current demand rather than a P-state, the latter generally indicating a power conservation status, improved regulator efficiencies may be had, in particular responding to situations where low current demand occurs under heavy processor demand because of C-state variations.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods are described related to context aware power management for graphics devices.

Abstract: A system includes apparatuses and a power collecting device for collecting power consumption information at power sources to which the apparatuses are connected, respectively. The apparatus includes a controller that sets the apparatus to a first state or a second state for a lower power consumption; a first obtaining unit that obtains, from the device, first associated information in which first information for identifying the sources is associated with second information indicating power consumption of the respective sources; a retaining unit that retains second associated information in which the first associated information is associated with the time when the first obtaining unit obtains the first associated information; a state determining unit that determines a state of the other apparatus; and a second obtaining unit that obtains third associated information corresponding to a period during which the apparatus is in the second state when the apparatus transits to the first state.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a microprocessor is provided. The microprocessor includes a branch prediction unit. The branch prediction unit is configured to track the presence of branches in instruction data that is fetched from an instruction memory after a redirection at a target of a predicted taken branch. The branch prediction unit is selectively powered up from a powered-down state when the fetched instruction data includes a branch instruction and is maintained in the powered-down state when the fetched instruction data does not include an instruction branch in order to reduce power consumption of the microprocessor during instruction fetch operations.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor, a controller hub, a shared higher bandwidth path coupling the processor to the controller hub, and an exclusive lower bandwidth path coupling the processor to the controller hub. The processor communicates system management information over the bandwidth path in response to a first set of criteria and communicates the information over the lower bandwidth path in response to the second set of criteria.

Abstract: A main memory system includes a main memory device including a first memory device implemented with a volatile memory and a second memory device implemented with a non-volatile memory, the main memory system being configured such that, when entering a sleep mode, the memory device reads a portion of data stored in the first memory device to store the read data in the second memory device, and, after the portion of data is read, the first memory device and the second memory device are powered off.