Abstract: Implementations are directed to a pressure-sensing device including a pressure-sensitive sheet, one or more pressure-sensitive input regions disposed along the pressure-sensitive sheet including a first conductive thread including a first length in contact with the pressure-sensitive sheet, and a second conductive thread including a second length in contact with the pressure-sensitive sheet. At least a first portion of the first length of the first conductive thread passes through the pressure-sensitive sheet through a first hole in the pressure-sensitive sheet at a first location and a second portion of the second length of the second conductive thread passes through the pressure-sensitive sheet through a second hole in the pressure-sensitive sheet at a second location.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage device is accessible by an external device via an interface and includes a nonvolatile memory including one or more blocks, and a controller electrically connected to the nonvolatile memory. The controller receives from the external device a request and a notification indicating that a response performance of the request is to be lowered. In response to receiving the request and notification, the controller determines a response time longer than a processing time of the request, and executes a first performance lowering process that executes a block managing process of the nonvolatile memory by using an idle time which is a difference between the response time and the processing time of the request or executes a second performance lowering process that lowers the response performance so as to process the request by spending the response time.

Abstract: A pointer device is provided. The pointer device includes an induction coil, a clock generating circuit, and a control circuit. The induction coil converts magnetic energy into electrical potential energy and stores the electrical potential energy in a power storage period, and receives an instruction signal from the electromagnetic coordinate positioning apparatus in an instruction receiving period. The control circuit decodes the instruction signal in the instruction receiving period according to the clock signal after the power storage period. When determining that the instruction signal is one of a plurality of predefined instructions, the control circuit triggers, in a data transmission period, the induction coil to send a data signal corresponding to the instruction signal to the electromagnetic coordinate positioning apparatus according to the clock signal after the instruction receiving period. The instruction signal and the data signal each include a fixed quantity of bits.

Abstract: A pedometer with a three-axis accelerometer provides reliable step counts while worn on the wrist. Three-axis accelerometer data is combined into a single combined data stream. Each positive slope region around an inflection point in the combined data stream that has positive slope, a magnitude that exceeds an amplitude threshold value and that spans a time period that exceeds a time threshold value is identified. Each negative slope region around an inflection point in the combined data stream that has negative slope, a magnitude that exceeds an amplitude threshold value and that spans a time period that exceeds a time threshold value is identified. A step count is incremented for each occurrence of an identified positive slope region that is separated by an identified negative slope region as a step.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present specification relate to an apparatus for preventing the manipulation of exercise data, the apparatus comprising: a sensor installed in a driving unit of an exercise equipment or at a position close to the driving unit, to sense vibration associated with the exercise of a user; a storage unit for recording and storing a reference value for determining whether exercise data has been manipulated, according to an operational feature of the exercise equipment; an exercise data determining unit for determining whether the exercise data of the user has been manipulated, by comparing a vibration measurement value of the exercise equipment measured by the sensor with the reference value when driving of the exercise equipment is identified; and a control unit for performing control to receive exercise equipment information from which the user may determine a unique feature of the exercise equipment to which the user logs on, extract the reference value corresponding to the exercise equip

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for calendar control. One apparatus includes a processor, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to detect a triggering calendar entry of multiple calendar entries in a first digital calendar corresponding to a user. The triggering calendar entry occupies a time that is inconsistent with data corresponding to the first digital calendar. The code is executable by the processor to synchronize the triggering calendar entry with a second digital calendar corresponding to the user without synchronizing each calendar entry of the multiple calendar entries.

Abstract: A sports board apparatus includes a sports board and a sound module. The sports board includes a lower face for sliding and an upper face for supporting a user. The sound module is connected to the sports board, and includes a power supply and a circuit electrically connected to the power supply. The circuit comprises a vibration sensor, an audio controller electrically connected to the vibration sensor, and a speaker electrically connected to the audio controller. The audio controller actuates the speaker to provide sound like that from a vehicle in operation when the vibration sensor senses vibration.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to determining a functional state of a system under test. For example, a system to determine a functional state of a system under test may include a system controller to execute a functional test of the system under test by invoking a subset of a plurality of functional agents to interact with the system under test. Further, the system may include an agent repository to interact with the system controller and store the plurality of functional agents. Also, the system may include a state module to determine a functional state for the system under test by querying each of the subset of functional agents and comparing aggregated results from the subset of functional agents against defined for the system under test.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a Radio Access Network (RAN) comprised in a communication network, for locating a communication bottleneck in said communication network. The method comprises estimating a first Round Trip Time (RTT) between the RAN and a terminal device connected via the RAN. The method also comprises estimating a second RTT between the RAN and a server of a service provider configured for providing a service to the terminal device via the RAN. The method also comprises estimating an end-to-end RTT between the terminal device and server, based on the first and second RTT. The method also comprises determining a relative contribution of the second RTT to the end-to-end RTT. The method also comprises determining that the relative contribution of the second RTT indicates that signalling performance between the server and terminal device is limited by the signalling performance between the server and RAN.

Abstract: A reminder method, system, and computer program product include collecting information and an activity of a user, determining an optimum time to send the reminder to the user based on the information and the activity of the user and an optimal platform to deliver the reminder to the user based on the information and the activity of the user.

Abstract: This invention relates to generating benchmarks without the need for executing the application on a specific benchmarking platform or by testing the application against known inputs and outputs. Instead, the system, in an embodiment, allows for source code comparisons to known systems to predict performance. The benchmarking can be done for varying deployment platforms and various usage patterns. The source code comparison process allows for fast performance prediction by using a distance vector.

Abstract: Individualized connectivity based request handling is disclosed. For example, a content source is accessed by a client device and a load balancer executes on a processor to receive a first request based on the client device accessing the content source. A first session variable is set to a first value in a first session and a first latency to the client device is measured. A first plurality of target nodes is selected based on the first session variable. A first plurality of messages is sent to the first plurality of target nodes. A second request is received from the client device after the first session expires, starting a second session. The first session variable is set to a different second value in the second session. A second plurality of messages is sent to a second plurality of target nodes different from the first plurality of target nodes.

Abstract: A hierarchical structure (e.g., a hierarchy) for use in hierarchical analysis (e.g., hierarchical forecasting) of timestamped data can be automatically generated. This automated approach to determining a hierarchical structure involves identifying attributes of the timestamped data, clustering the timestamped data to select attributes for the hierarchy, ordering the attributes to achieve a recommended hierarchical order, and optionally modifying the hierarchical order based on user input. Through the approach disclosed herein, a hierarchy can be generated that is designed to perform well under hierarchical models. This recommended hierarchy for use in hierarchical analysis may be agnostic to any planned hierarchy provided by or used by a user to otherwise interpret the timestamped data.

Abstract: This disclosure describes, according to some implementations, a method for scoring electronic meeting requests for attendee redundancy. In an example method, the method includes retrieving, using one or more processors, user IDs of meeting attendees; retrieving, using the one or more processors, one or more characteristics associated with the user IDs; retrieving, using the one or more processors, a rule having one or more parameters for scoring meeting composition; comparing, using the one or more processors, the one or more characteristics associated with the user IDs based on the one or more parameters of the rule; and generating, using the one or more processors, a meeting score based on the comparison.

Abstract: An ice-skating measuring apparatus includes an ice-skate blade holder and an ice-skate blade. The blade holder has a front beam column and a rear beam column. The blade includes at least one sensor configured to measure forces acting on the blade, and the blade is detachable from the blade holder.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for monitoring software computations of potentially arbitrary length and duration for event processing and related systems. A pattern of events describing user interaction with a client application or a network site may be received, where a virtual process is generated to match events received from various computing resources to the pattern. A self-healing watchdog process may be generated that, after a period of time, periodically checks a state of the virtual process relative to matching the pattern of events. Any detected anomalies may be stored in a delay queue and returned to the watchdog process after a period of time.

Abstract: A position indicator includes a first resonance circuit including an inductor and a capacitor, a second resonance circuit including the first resonance circuit and a variation device configured to vary a resonance frequency or a phase of the second resonance circuit in response to an act of a user, and a switch circuit configured to perform changeover between the first resonance circuit and the second resonance circuit. The switch circuit is changed over such that, when no signal is received from outside of the position indicator and when a signal other than a predetermined signal is received from outside of the position indicator, the second resonance circuit is selected, and when the predetermined signal is received from outside of the position indicator, the first resonance circuit is selected, and the selected resonance circuit is configured to electromagnetically couple with a conductor of a sensor of the position detection apparatus.

Abstract: Systems and methods for limiting performance variation in a storage device are described. Storage devices receive work requests to perform one or more operations from other computing devices, such as a host computing device. Completing the work requests may take a response time. In some embodiments, if the response time of executing the work request exceeds a threshold, the storage device may assign additional computing resources to complete the work request.

Abstract: A device, system, and method whereby a speech-driven system used in an industrial environment distinguishes speech obtained from users of the system from other background sounds. In one aspect, the present system and method provides for a first audio stream from a user microphone collocated with a source of human speech (that is, a user) and a second audio stream from a environmental microphone which is proximate to the source of human speech but more remote than the user microphone. The audio signals from the two microphones are asynchronous. A processor is configured to identify a common, distinctive sound event in the environment, such as an impulse sound or a periodic sound signal. Based on the common sound event, the processor provides for synchronization of the two audio signals.

Abstract: The radiation detector according to the present invention is always able to calculate the summation value accurately, regardless of the intensity of the fluorescent emission that is produced in the scintillator. That is, if the method for calculating the summation value set forth in the present invention is used, then the number of instantaneous intensity data d that are added together each time a fluorescent emission is produced in the scintillator will be larger the greater the intensity of the fluorescent emission. Doing this prevents the intensity of an intense fluorescent emission from being understated. Moreover, the summing portion in the present invention is able to calculate the summation value with high reliability. This is because the instantaneous intensity data used in calculating the summation value are above a threshold value a, causing the signal-to-noise ratios to be adequately high and the reliability to be high as well.

Abstract: Systems and methods for applying and/or receiving electrical, magnetic, magnetoelectric, vibratory, or electromagnetic signals to biological tissues are described. In some embodiments, one or more of a conductive tip and a base may be provided. The tip may include a channel and an outer surface that approximates a portion of a sphere or cone and may be sized to fit within a user's ear. The base may be configured to be coupled to the tip and may include a conductor in electrical contact with the tip such that an electrical signal may pass between the base and the tip.

Abstract: A system and method are presented for dynamically generated reports. In an embodiment, a first device is associated with events, such that when the events occur, they trigger the sending of information to a second device. The second device accesses information relating to the first device and uses this information to generate data and/or alerts related to the first device. In an embodiment, the events associated with the first device comprise crossing a pre-determined geo-fence, specific GPS coordinates, networks, etc. Events may also originate from user actions in an application and external sources.

Abstract: Devices and methods for determining various occurrences and anomalies within a step are provided. A device to determine characteristics of a step includes at least one sensor to measure acceleration of a foot in at least two directions, at least one processor to execute instructions stored in a memory and to determine accelerations in first and/or second directions meet criteria to determine a footstrike and a push off of a foot from a surface. Slipping of feet while walking and running, clipping of feet while walking and running, and tripping and falling while walking and running may be indicators of overall health and fitness, particularly in older individuals.

Abstract: For example, in an embodiment, a method of determining user interface usage may comprise collecting, from a user interface including at least one data entry field, data indicating at least one event that occurs as a result of an action performed by a user on a data entry field and data associated with the user interface at the time of the at least one action, extracting, from the data indicating at least one event and the data associated with the user interface, data indicating an entity associated with the at least one event, applying an interval to the data indicating at least one event, the data associated with the user interface, and the data indicating an entity and determining an entity as owner of the event for that interval, and determining a duration of an activity based on a number of intervals that contain a given entity and action.

Abstract: An electronic device having a faulty touch panel may be diagnosed and indicated for repair by extracting a log from the electronic device. The log may include a record of touch panel events indicating active and inactive touch panel events divided into time periods. The log may be analyzed for touch panel events in a given time period. If a total number of touch panel events in a given time period exceeds a threshold count, and if a percentage of touch panel events in that given time period exceeds a threshold percentage, the touch panel may be identified as in need of replacement. Further, if a total number of touch panel events for all time periods exceeds a threshold percentage, the touch panel may be identified as in need of replacement.

Abstract: A switchable intelligent fitness handle is disclosed. A processor (11), a movement posture sensor (12) and a touch sensor (13) are built in the handle (7). The movement posture sensor (12) and the touch sensor (13) are connected to the processor (11). Each handheld fitness equipment has a corresponding sensor, and a pin connector (16, 17, 18, 19) that is matched with the bayonet (15) of the handle and provided with a signal line. Thus, the goal of accomplishing a set of exercises with a plurality of handheld fitness equipments by using one same set of handles can be achieved. An intelligent fitness set containing the fitness handle is further disclosed.

Abstract: A workroom is automatically established for each job created and is associated with a unique email address. The workroom allows members to hold live meetings, communicate in real-time, including via email, upload/manage/share files, and automatically provide transcripts of communication. The workroom also allows team members to launch work trackers directly from the workroom. A work tracker collects work information and directly generates one or more status reports based on the work information collected. A status report includes a back-end version viewable and modifiable by a service provider and a front-end version viewable by a buyer. The status report directly generates an invoice based on the information from the status report. The invoice is submitted to the buyer and allows the buyer to directly pay the service provider.

Abstract: A workroom is automatically established for each job created and is associated with a unique email address. The workroom allows members to hold live meetings, communicate in real-time, including via email, upload/manage/share files, and automatically provide transcripts of communication. The workroom also allows team members to launch work trackers directly from the workroom. A work tracker collects work information and directly generates one or more status reports based on the work information collected. A status report includes a back-end version viewable and modifiable by a service provider and a front-end version viewable by a buyer. The status report directly generates an invoice based on the information from the status report. The invoice is submitted to the buyer and allows the buyer to directly pay the service provider.

Abstract: Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for optimizing parallel data flows of a batch processing job using a profile of the processing job. An application retrieves a job profile for a processing job. The processing job has a plurality of processing stages specified in an execution profile. The job profile includes statistical data for at least one of the processing stages obtained during prior executions of the job. The application modifies properties of the execution profile based on the job profile to optimize the execution of the job. The application executes the processing job with the modified execution profile.

Abstract: A method for estimating the elevation change traveled by a user, said method using a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor, the pressure sensor being adapted to be held fixed to the user, the method comprising: a)—an operation of periodically sampling raw pressure values, reading the current raw pressure at a first sampling frequency, the raw values being stored in the form of pressure or the corresponding altitude in a first buffer (B1), b)—a filtering operation based on the raw values stored in the first buffer, in order to determine filtered values, c)—a variance calculation, performed on at least a portion of the filtered values, in order to determine a condition for including the elevation changes corresponding to the observed pressure or altitude differences.

Abstract: Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for optimizing parallel data flows of a batch processing job using a profile of the processing job. An application retrieves a job profile for a processing job. The processing job has a plurality of processing stages specified in an execution profile. The job profile includes statistical data for at least one of the processing stages obtained during prior executions of the job. The application modifies properties of the execution profile based on the job profile to optimize the execution of the job. The application executes the processing job with the modified execution profile.

Abstract: A position indicator includes a resonant circuit configured to receive electromagnetic waves transmitted intermittently from a position detection device with a first duration and a second duration. The second duration is shorter than the first duration. The position indicator also includes a load resistance value control circuit configured to control a load resistance of the resonant circuit such that different values of the load resistance are set for the first duration and the second duration. A value of the load resistance set for the second duration is smaller than a value of the load resistance set for the first duration.

Abstract: Systems and methods of assigning an RFID chip and/or a participant number to an event participant who has preregistered for the event. The assignment of the RFID chip and/or participant number to the participant occurs in real-time while the event participant or a designated representative thereof is present at a designated pick-up location to pick up the RFID chip and/or participant number.

Abstract: Systems and methods can use a testing framework for testing an event processing system. The testing framework operates to apply a sliding window on a stream of input events that are sent to an event processing system, wherein said event processing system processes the stream of input events in a batch mode with one or more sliding cycles, and wherein said sliding window includes one or more input events in a sliding cycle that correspond to a plurality of expected output events. Furthermore, the testing framework can receive a plurality of actual output events at an end of said sliding cycle in the batch mode from the event processing system, and uses said one or more expected output events to verify said one or more actual output events.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to techniques for flexible and/or dynamic frequency-related telemetry are described. In an embodiment, logic, coupled to a processor, communicates information to a module. The communicated information includes a duration counter value corresponding to a duration in which an operating characteristic of the processor is controlled. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: A method of compressing data output from one or more accelerometers configured to be transported, carried or worn by a user is provided. Acceleration values indicative of the movement of the user are measured at a first frequency and values representative of the measured acceleration values are generated at a second frequency, which is lower than the first frequency. The step of generating comprises: defining a plurality of time windows, each time window containing a plurality of measured acceleration values; and applying a transformation to the measured acceleration values within each time window to generate a plurality of transformed values. For each time window, storing at least one of said plurality of transformed values and/or one or more parameters associated therewith.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a communication channel coupling first and second components includes transmitting a data signal from the first component to the second component on the communication channel, and sensing a characteristic, such as phase, of the data signal on the second component. Information about the sensed characteristic is fed back to the first component using an auxiliary channel. An adjustable parameter, such as phase, for the transmitter is adjusted on the first component in response to the information. Also, a characteristic of a data signal received from the transmitter on the second component is sensed and used to adjust an adjustable parameter for the receiver on the first component.

Abstract: There is provided a radiation detector and a method of detecting radiation capable of more accurately correct fluorescence pileup. A table T in which the peak value h and the time course Tc of the intensity of fluorescence are related is previously prepared before radiation detection. The table T is based on actually-measured variation with time of the fluorescence intensity, and therefore faithfully represents the variation with time of fluorescence. When the occurrence of pileup is determined, the time course Tc corresponding to the peak value h immediately before the occurrence of the pileup is read out, and the time course Tc is subtracted from variation with time of the intensity data D to thereby estimate variation with time of the intensity of fluorescence after the occurrence of the pileup.

Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed. The method involves: a reader detecting an eye-mountable device within a wireless communication range of the reader, wherein the eye-mountable device includes a transparent material having a concave mounting surface configured to be removably mounted on a corneal surface; wirelessly retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a first set of data; using the retrieved first set of data to determine that a condition has been satisfied; and responsive to using the retrieved first set of data to determine that the condition has been satisfied, retrieving from the detected eye-mountable device a second set of data.

Abstract: Techniques to generate a distributed data structure using monotonic clock times are described herein. A set of data events are received at a plurality of replica locations and, based on delivery times, creation times, and timeout times, the data events are stored within a convergent replicated data structure. The data events are then ordered within the convergent replicated data structure based on the corresponding timeout times being less than a time value obtained from a locally accessible clock associated with each replica locations. The distributed data structure is then generated from the ordered data events by recursively selecting data events from the replica locations.

Abstract: Described herein are mechanisms for continuous automatic tuning of code regions for optimal hardware configurations for the code regions. One mechanism automatically tunes the tunable parameters for a demarcated code region by calculating metrics while executing the code region with different sets of tunable parameters and selecting one of the different sets based on the calculated metrics.

Abstract: A time-of-day (TOD) clock is leveraged to provide a high-resolution measure of the real time that is suitable for the indication of date and time to perform cycle-level thread synchronization. A time-of-day value provided by the time-of-day clock is used in a spin lock, along with a configurable mask, to meet a specified condition. The condition is met at regular time intervals and at the same time for all the hardware threads to be synchronized. When the condition is met and synchronization is reached, execution of the threads continues ensuring that the activity generated on each thread is in synchronization.

Abstract: A method for determining time spent on system shutdown is provided. The method may involve identifying a time at which a shutdown instruction is initiated during the system shutdown. Further, an exit time of an object that is the last to exit during the system shutdown may be identified. The time spent on the system shutdown may be determined based on the time at which the shutdown instruction is initiated and the exit time of the object that is the last to exit. The method for determining time spent on system shutdown may obtain the system time spent on the previous system shutdown regardless of the reason that the system was shut down. Further, the user may be instructed to optimize the system according to the time spent on system shutdown.

Abstract: Methods are provided for automatically performing atmospheric compensation of a multi or hyper spectral image. One method comprises transforming at least two endmembers extracted from an image into at-ground reflectance. The transformation may be approximate and/or only in certain spectral bands in order to reduce processing time. A matching component is then located in a spectral library for each of the at least two extracted endmembers. Gain and offset values are then calculated using the at least two matched extracted endmember and spectral library component pairs. At least part of the image is then compensated using the calculated gain and offset values. Another method uses at least one endmember extracted from the image and a black level. Methods for atmospheric compensation using water vapor content of pixels are also provided. In addition, methods for shadow correction of hyper and multi spectral images are provided.

Abstract: A notification manager receives a request for an application to execute an action. The notification manager determines whether an event is scheduled to occur during a time that the application is executing the action. If so, the notification manager presents a notification of the event prior to the application executing the action, so as not to interrupt the execution of the action when it comes time for the event to occur.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a time of a passing a detection line by a participant having an RFID tag traveling along the route, the system includes a timing system an RFID tag reader system for wirelessly receiving tag reads including a tag identifier for the RFID tags, time stamps each RFID tag read, and transmits them to the timing system, a laser detector detects a laser beam interrupt and generates a laser beam interrupt indicator receives the generated laser beam interrupt indicator, and determines a beam interrupt time, and creates a laser beam interrupt message including the beam interrupt time, the timing system receives the tag read messages and the laser beam interrupt messages, determines the identity of the participant from the tag identifier, associates the laser beam interrupt message with the determined tag identifier, and stores the beam interrupt time as the time of detecting the passing.

Abstract: A system and method of managing time and, more particularly, to a system and method for automatically tracking time in an electronic system. The system includes a time tracking tool is configured to be integrated with an instant messaging system. The time tracking tool is configured to associate a received instant message with one or more projects and track a session time in which the received instant message is active.

Abstract: A device for displaying a text message, comprising a display (10) having a plurality of characters, each of said characters being arranged at a fixed position, not overlapping with any other of said characters, and being adapted to be switched on and off, and a controller being connected to said plurality of characters and being adapted to switch on and off selected characters so that at a given time, a selected sub-group of said characters is switched on, the selected sub-group displaying a text message.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a response time measurement apparatus, a response time measurement system and a response time measurement method for measuring a response output time from a facility corresponding to an input signal, and more particularly, a response time measurement apparatus, a response time measurement system and a response time measurement method in which the output display of a facility is captured through a capture device to detect an output time on the basis thereof.

Abstract: An electronic timing system is provided for timing of athletic events including a radio-frequency identification antenna, a portable timing controller, a remote server, and a radio-frequency identification timing tag. The portable timing controller includes one or more radio-frequency identification readers, and a touch-panel computer electrically coupled to the one or more readers to manage data coming into the one or more readers. The controller further includes a first input/output device for exchanging data with the radio-frequency identification antenna, and a second input/output device for exchanging data with a remote server. The controller also may be powered by portable, user replaceable lithium-ion batteries. The radio-frequency identification timing tag is configured for attachment to an athlete. The timing tag and antenna are adapted for wirelessly communicating data between one another.