Abstract:
An electric vehicle may include a first drive axle to drive a first wheel of the electric vehicle, a first electric motor mounted directly on the first drive axle, a power supply such as a battery to power the first electric motor, and a controller to control the electric motor. The electric vehicle may include a second drive axle to drive a second wheel and a second electric motor mounted on the second drive axle. The electric motor may be only mounted on the first drive axle. The battery may be formed from an array of batteries.
Abstract:
According to an embodiment, a mobile device includes wireless access circuitry configured to access a wireless communication network; a processor for executing a communication client application to conduct a packet-based call with a remote device via a channel established over the wireless communication network, the communication client application configured to monitor at least one network parameter; a hardware processing module selectively operable to implement a processing function; a software processing module selectively executable to implement said processing function; and a selection mechanism for supplying the call to one of the hardware processing module and software processing module based on the at least one monitored network parameter.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of encoding a video stream comprising, receiving a video signal comprising a plurality of frames, each frame comprising one or more portion of video data displaying to a user a video image derived from the video signal; receiving from the user selection of at least one region in the video image, the region represented by a portion of video data; and encoding the video signal, said encoding comprising encoding the portion of video data corresponding to the at least one selected region at a higher quality level than other portions of the video data in the video stream.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a method and system for continuously displaying image pages of digital content which are available over a network. More specifically, the method and system enables a user to view image pages in a continuous manner while a limited number of image pages are being downloaded at a given time. Several image pages which are adjacent to the image page(s) the user is currently viewing may be stored in temporary memory. The image pages in the temporary memory are utilized so that, within the image pages, the user can move the displayed image pages up and down without experiencing any discontinuation. In order to ensure continuous display throughout the entire digital content, the next possible set of image pages is constantly determined and obtained to update the current set of image pages in the temporary memory.
Abstract:
A system and method for controlling access to electronic content stored on a content provider's server is provided. A content provider may control and restrict unauthorized access to electronic content through an identified user account by limiting a number of devices from which requests to access the content through the account have been received. A content provider may also collect usage information of interest by monitoring authorized access to electronic content.
Abstract:
A central aspect of the invention relates to a method of enhancing speech, the method comprising the steps of, receiving noisy speech comprising a clean speech component and a non-stationary noise component, providing a speech model, providing a noise model having at least one shape and a gain, dynamically modifying the noise model based on the speech model and the received noisy speech, enhancing the noisy speech at least based on the modified noise model. Hereby is achieved a method of speech enhancement that is able to suppress highly non-stationary noise. Another aspect of the invention relates to a speech enhancement system that may be adapted to be used in a hearing system, such as a hearing aid or a headset.
Abstract:
A store operation architecture in which store operation latency and read-for-ownership (RFO) throughput are improved. Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus to improve store performance in a microprocessor by allowing out-of-order issuance of RFO operations and more efficiently using the store buffer latency periods.
Abstract:
A side impact airbag and deployment system including an inflator is provided. The airbag has a generally B-shaped, or hour-glass, configuration and has a broad shoulder loading portion, a narrow central portion, and a broad pelvis loading portion.
Abstract:
A side airbag (14) for a supplemental restraint system (12) of a vehicle (10) includes an inflatable bag comprised of a shoulder-receiving portion (24) and a thorax-receiving portion (26) that extends from the shoulder-receiving portion (24). This airbag (14) is moveable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration. In the inflated configuration, the thorax-receiving portion (26) is sized thinner than the shoulder-receiving portion (24) in a lateral direction.
Abstract:
The present disclosure discloses a music earphone, which comprises an auricle-shaped shell, a cover, and a cavity formed by the auricle-shaped shell and the cover. A receiver(s) is disposed in the cavity, a sound aperture is disposed at an upper end of the shell, an edge of the sound aperture extends towards the interior of the cavity to form a cylindrical hearing tube, a lower end of the hearing tube is fixedly connected with the receiver(s), and a lower end of each of the receiver(s) is connected with a conductor. The music earphone allows the shell to match the auricle of a user in a breathable manner, filter out the external noise while still enabling the user to hear the external communication sound, improve the music quality, and guard the traffic safety of the user.