公开(公告)号：US06243548B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-05

申请号：US09258017

申请日：1999-02-25

申请人： James A. Hebert ,  James D. Rise ,  Jack E. Fanning ,  Kevin J. Mills ,  William D. Anderson

发明人： James A. Hebert ,  James D. Rise ,  Jack E. Fanning ,  Kevin J. Mills ,  William D. Anderson

IPC分类号： G03G1500

CPC分类号： G03G15/5004 ,  B41J29/393 ,  G03G15/50 ,  G05B2219/25281 ,  G05B2219/25291

摘要： A method for controlling an imaging apparatus based on an intelligent usage tracking system is provided. The method monitors use of the imaging apparatus over a period of time and uses the collected data to predict future use. The collected data is used to control the imaging apparatus to minimize warm-up delays and to maximize time in one or more standby modes.

摘要翻译： 提供一种基于智能使用追踪系统来控制成像装置的方法。 该方法监视成像装置在一段时间内的使用，并使用收集的数据来预测未来的使用。 收集的数据用于控制成像装置以最小化预热延迟并且最大化一个或多个待机模式下的时间。

公开(公告)号：US07318551B1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-15

申请号：US10998146

申请日：2004-11-26

申请人： Kevin J. Mills

发明人： Kevin J. Mills

IPC分类号： G06K7/06

CPC分类号： G06K7/10

摘要： An improved way to add a wireless peripheral to existing digital systems is taught. A small adapter is suitable for use suspended inline with the cables attached to it. The adapter has an embedded wireless port for receiving data from a wireless peripheral. The adapter further has an input connector for communicating with an existing wired peripheral and an output connector for communicating with the existing system unit. To add a wireless peripheral, the adapter is merely inserted between a wired peripheral and the system unit. The adapter may be plugged directly into the system unit where the cable of the wired peripheral formerly attached. Compared to prior art solutions, the concepts taught ease the installation of the wireless peripherals, lower the cost of the addition, and expand the placement freedom for the wireless peripheral's charging cradle.

摘要翻译： 教授了向现有数字系统添加无线外设的改进方法。 小型适配器适用于与其连接的电缆悬挂在线。 适配器具有用于从无线外设接收数据的嵌入式无线端口。 适配器还具有用于与现有有线外围设备进行通信的输入连接器和用于与现有系统单元进行通信的输出连接器。 要添加无线外设，适配器仅插入有线外设和系统单元之间。 适配器可以直接插入系统单元，其中有线外围设备的电缆以前连接。 与现有技术的解决方案相比，教导的概念可以轻松安装无线外设，降低添加成本，并扩展无线外设充电座的放置自由度。

公开(公告)号：US06920517B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-19

申请号：US10421656

申请日：2003-04-22

申请人： Kevin J. Mills ,  Micheal L. Gifford

发明人： Kevin J. Mills ,  Micheal L. Gifford

IPC分类号： H05K5/02 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H05K5/0282

摘要： Portable computing hosts, such as PDAs, are customized for use in diverse applications, such as media and game players, through use of a first-level removable expansion module having player-specific circuitry and a slot for a second-level removable module, such as a removable memory. For example, in combination with a connected or attached user interface device (e.g., earphones), these modules provide a host with external-interface circuitry and/or application-specific functions as well as second-level removable memory functions. The removable memory may be used to store and playback digitally encoded media such as music, audio, or video. The removable memory may also be used directly or predominantly by the player's application specific circuitry within the first-level removable expansion module. In illustrative embodiments, an industry standard physical and electrical interface couples the application specific module to the portable computing host, which provides user interface functions for the application.

摘要翻译： 诸如PDA之类的便携式计算机主机通过使用具有播放器专用电路的第一级可移动扩展模块和用于二级可移除模块的插槽来定制，用于各种应用，如媒体和游戏玩家， 作为可移动存储器。 例如，这些模块与连接或附接的用户界面设备（例如，耳机）组合，为主机提供外部接口电路和/或应用特定功能以及二级可移动存储器功能。 可移动存储器可以用于存储和重放诸如音乐，音频或视频的数字编码媒体。 可拆卸存储器也可以直接地或主要由第一级可移动扩展模块内的玩家的专用电路使用。 在说明性实施例中，工业标准物理和电接口将应用特定模块耦合到便携式计算主机，便携式计算主机为应用提供用户界面功能。

公开(公告)号：US20090287870A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-19

申请号：US12271660

申请日：2008-11-14

申请人： Kevin J. Mills ,  Micheal L. Gifford

发明人： Kevin J. Mills ,  Micheal L. Gifford

IPC分类号： G06F13/20

CPC分类号： H05K5/0282

摘要： The utility and operation of portable hosts, such as PDAs and other portable computers, is enhanced by methods and devices employing a first-level removable module adapted to receive a second-level removable module with subscriber services information. The first-level removable module processes received messages and services based at least in part on the contents of the subscriber services module.

摘要翻译： 诸如PDA和其他便携式计算机之类的便携式主机的实用性和操作通过采用适用于接收具有用户服务信息的二级可移除模块的第一级可移动模块的方法和设备来增强。 至少部分地基于用户服务模块的内容，第一级可移除模块处理接收到的消息和服务。

公开(公告)号：US06863557B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-08

申请号：US10449867

申请日：2003-05-30

申请人： Kevin J. Mills ,  Micheal L. Gifford

发明人： Kevin J. Mills ,  Micheal L. Gifford

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01S1/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06K17/00 ,  H01R12/18 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H01R13/64

CPC分类号： H05K5/0282 ,  G01C21/20 ,  H05K5/0286 ,  Y10S439/946

摘要： The utility of portable computer hosts, such as PDAs (or hand-helds), is enhanced by methods and apparatus for removable expansion cards having application specific circuitry, a second-level-removable memory, and optional I/O, in a number of illustrative embodiments. In addition to providing greater expansion utility in a compact and low profile industrial design, the present invention permits memory configuration versatility for application specific expansion cards, permitting easy user field selection and upgrades of the memory used in conjunction with the expansion card. Finally, from a system perspective, the present invention enables increased parallelism and functionality previously not available to portable computer devices.

摘要翻译： 诸如PDA（或手持式）之类的便携式计算机主机的用途通过具有应用特定电路，二级可移动存储器和可选I / O的可移动扩展卡的方法和装置来增强，多个 示例性实施例。 除了在紧凑且低调的工业设计中提供更大的扩展实用性之外，本发明允许针对特定应用的扩展卡的存储器配置多功能性，允许与扩展卡一起使用的存储器的容易的用户现场选择和升级。 最后，从系统角度来看，本发明实现了以前对便携式计算机设备不可用的增加的并行性和功能。

公开(公告)号：US07773972B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-10

申请号：US10438256

申请日：2003-05-14

申请人： Martin Croome ,  Kevin J. Mills

发明人： Martin Croome ,  Kevin J. Mills

IPC分类号： H04M1/66 ,  H04M1/68 ,  H04M3/16 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04K1/00 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/32

CPC分类号： H04W12/06 ,  H04L63/08 ,  H04L63/104 ,  H04W88/02

摘要： Individual wireless devices communicate amongst each other exchanging identity information, authentication-state or both, thereby forming a collaborative-collection of wireless devices. This collaborative-collection of wireless devices offers improvements over individual wireless devices in three areas. First, device functions are affected by the group of devices that are active-members of the collaborative-collection, enabling improved functionality. Second, the times-of-membership and times-of-non-membership of the devices in the collaborative-collection are monitored and this information is used to affect the function of individual devices in the collaborative-collection, including improved security and authorization policies. Third, the authentication-state of the active-member devices in the collaborative-collection affects the function of the active-member devices in the collaborative-collection, also adding to improved security.

摘要翻译： 各个无线设备彼此通信交换身份信息，认证状态或两者，由此形成无线设备的协作收集。 这种无线设备的协作收集在三个方面提供了单个无线设备的改进。 首先，设备功能受到作为协作集合的活动成员的设备组的影响，从而实现了改进的功能。 第二，监视协作收集中的设备的会员次数和非会员次数，并且该信息用于影响协作收集中各个设备的功能，包括改进的安全和授权策略 。 第三，协同收集中的主动成员设备的认证状态会影响协作集合中活动成员设备的功能，同时增加了安全性。

公开(公告)号：US20100162625A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-01

申请号：US12319091

申请日：2008-12-31

申请人： Kevin J. Mills

发明人： Kevin J. Mills

IPC分类号： C10J3/68 ,  B01J19/00

CPC分类号： C10L1/02 ,  C10B49/22 ,  C10B53/02 ,  C10C5/00 ,  C10G3/40 ,  C10G2300/1011 ,  C10G2300/1014 ,  C10G2300/1022 ,  C10J3/485 ,  C10J3/62 ,  C10J3/84 ,  C10J2300/0993 ,  C10J2300/1246 ,  C10K1/028 ,  C10K1/04 ,  Y02E50/14 ,  Y02P20/145 ,  Y02P30/20

摘要： A biomass fast pyrolysis system for conversion of biomass vegetation to synthetic gas and liquid fuels includes: a) a non-circulating riser reactor for pyrolysis of biomass vegetation feedstock utilizing a heat carrier, the non-circulating riser reactor being physically structured and adapted to have a rate of reaction of at least 8,000 biomass vegetation feedstock lbs/hr/ft2, utilizing a ratio of heat carrier to biomass vegetation feedstock of about 7:1 to about 11.5:1, the riser reactor having a base input region at its bottom, a central reaction region and an output region at its top, the riser reactor including a cyclone disengager at its output region for separation of pyrolysis resulting char and heat carrier from the pyrolysis product gases, the cyclone disengager having an output downcomer and an output upcomer, the cyclone disengager output downcomer being connected to and feeding into a side combustor unit, the riser reactor being a non-circulating riser reactor in that the heat carrier is not returned directly to the riser reactor from the cyclone disengager and travels first down the cyclone disengager output downcomer to the side combustor unit; and, b) the side combustor unit for combusting pyrolysis resultant char and reheating the heat carrier the side combustor having a heat carrier downcomer connected to the base input region of the riser reactor.

摘要翻译： 用于将生物质植被转化为合成气体和液体燃料的生物质快速热解系统包括：a）用于利用热载体热解生物质植被原料的非循环提升管反应器，非循环提升管反应器物理结构化并适于具有 使用至少8,000个生物质植物原料lbs / hr / ft 2的反应速率，利用热载体与生物量植被原料的比例为约7:1至约11.5:1，提升管反应器在其底部具有基本输入区域， 中心反应区域和其顶部的输出区域，提升管反应器在其输出区域包括旋风分离器，用于将热解产生的焦炭和热载体与热分解产物气体分离，旋风分离器具有输出降液管和输出升温器， 旋风分离器输出降液管连接到侧燃烧器单元并进料到侧燃烧器单元中，提升管反应器是非循环提升管反应器，其中h 食用载体不会从旋风分离器直接返回到提升管反应器，并且首先沿着旋风分离器输出降液管向下行进到侧面燃烧器单元; 和b）侧燃烧器单元，用于燃烧热解产生的焦炭并将具有连接到提升管反应器的基本输入区域的热载体降液管的侧燃烧器重新加热。