公开(公告)号：US20130124704A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：US13295656

申请日：2011-11-14

申请人： Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Christopher J. Dawson ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

发明人： Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Christopher J. Dawson ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L41/50 ,  G06F9/5072 ,  H04L67/16

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention relate to the release of computing infrastructure components (e.g., hardware, software, combinations thereof, etc.) from a networked computing environment for potential use by another networked computing environment. In a typical embodiment, a computing infrastructure component is identified from set of computing infrastructure components associated with a networked computing environment. It may then be determined whether the computing infrastructure component can be released from the networked computing environment. Then, responsive to the determination, the computing infrastructure component may be released from the networked computing environment.

公开(公告)号：US20130042005A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-14

申请号：US13204905

申请日：2011-08-08

申请人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Christopher J. Dawson ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

发明人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Christopher J. Dawson ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L47/823 ,  G06F9/5011 ,  H04L43/0876

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for dynamically expanding cloud capacity (e.g., computing resources), based on infrastructure needs. In a typical embodiment, an available capacity of a set (e.g., at least one) of computing resources in the networked computing environment will be determined. Then, a future capacity needed for processing a set of workloads in the networked computing environment will be forecasted. Such a forecast can be made based on multiple factors/approaches. For example, the forecast can be made based upon at least one of the following: an average consumption of the set of computing resources over a predetermined period of time, a periodic estimation of consumption of the set of computing resources, a scheduled consumption of the set of computing resources, and/or a potential capacity of the set of computing resources. In general, the scheduled consumption can be determined based on at least one resource consumption schedule stored in a computer data structure, while the potential capacity can be determined based upon a set of application events associated with the set of workloads. Regardless of the approach utilized, once the future capacity has been forecasted, it will be determined whether the future capacity exceeds the available capacity. If so, the available capacity of the set of computing resources will be expanded (e.g., hardware and/or software elements will be added to the networked computing infrastructure and/or made available) until the available capacity at least meets the future capacity.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了一种基于基础设施需求动态扩展云容量（例如，计算资源）的方法。 在典型的实施例中，将确定网络计算环境中的一组（例如，至少一个）计算资源的可用容量。 然后，将预测在网络化计算环境中处理一组工作负载所需的未来容量。 这样的预测可以基于多种因素/方法。 例如，可以基于以下中的至少一个进行预测：在预定时间段内该组计算资源的平均消耗，该组计算资源的消耗的周期性估计， 一组计算资源，和/或一组计算资源的潜在容量。 通常，可以基于存储在计算机数据结构中的至少一个资源消耗调度来确定调度消耗，同时可以基于与该组工作负载相关联的一组应用事件来确定潜在容量。 无论采用何种方法，一旦预测未来能力，将确定未来能力是否超过可用容量。 如果是这样，则将扩展该组计算资源的可用容量（例如，硬件和/或软件元素将被添加到联网计算基础设施和/或可用），直到可用容量至少满足将来容量。

公开(公告)号：US20120209451A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-16

申请号：US13423677

申请日：2012-03-19

申请人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： F02N11/101 ,  F02N2300/30 ,  F02N2300/302

摘要： Operation of a vehicle is controlled based on the presence of or absence of one or more identified foreign objects within one or more monitored zones about the vehicle. One or more transceivers receive information about the one or more foreign objects. Based on the received information and the one or more corresponding zones, one or more controllers identify a response, which may include notifying the user about the foreign object and/or generating a signal that inhibits the ignition from turning on. Controllers identify a response, which may include notifying a user about a present or absent object or generating a signal that inhibits the ignition from turning on.

摘要翻译： 基于在关于车辆的一个或多个被监视的区域内存在或不存在一个或多个识别的异物来控制车辆的操作。 一个或多个收发器接收关于一个或多个异物的信息。 基于接收到的信息和一个或多个对应的区域，一个或多个控制器识别响应，其可以包括通知用户关于异物和/或产生阻止点火开启的信号。 控制器识别响应，其可以包括通知用户有关当前或不存在的物体或产生阻止点火开启的信号。

公开(公告)号：US08218939B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-10

申请号：US12353647

申请日：2009-01-14

申请人： Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

发明人： Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

IPC分类号： H04N5/765

CPC分类号： H04N5/765 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/454

摘要： A method, system and computer program provide a mechanism for intelligently synchronizing a portable video device with a digital video recorder. The intelligent synchronization handles conditions under which a complete transfer of difference content is not possible due to available storage limitations of the portable video device. The synchronization process determines a content difference between the content on the portable video device and the content on the DVR, determines available storage space on the portable video device and compares the available storage space on the portable video device to a size of the content difference. If the size of the content difference is greater than the available storage space, the size of the content difference is reduced, by compression or truncation, without completely excluding video programs from the transfer.

摘要翻译： 一种方法，系统和计算机程序提供用于智能地使便携式视频设备与数字录像机同步的机构。 智能同步处理由于便携式视频设备的可用存储限制而不可能完全传送差异内容的条件。 同步过程确定便携式视频设备上的内容与DVR上的内容之间的内容差异，确定便携式视频设备上的可用存储空间，并将便携式视频设备上的可用存储空间与内容差异的大小进行比较。 如果内容差异的大小大于可用的存储空间，则通过压缩或截断来减少内容差异的大小，而不会完全排除来自传输的视频节目。

公开(公告)号：US07889087B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-15

申请号：US12245816

申请日：2008-10-06

申请人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G08B21/00

CPC分类号： G01F23/0007

摘要： A fluid detection system comprises a liquid sensor, an air pump and an atmospheric pressure sensor encased within an air and water permeable casing defining an enclosed air space. The pressure sensor acquires pressure samples within the casing, the air pump expelling additional gas into the casing. In response to determining a flood-status or a non-flood-status state of the fluid detection system and comparing the samples, a failure of the fluid detection system or an immersion of the fluid detection system in fluid is determined. In some embodiments, failure is determined if a second sample is greater than a first sample in a non-flooded state, and in others immersion is determined if a second sample is greater than a first sample value and the determined state is flooded. In some examples, gas is expelled across a liquid detection surface and a third sample value is acquired.

摘要翻译： 流体检测系统包括液体传感器，空气泵和大气压力传感器，其被封装在限定封闭空气空间的空气和水可渗透外壳内。 压力传感器获取壳体内的压力样本，空气泵将额外的气体排出到壳体中。 响应于确定流体检测系统的洪水状态或非洪水状态状态并比较样本，确定流体检测系统的故障或流体检测系统浸没在流体中。 在一些实施例中，如果第二样本大于非淹没状态的第一样本，则确定故障，而在另一个实施例中，如果第二样本大于第一样本值并且确定的状态被淹没，则确定浸没。 在一些实例中，气体通过液体检测表面排出，获得第三样本值。

公开(公告)号：US20100145609A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-10

申请号：US12328883

申请日：2008-12-05

申请人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G01C21/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/3469 ,  G06Q30/018

摘要： Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for vehicle route planning as a function of vehicle type. A plurality of different routes for travel by a vehicle from a trip origin to a destination is determined, and the vehicle identified as either an internal combustion engine vehicle type or a hybrid vehicle type. A programmable device is caused to recommend a route of the determined plurality of routes to an operator of the identified vehicle as a function of the identified vehicle type, wherein a route recommended to the identified internal combustion engine vehicle type is different from a route recommended to the identified hybrid vehicle type. In some examples, identifying the vehicle as configured to generate operative energy through a regenerative braking energy component results in recommending a route will cause more breaking over a faster route.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括服务方法，制造品，系统，物品和可编程设备在内的方法，用于作为车辆类型的功能的车辆路线规划。 确定车辆从行程起点到达目的地的多条不同路线，车辆被识别为内燃机车型或混合动力车型。 导致可编程装置作为所识别的车辆类型的函数，将确定的多条路线的路线推荐给所识别的车辆的操作者，其中推荐给所识别的内燃机车辆类型的路线不同于推荐到 所识别的混合动力车型。 在一些示例中，通过再生制动能量分量识别配置成产生操作能量的车辆导致建议路线将导致更快的路线的更多破坏。

公开(公告)号：US20100114437A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12261424

申请日：2008-10-30

申请人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： B60K28/08 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/10 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W10/22 ,  B60W30/184 ,  B60W40/13 ,  B60W2530/10 ,  B60W2530/22 ,  B60Y2200/147 ,  F16H59/52 ,  F16H2059/525

摘要： Methods, including service methods, program products and systems are provided for sensing vehicle loads and responsively and automatically configuring a vehicle. Vehicle-mounted load sensors sense vehicle loads, a vehicle processing means calculating a load imparted to the vehicle and comparing imparted loads to load capacity ratings or thresholds and responsively adjusting a vehicle cooling, transmission, braking, suspension or engine system into a revised operating mode. Modifying a component may entail revising a load capacity rating or threshold and repeating sensing, calculating, comparing and adjusting until the revised rating or threshold is met, or progressively adjusting in proportion to a change in a historic sensed load. Adjusting of the vehicle system may be biased to a performance characteristic or a load distribution. A supervisory entity may override automatic adjustment.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括服务方法，程序产品和系统的方法，用于感测车辆负载并且响应和自动地配置车辆。 车载负载传感器感测车辆负载，车辆处理装置计算施加到车辆的负载并将所施加的负载与负载能力额定值或阈值进行比较，并且将车辆制冷，变速器，制动，悬架或发动机系统响应地调整为修改的操作模式 。 修改组件可能需要修改负载容量等级或阈值，并重复感测，计算，比较和调整，直到满足修订的等级或阈值，或与历史感测负载的变化成比例地逐渐调整。 车辆系统的调整可能偏向性能特征或负载分布。 监督实体可以覆盖自动调整。

公开(公告)号：US20100114417A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12261278

申请日：2008-10-30

申请人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

发明人： Gregory J. Boss ,  Peter G. Finn ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'connell ,  James W. Seaman ,  Keith R. Walker

IPC分类号： G01M17/00

CPC分类号： G01M17/007 ,  G07C5/085

摘要： The present invention provides a system, method, and program product for sensing and tracking vehicle fluid replacement in a vehicle by sensing information indicative of a first fluid draining from a fluid reservoir and/or a second fluid entering the fluid reservoir, recording fluid drain and fill events based on the information, and generating a fluid replacement history based on the recorded events.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种系统，方法和程序产品，用于通过感测指示从流体储存器排出的第一流体和/或进入流体储存器的第二流体的信息来记录和跟踪车辆中的车辆流体替换，记录流体排放和 基于所述信息填充事件，以及基于记录的事件生成流体替换历史。

公开(公告)号：US20090249412A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-01

申请号：US12054951

申请日：2008-03-25

申请人： Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

发明人： Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47211

摘要： Purchasing PPV movies and events can be quite expensive for a viewer particularly when multiple PPV videos are purchased. Functionality can be implemented in a video recording device to search for less expensive alternatives for acquiring selected PPV content and other fee based videos. Automatically searching for lower fees and other lower-cost sources of a PPV video removes the tedium of manually checking for fee decreases for the selected PPV video and allows for more cost effective video recording.

摘要翻译： 购买PPV电影和活动对于观众来说可能相当昂贵，特别是在购买多个PPV视频时。 可以在视频记录设备中实现功能，以搜索用于获取所选PPV内容和其他费用视频的较便宜的替代方案。 自动搜索PPV视频的较低费用和其他较低成本的来源可以省去手动检查所选PPV视频的费用减少的细节，并允许更具成本效益的视频录制。

公开(公告)号：US20090249397A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-01

申请号：US12054982

申请日：2008-03-25

申请人： Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

发明人： Kulvir S. Bhogal ,  Gregory J. Boss ,  Rick A. Hamilton, II ,  Brian M. O'Connell

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N9/8205 ,  H04N21/26208 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4332 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/6377

摘要： Viewing episodes of a video series in order allows for a good viewing experience and understanding of episode content of the individual episodes. Functionality can be implemented in a video recording device and/or at a content provider to collect data about viewing behavior to determine if a user(s) tends to view episodes of a series in order. The video recording device and/or content provider can also keep track of partially or fully viewed episodes and episodes that are ready for viewing to avoid acquiring already viewed episodes Being able to quickly catch up on missed episodes will allow for easier introduction to a video series and prevent viewers from abandoning programs. In addition, requests for particular episodes can be leveraged for dynamic episode scheduling and dynamic setting of advertisement rates.

摘要翻译： 查看视频系列的剧集，以便获得良好的观看体验和对个人情节的情节内容的理解。 功能可以在视频记录设备和/或内容提供商中实现，以收集关于观看行为的数据，以确定用户是否倾向于依次查看一系列的剧集。 视频记录设备和/或内容提供商还可以跟踪准备观看的部分或完全观看的剧集和剧集，以避免获得已经观看的剧集能够快速赶上错过的剧集将允许更容易地引入视频系列 并阻止观众放弃节目。 此外，可以利用特定情节的请求进行动态插曲调度和广告率的动态设置。