公开(公告)号：US20080064317A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-13

申请号：US11520110

申请日：2006-09-13

申请人： Randall A. Yates ,  Bran Ferren ,  W. Daniel Hillis ,  Russel Howe ,  Ira M. Lichtman ,  Kenneth D. Salter

发明人： Randall A. Yates ,  Bran Ferren ,  W. Daniel Hillis ,  Russel Howe ,  Ira M. Lichtman ,  Kenneth D. Salter

IPC分类号： B60H1/00

CPC分类号： H05K7/1497 ,  B65D88/745 ,  F25D11/003 ,  H05K7/20754

摘要： A method for controlling a plurality of fans operatively disposed in a shipping container. The fans are arranged in a plurality of banks within a closed fluid path. Each bank has a sub-set of the fans arranged in a plurality of horizontal layers. Two banks form an adjacent pair in the closed fluid path if a fluid exiting one of the two banks next enters the other of the two banks. The method includes determining a proposed fluid flow rate for each of the banks. The method also includes modifying each of the flow rates by a respective scaling factor such that the flow rates for each adjacent pair satisfy a continuity criteria. The method further includes controlling the fans based on the modified flow rates.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制可操作地设置在运输容器中的多个风扇的方法。 风扇被布置在封闭流体路径内的多个堤岸中。 每个存储体具有布置在多个水平层中的风扇的子集。 如果离开两个银行之一的流体进入两个银行中的另一个银行，两个银行在封闭的流体通道中形成相邻的一对。 该方法包括确定每个堤岸的所提出的流体流速。 该方法还包括通过相应的缩放因子修改每个流速，使得每个相邻对的流量满足连续性准则。 该方法还包括基于修改的流速来控制风扇。

公开(公告)号：US07277930B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-02

申请号：US10500734

申请日：2003-04-18

申请人： W. Daniel Hillis ,  Russel Howe

发明人： W. Daniel Hillis ,  Russel Howe

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H05B37/0245 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B37/0254 ,  H05B37/0272

摘要： A correlation system (100) is disclosed, for use with a lighting system (102). The lighting system (102) is associated with one or more wands (104) so as to initially configure or reconfigure relationships and correlation among switches and lights of the lighting system (102). The lighting system (102) includes a plurality of lighting units (106). The lighting system (102) also includes a plurality of switch units (128). The wand (104) includes an IR emitter (160) to transmit signals to said lighting units (106) and to said switch units (128) so as to effect controlling relationships among the switch units (128) and lighting units (106).

摘要翻译： 公开了一种与照明系统（102）一起使用的相关系统（100）。 照明系统（102）与一个或多个控制杆（104）相关联，以便最初配置或重新配置照明系统（102）的开关和灯之间的关系和相关性。 照明系统（102）包括多个照明单元（106）。 照明系统（102）还包括多个开关单元（128）。 所述棒（104）包括用于向所述照明单元（106）和所述开关单元（128）发送信号的IR发射器（160），以便实现所述开关单元（128）和照明单元（106）之间的控制关系。

公开(公告)号：US20060241939A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-26

申请号：US11456806

申请日：2006-07-11

申请人： W. Daniel Hillis ,  Bran Ferren ,  Russel Howe

发明人： W. Daniel Hillis ,  Bran Ferren ,  Russel Howe

IPC分类号： G10L21/00

CPC分类号： H04K1/02 ,  G10K11/175 ,  G10K15/02 ,  G10L21/00 ,  G10L21/06 ,  H04K1/06 ,  H04K3/825 ,  H04K2203/12

摘要： A simple and efficient method for producing an obfuscated speech signal which may be used to mask a stream of speech, is disclosed. A speech signal representing the speech stream to be masked is obtained. The speech signal is then temporally partitioned into segments, preferably corresponding to phonemes within the speech stream. The segments are then stored in a memory, and some or all of the segments are subsequently selected, retrieved, and assembled into an obfuscated speech signal representing an unintelligible speech stream that, when combined with the speech signal or reproduced and combined with the speech stream, provides a masking effect. While the presently preferred embodiment finds application most readily in an open plan office, embodiments suitable for use in restaurants, classrooms, and in telecommunications systems are also disclosed.