Reclaiming energy from waste water in tall buildings

    公开(公告)号:US08610295B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-17

    申请号:US13528070

    申请日:2012-06-20

    IPC分类号: F03B13/06

    摘要: Electrical power is generated from falling liquids such as captured rain water, gray water and black water in tall buildings using two or more reservoirs. Fill valves for each of the reservoirs are controlled to fill the first reservoir in a raised position while emptying the second reservoir in a lowered position. When full, the first reservoir is dropped to the lowered position while imparting mechanical energy to an electrical generator and while raising the second reservoir. Next, the second reservoir is filled until full while the first reservoir is emptied, followed by dropping the second reservoir to the lowered position while imparting mechanical energy to the electrical generator and while raising the first reservoir. The cycle is repeated so that electrical generation from the falling of the liquid avoids the liquid contacting or passing through a turbine or impeller.

    Cooperative neighboring hardware nodes determination
    3.
    发明授权
    Cooperative neighboring hardware nodes determination 有权
    合作邻居硬件节点确定

    公开(公告)号:US08606857B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-10

    申请号:US12953284

    申请日:2010-11-23

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    CPC分类号: G06F9/5061

    摘要: A hardware node locates one or more neighboring hardware nodes. The hardware node maintains a general list of the neighboring hardware nodes. The hardware node can determine one or more selected neighboring hardware nodes within the general list with which the hardware node is interested in cooperating, such as to create an interest list of the selected neighboring hardware nodes. The hardware node contacts each selected neighboring hardware node, such as each node within the interest list, to determine a corresponding level of cooperation of each selected neighboring hardware node. The hardware node generates a cooperating list that includes the corresponding level of cooperation of each selected neighboring hardware node, after contacting each selected neighboring hardware node.

    摘要翻译: 硬件节点定位一个或多个相邻的硬件节点。 硬件节点维护相邻硬件节点的一般列表。 硬件节点可以确定一般列表中的一个或多个选定的相邻硬件节点,硬件节点与该硬件节点有兴趣合作,例如创建所选择的相邻硬件节点的兴趣列表。 硬件节点与每个选定的相邻硬件节点(例如兴趣列表内的每个节点)联系,以确定每个选定的相邻硬件节点的相应的协作级别。 在与每个所选择的相邻硬件节点联系之后,硬件节点生成包括每个选定的相邻硬件节点的相应级别的协作列表。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A MOBILE NODE
    4.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A MOBILE NODE 审中-公开
    跟踪移动节点的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110307210A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-15

    申请号:US12814893

    申请日:2010-06-14

    IPC分类号: G06F15/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06

    摘要: Techniques for tracking the position and movement of a mobile node within a field of fixed nodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, positional information generated from neighboring nodes in the field of nodes along with positional information obtained from the mobile node itself is compiled and used to track the location of the mobile node. The field of fixed nodes may relay positional information to interested nodes within the field in order to communicate the movement of the mobile node. Based on the positional information of the mobile node, the mobile node can be tracked, and an estimated time of arrival and a likelihood of reaching a defined point or a fixed node can be computed. Additionally, fixed nodes may use the estimated time of arrival and likelihood calculations to initiate anticipatory processing if the mobile node is likely to encounter the fixed node.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了用于跟踪固定节点领域内的移动节点的位置和移动的技术。 在一个实施例中,从节点领域的相邻节点生成的位置信息以及从移动节点本身获得的位置信息被编译并用于跟踪移动节点的位置。 固定节点的领域可以将位置信息中继到场内感兴趣的节点,以便传送移动节点的移动。 基于移动节点的位置信息,可以跟踪移动节点,并且可以计算到达定义点或固定节点的估计到达时间和可能性。 此外,如果移动节点可能遇到固定节点,固定节点可以使用估计的到达时间和似然计算来启动预期处理。

    DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A COMPUTER'S DISPLAY
    5.
    发明申请
    DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A COMPUTER'S DISPLAY 审中-公开
    动态控制电脑显示

    公开(公告)号:US20110131153A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-02

    申请号:US12627044

    申请日:2009-11-30

    IPC分类号: G06F3/01 G06F17/00

    摘要: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for dynamically managing screen real estate on a remote computer's display is presented. A first computer receives an initial state of screen real estate of a remote computer's display. The first computer detects a change to an external physical environment of the remote computer's display, and then adjusts the initial state of the screen real estate in order to remotely create an adjusted state of the screen real estate.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种用于在远程计算机显示器上动态管理屏幕空间的计算机实现的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 第一台计算机接收远程计算机显示屏的屏幕空间的初始状态。 第一台计算机检测到远程计算机显示器的外部物理环境的变化,然后调整屏幕不动产的初始状态,以便远程创建屏幕不动产的调整状态。

    Method of and system for assigning documents in a workflow system
    6.
    发明授权
    Method of and system for assigning documents in a workflow system 失效
    在工作流系统中分配文档的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06721782B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-13

    申请号:US09603731

    申请日:2000-06-23

    IPC分类号: G06F1300

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/10

    摘要: A method of and system for assigning documents to users in a workflow system initially assigns a document to a specified role, rather than to a specified individual for review, further processing, and/or approval. The system determines the users signed on to the system in the specified role, and assigns the unassigned document to one of the signed on users. The system determines the users signed on to the system in the specified role by maintaining a role document for the specified role. The role document includes a list of the users assigned to the specified role and the signon/signoff status of each assigned user. The system assigns the document to a user on the role document whose signon/signoff status is signed on according to an assignment algorithm. The system updates the signon/signoff status of the role document whenever a user signs on to or off of the system.

    摘要翻译: 在工作流系统中为用户分配文档的方法和系统最初将文档分配给指定的角色,而不是指定的个人进行审查,进一步处理和/或批准。 系统确定以指定角色登录到系统的用户,并将未分配的文档分配给其中一个已登录的用户。 系统通过维护指定角色的角色文档来确定在指定角色中登录系统的用户。 角色文档包括分配给指定角色的用户列表和每个分配的用户的登录/注销状态。 系统根据分配算法将登录/签退状态的角色文档的文档分配给用户。 每当用户登录或关闭系统时,系统将更新角色文档的登录/注销状态。

    Master/slave architecture for a distributed chat application in a bandwidth constrained network
    7.
    发明授权
    Master/slave architecture for a distributed chat application in a bandwidth constrained network 有权
    带宽约束网络中分布式聊天应用程序的主/从架构

    公开(公告)号:US06499053B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-24

    申请号:US09345183

    申请日:1999-06-30

    IPC分类号: G06F1300

    摘要: A chat system includes a chat server and a plurality of chat clients in a network that may be bandwidth constrained. Each chat client is configurable, in response to instructions from the chat server, to operate in either a master mode or a slave mode. In the master mode, a chat client is capable of initiating a chat session. In the slave mode, a chat client is incapable of initiating a chat session and may participate only in a chat session initiated by another chat client operating in the master mode. An invitor user initiates, or adds a member to, a chat session by sending an invitation to an invitee user name at a proxy address at the chat server. If the chat server determines that the invitee is logged on, the chat server forwards the invitation to the invitee at the invitee's network address. If the invitee user accepts the invitation, the invitee client sends a join message to the invitor client, and the invitor client adds the invitee's user name and client network address to a chat member list. Then, the chat session proceeds with the chat member client sending chat input to the master client and the master client sending chat session updates to the member client.

    摘要翻译: 聊天系统包括聊天服务器和可能受带宽约束的网络中的多个聊天客户端。 响应来自聊天服务器的指令,每个聊天客户端都是可配置的,以在主模式或从模式下操作。 在主模式下,聊天客户端能够发起聊天会话。 在从模式中,聊天客户端不能发起聊天会话,并且可以仅参与由主模式操作的另一个聊天客户端发起的聊天会话。 邀请用户通过在聊天服务器上的代理地址发送邀请给被邀请者的用户名来启动聊天会话或添加成员。 如果聊天服务器确定被邀请者登录,聊天服务器将邀请函转发给被邀请者的被邀请者的网络地址。 如果被邀请者用户接受邀请,被邀请者客户端向邀请者客户端发送加入消息,并且邀请者客户端将被邀请者的用户名和客户端网络地址添加到聊天成员列表。 然后,聊天会话继续聊天成员客户端向主客户端发送聊天输入,主客户端向成员客户端发送聊天会话更新。

    Method of and system for managing documents in a bandwidth constrained environment
    8.
    发明授权
    Method of and system for managing documents in a bandwidth constrained environment 有权
    在带宽约束环境中管理文档的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06438548B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-20

    申请号:US09345180

    申请日:1999-06-30

    IPC分类号: G06F700

    摘要: A system for managing documents in a distributed computing environment, which may be bandwidth limited, includes a document locker server and a document locker client. The document locker client monitors user interaction with a version of a document locally replicated from a document server. Whenever the user attempts interaction with the document, such as editing or performing a workflow action, which would change said document, the document locker client requests a lock for the document from the document locker server. The document locker server grants a lock if the document is not already locked by another user and the document locally replicated is the latest version of the document. The document locker client allows the user to perform the operation if a lock is received, without having to replicate a version of the document to the local host.

    摘要翻译: 用于在分布式计算环境中管理可能带宽限制的文档的系统包括文档更衣室服务器和文档更衣室客户机。 文档更衣室客户端监视与文档服务器本地复制的文档的版本的用户交互。 无论何时用户尝试与文档进行交互,例如编辑或执行工作流操作(将更改所述文档),文档锁定器客户端将从文档更衣室服务器请求文档的锁定。 如果文档尚未被其他用户锁定,并且本地复制的文档是文档的最新版本,则文档更衣室服务器将授予锁定。 文档储物柜客户端允许用户在接收到锁定的情况下执行操作,而不必将文档的版本复制到本地主机。

    Temporary collaborative ad-hoc network of hardware nodes to perform function
    10.
    发明授权
    Temporary collaborative ad-hoc network of hardware nodes to perform function 有权
    临时协同自组织网络硬件节点执行功能

    公开(公告)号:US08924570B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-30

    申请号:US12953222

    申请日:2010-11-23

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 H04W84/18

    CPC分类号: H04W84/18 H04L12/28 H04L41/12

    摘要: That a trigger for creating a temporary collaborative ad-hoc network of hardware nodes has occurred is detected. In response, the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network is created via intercommunication among the hardware nodes. After the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network has been created, the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network performs a given function. A particular hardware node within the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network can perform a roll call request so that it ascertains a list of the hardware nodes within the temporary collaborative ad-hoc network. Performing the roll call request can include ascertaining that a correctness of the list of the hardware nodes satisfies a threshold, such that the correctness of the list of the hardware nodes is not necessarily completely correct.

    摘要翻译: 已经发现了用于创建硬件节点的临时协同自组织网络的触发器。 作为响应,通过硬件节点之间的相互通信来创建临时协同自组织网络。 在临时协同自组织网络创建之后,临时协同自组织网络执行给定的功能。 临时协同自组织网络中的特定硬件节点可以执行卷呼请求,以便确定临时协同自组织网络内的硬件节点的列表。 执行卷呼请求可以包括确定硬件节点的列表的正确性满足阈值,使得硬件节点的列表的正确性不一定是完全正确的。