摘要:
Real-time messaging is a very familiar activity for users. Messaging apps allow users to create messaging channels through which users can message each other. Some of these channels are direct messaging channels between two users while others are group messaging channels connecting multiple users. For group messaging, users are able to bring in other users to the group via a user-interface for adding users. This invention describes how this user-interface can be easily extended to include interconnection with other data channels to create ingoing and outgoing message flows to other applications and services. This allows users to mashup content, message across platforms, share Internet of Things devices, and chain services all within the convenience of their messaging app.Also in this invention it is described how the same user-interface can be used to add virtual user-workers or bots to group messages, allowing users to convert message channels to their own task-performing services for a variety of applications such as geo-notification, anti-spam, and language processing. In summary this invention outlines a framework for ‘do-it-all’ messaging apps that is based on overloading the same widget (control element) for adding members to a channel (e.g., the ‘+’ or ‘add user’ button) with the ability to include channel feeds and bots to that channel.
摘要:
In one embodiment, the invention is a method. The method is a method of routing a circuit having a set of nets and a set of circuit elements specified as a slicing tree and a set of linear constraints. The method includes finding short paths for the set of nets based on a minimum-spanning-tree solution to a floorplan derived from the slicing tree for each net of the set of nets. The method also includes routing the nets as conductors within channels of the floorplan, the conductors having locations satisfying a set of linear constraints based on the solution of a linear optimization problem.
摘要:
A method is described that involves developing a more detailed description of a phase lock loop system by substituting, into a monomial or posynomial equation that is part of a family of monomial and posynomial expressions that describe functional characteristics of the PLL at the system level, a lower level expression that describes a characteristic of one the PLL's basic building blocks.
摘要:
A method is described for optimal simultaneous design and floorplanning of integrated circuits. The method is based on formulating the problem as a geometric program, which then can be solved numerically with great efficiency. Prior work discloses the design of many different analog circuit cells such as operational amplifiers, spiral inductors, and LC oscillators which can be cast as geometric programs. The present disclosure adds to this layout floorplanning constraints in posynomial form that can be mixed with design constraints for different analog circuits. This allows the simultaneous design and floorplanning of numerous analog circuits using geometric programming. Thus, the design and floorplanning can be performed optimally in a single step.
摘要:
A method is described that involves recognizing that a variable within a monomial or posynomial expression for a characteristic of an analog or mixed signal system has a dependency on a lower level expression. Then, retrieving from a database the lower level expression and substituting it into the expression in place of the variable so as to describe the system at a greater level of detail than the variable did.