Power saving method for portable streaming devices
    1.
    发明授权
    Power saving method for portable streaming devices 失效
    便携式流媒体设备的省电方法

    公开(公告)号:US07283443B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-16

    申请号:US10539029

    申请日:2003-12-03

    IPC分类号: G11B5/09

    摘要: A method (2) of controlling memory usage in a portable streaming device (100), a portable streaming device (100) and a computer readable medium (110). The portable streaming device (100) comprises at least one memory (102), at least one processing unit (101), and at least one storage device (103) being operatively connected with said memory (102) under control of said processing unit (101). The size of a disk scheduler buffer memory within said memory in said portable streaming device is adaptively maximised by said method (2) at all times. Free memory available within the portable streaming device is continuously allocated (50) and at least a portion of said allocated free memory is designated as disk scheduler buffer memory (60). Thus results improved solid state memory utilisation of the portable streaming device, and due to larger available disk buffer memory size, less start-stop-cycles of the storage device are initiated, which leads to a longer life-cycle of said portable streaming device.

    摘要翻译: 一种控制便携式流媒体设备(100),便携式流媒体设备(100)和计算机可读介质(110)中的存储器使用的方法(2)。 便携式流媒体设备(100)包括至少一个存储器(102),至少一个处理单元(101)和至少一个存储设备(103),在所述处理单元的控制下与所述存储器(102)可操作地连接 101)。 在所述便携式流媒体设备的所述存储器内的磁盘调度器缓冲存储器的大小由所述方法(2)始终自适应地最大化。 在便携式流式传输设备内可用的空闲内存被连续分配(50),并且所述分配的可用存储器的至少一部分被指定为磁盘调度器缓冲存储器(60)。 因此,结果改善了便携式流媒体设备的固态存储器利用率,并且由于更大的可用磁盘缓冲存储器大小,启动了较少的存储设备的启动 - 停止周期,这导致所述便携式流媒体设备的更长的生命周期。

    Power efficient scheduling for disc accesses
    2.
    发明授权
    Power efficient scheduling for disc accesses 失效
    光盘访问的高效调度

    公开(公告)号:US07269106B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-11

    申请号:US10542138

    申请日:2003-12-24

    IPC分类号: G11B5/09

    摘要: A device for scanning a record carrier has a head for scanning a track for reading and/or writing information. A disc scheduler controls receiving requests for accessing the record carrier, the requests including streaming requests regarding real time information and auxiliary requests (44) regarding auxiliary information. The disc scheduler reduces power consumption of the device by switching the scanning means to a stand-by mode when no requests are pending and switching the scanning means to an operational mode when a request has to be executed. The auxiliary requests are executed in a processing interval (45) in combination with a selected one of the streaming requests. Hence the number of spin-ups of the record carrier is reduced.

    摘要翻译: 用于扫描记录载体的装置具有用于扫描轨道以读取和/或写入信息的头部。 光盘调度器控制接收访问记录载体的请求,该请求包括关于实时信息的流请求和关于辅助信息的辅助请求(44)。 当没有请求正在等待时,光盘调度器通过将扫描装置切换到备用模式来减少设备的功耗,并且当请求必须被执行时,将扫描装置切换到操作模式。 辅助请求在处理间隔(45)中与选择的一个流请求结合执行。 因此,记录载体的旋转数量减少了。

    Power saving method and system
    3.
    发明授权
    Power saving method and system 有权
    省电方式和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07702940B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US10581117

    申请日:2004-11-22

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00 G06F1/32

    摘要: The present invention relates to reduction of power consumption of electronic mass storage devices, and more particularly to such a reduction of power consumption in mobile infotainment products. These devices are equipped with a subsystem comprising a mass storage device (48) and a buffer memory (43, 44). The size of the buffer memory (43, 44) is adapted in such a way that optimally low power consumption is achieved. This accomplishment by activating or deactivating memory banks (45) comprised in the buffer memory chips. The amount of memory banks (45) activated is determined by operating characteristics of the subsystem, e.g. a desired bit-rate to be achieved for transmissions to/from the mass storage device (48).

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及电子大容量存储装置的功耗的降低,更具体地说,涉及移动信息娱乐产品的功耗的降低。 这些装置配备有包括大容量存储装置(48)和缓冲存储器(43,44)的子系统。 缓冲存储器(43,44)的大小被适配成使得能够实现最佳的低功耗。 这通过激活或去激活包含在缓冲存储器芯片中的存储体(45)来实现。 存储器组(45)的激活量由子系统的操作特性决定。 要传送到大容量存储设备(48)的传输所需要的比特率。

    Pointing device for use on an interactive surface
    6.
    发明授权
    Pointing device for use on an interactive surface 有权
    指向设备用于交互式表面

    公开(公告)号:US08816961B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-26

    申请号:US12935611

    申请日:2009-03-27

    IPC分类号: G09G5/08

    摘要: A pointing device (10, 50, 70, 90) is provided for use on an interactive surface (21). The pointing device (10, 50, 70, 90) comprises a grip portion (11, 51, 71, 91) and a shapeable part (12, 52, 72, 92). The grip portion can be manipulated into different positions by a user. The shapeable part (12, 52, 72, 92) has a contact surface for making contact with the interactive surface (21). The grip portion (11, 51, 71, 91) is coupled to the shapeable part (12, 52, 72, 92) in such a way that the manipulation of the grip portion (11, 51, 71, 91) causes a footprint (30, 60, 80, 100) of the contact surface on the interactive surface (21) to take a shape corresponding to the respective different positions of the grip portion (11, 51, 71, 91).

    摘要翻译: 指示设备(10,50,70,90)被提供用于在交互式表面(21)上使用。 指示装置(10,50,70,90)包括握持部分(11,51,71,91)和可成形部分(12,52,72,92)。 把手部分可以由使用者操纵到不同的位置。 可成型部分(12,52,72,92)具有用于与交互表面(21)接触的接触表面。 握持部分(11,51,71,91)以可操作部分(12,52,72,92)的方式联接,使得握持部分(11,51,71,91)的操纵引起足迹 (21)上的接触表面的相对于所述握持部分(11,51,71,91)的各个不同位置的形状(30,60,80,100)。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLACING AN ADVERTISEMENT
    7.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLACING AN ADVERTISEMENT 审中-公开
    替代广告的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130117102A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-09

    申请号:US13810242

    申请日:2011-07-08

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/02

    CPC分类号: G06Q30/0244 G06Q30/02

    摘要: A method and apparatus (100) for replacing an advertisement is described. A negative input regarding a current advertisement is received (step 200). At least one feature of the current advertisement is identified which is hypothezied to have caused the received negative input (step 204). A new advertisement that differs to the current advertisement in respect of the identified at last one feature is selected )step 210). The current advertisement is replaced with the selected new advertisement (step 212).

    摘要翻译: 描述用于替换广告的方法和装置(100)。 接收关于当前广告的负输入(步骤200)。 识别当前广告的至少一个特征,其被假定为已经导致接收到的负输入(步骤204)。 选择与针对所识别的最后一个特征的当前广告不同的新广告)步骤210)。 当前广告被所选择的新广告替换(步骤212)。

    System for transmitting programs to client terminals
    9.
    发明授权
    System for transmitting programs to client terminals 失效
    用于将程序发送到客户端的系统

    公开(公告)号:US07530090B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-05

    申请号:US10480127

    申请日:2002-06-13

    IPC分类号: H04N7/173

    摘要: A system (100) has a collection of programs on a central storage device (112). The system (100) supplies a particular program to a plurality of client terminals (104, 106) in a near-video-on-demand fashion using a redundant broadcast schedule. The users of the client terminals have a maximum waiting time until the client terminal can present the start of the program. An individual client terminal (104) may offer a shorter maximum waiting time to its user by prerecording a fraction of the program that is broadcast as part of the broadcast schedule.

    摘要翻译: 系统(100)具有在中央存储设备(112)上的程序集合。 系统(100)使用冗余广播时间表,以近视频点播方式将特定节目提供给多个客户终端(104,106)。 客户终端的用户具有最大等待时间,直到客户终端可以呈现节目的开始。 单个客户终端(104)可以通过预先记录作为广播调度的一部分广播的节目的一部分来向其用户提供较短的最大等待时间。

    Optimally Selecting Partial Tv Programs
    10.
    发明申请
    Optimally Selecting Partial Tv Programs 审中-公开
    最佳选择部分电视节目

    公开(公告)号:US20080288985A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-20

    申请号:US12092890

    申请日:2006-11-06

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 H04N7/173

    CPC分类号: H04N5/782 H04N5/781 H04N5/85

    摘要: A system (600), apparatus (500), and method are provided to select a best set of TV programs for reception and recording by at least one tuner said TV programs being broadcast during a given time period [b, e] having a beginning time b and an ending time e. Partial and entire TV programs are considered and for each partial or entire TV program a user preference value is provided for its reception and recording. A minimum-cost network algorithm is used that solves the selection and viewing problem to optimality (guaranteed).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种系统(600),装置(500)和方法,用于选择用于由至少一个调谐器接收和记录的最佳的一组电视节目,所述至少一个调谐器在给定时间段[b,e]期间正在广播的所述TV节目具有开始 时间b和结束时间e。 考虑部分和整个电视节目,对于每个部分或整个电视节目,为其接收和记录提供用户偏好值。 使用最小成本网络算法,将算法的选择和查看问题解决为最优(保证)。