公开(公告)号：US20120083930A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-05

申请号：US12895780

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Marija Dragoljub Ilic ,  Jhi Young Joo ,  Burton Warren Andrews ,  Badri Raghunathan ,  Diego Benitez ,  Felix Maus

发明人： Marija Dragoljub Ilic ,  Jhi Young Joo ,  Burton Warren Andrews ,  Badri Raghunathan ,  Diego Benitez ,  Felix Maus

IPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06F17/10

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0206 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  Y04S10/58 ,  Y04S10/60 ,  Y04S50/10 ,  Y04S50/14

摘要： A method for determining an amount of electricity to purchase includes determining electrical power consumption characteristics of an electrical load at an end user of the electricity. A preference of the end user for an output of the electrical load is ascertained. The output varies with a rate of electrical power consumption by the load. A mathematical model is created of an amount of electrical power to be consumed by the load as a function of time and of monetary cost of the electricity. The model is dependent upon the electrical power consumption characteristics of the electrical load and the preference of the end user for an output of the electrical load. An amount of electricity is purchased based on the mathematical model of an amount of electrical power to be consumed by the load, and based on the monetary cost of the electricity.

摘要翻译： 用于确定要购买的电量的方法包括确定最终用户电力的电力消耗特性。 确定最终用户对电负载输出的偏好。 输出随负载的电力消耗率而变化。 创建一个数学模型，作为时间和电力成本的函数，由负载消耗的电力量。 该模型取决于电负载的电功率消耗特性和最终用户对电负载输出的偏好。 根据负荷消耗的电力量的数学模型，并根据电力的货币成本，购买电量。

公开(公告)号：US08209062B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-26

申请号：US12639472

申请日：2009-12-16

申请人： Burton Andrews ,  Diego Benitez ,  Badri Raghunathan ,  Akshay Rajhans

发明人： Burton Andrews ,  Diego Benitez ,  Badri Raghunathan ,  Akshay Rajhans

IPC分类号： G05D3/12 ,  G01R21/06 ,  G01R27/00

CPC分类号： H02J13/0006 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J2003/007 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/245 ,  Y02E60/74 ,  Y02E60/76 ,  Y04S10/30 ,  Y04S10/54 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/38 ,  Y04S20/40 ,  Y04S40/22

摘要： A method for non-intrusively monitoring a load including a plurality of appliances includes retrieving a plurality of mathematical models for modeling operation of a respective subset of the appliances. A value of a respective operational parameter is predicted for each of the subsets of appliances. An output of the load is measured. A respective value of each of the operational parameters is calculated based on the mathematical models and the outputs of the load. The predicting, measuring and calculating steps are repeated until a metric pertaining to a difference error between the measured output and the predicted output calculated from the operational parameter and the mathematical models is equal to or below a threshold for one of the subsets of appliances. It is decided that the one subset of appliances is currently operating whose metric pertaining to a difference error is equal to or below the threshold.

摘要翻译： 用于非侵入性地监视包括多个装置的负载的方法包括检索多个数学模型，用于对装置的相应子集的建模操作。 对于每个设备子集预测相应操作参数的值。 测量负载的输出。 基于数学模型和负载的输出计算每个操作参数的相应值。 重复预测，测量和计算步骤，直到与操作参数和数学模型计算的测量输出和预测输出之间的差异误差的度量等于或低于器具子集之一的阈值为止。 确定设备的一个子集当前正在运行，其中差异误差的度量等于或低于阈值。

公开(公告)号：US20110144819A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US12639472

申请日：2009-12-16

申请人： Burton Andrews ,  Diego Benitez ,  Badri Raghunathan ,  Akshay Rajhans

发明人： Burton Andrews ,  Diego Benitez ,  Badri Raghunathan ,  Akshay Rajhans

IPC分类号： G06F1/28 ,  G06F17/10 ,  G06G7/62

CPC分类号： H02J13/0006 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J2003/007 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/245 ,  Y02E60/74 ,  Y02E60/76 ,  Y04S10/30 ,  Y04S10/54 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/38 ,  Y04S20/40 ,  Y04S40/22

摘要： A method for non-intrusively monitoring a load including a plurality of appliances includes retrieving a plurality of mathematical models for modeling operation of a respective subset of the appliances. A value of a respective operational parameter is predicted for each of the subsets of appliances. An output of the load is measured. A respective value of each of the operational parameters is calculated based on the mathematical models and the outputs of the load. The predicting, measuring and calculating steps are repeated until a metric pertaining to a difference error between the measured output and the predicted output calculated from the operational parameter and the mathematical models is equal to or below a threshold for one of the subsets of appliances. It is decided that the one subset of appliances is currently operating whose metric pertaining to a difference error is equal to or below the threshold.

摘要翻译： 用于非侵入性地监视包括多个装置的负载的方法包括：检索多个数学模型，用于对装置的相应子集进行建模操作。 对于每个设备子集预测相应操作参数的值。 测量负载的输出。 基于数学模型和负载的输出计算每个操作参数的相应值。 重复预测，测量和计算步骤，直到与操作参数和数学模型计算的测量输出和预测输出之间的差异误差的度量等于或低于器具子集之一的阈值为止。 确定设备的一个子集当前正在运行，其中差异误差的度量等于或低于阈值。

公开(公告)号：US20110001983A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-06

申请号：US12497089

申请日：2009-07-02

申请人： Jan Becker ,  Soeren Kammel ,  Benjamin Pitzer ,  Badri Raghunathan

发明人： Jan Becker ,  Soeren Kammel ,  Benjamin Pitzer ,  Badri Raghunathan

IPC分类号： G01B11/25

CPC分类号： G01B11/2518 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/93 ,  H04M1/0272 ,  H04M1/21 ,  H04M2250/12 ,  H04M2250/52

摘要： In one embodiment, a three dimensional imaging system includes a portable housing configured to be carried by a user, microelectrical mechanical system (MEMS) projector supported by the housing. sensor supported by the housing and configured to detect signals emitted by the MEMS projector, a memory including program instructions for generating an encoded signal with the MEMS projector, emitting the encoded signal, detecting the emitted signal after the emitted signal is reflected by a body, associating the detected signal with the emitted signal, comparing the detected signal with the associated emitted signal, determining an x-axis dimension, a y-axis dimension, and a z-axis dimension of the body based upon the comparison, and storing the determined x-axis dimension, y-axis dimension, and z-axis dimension of the body, and a processor operably connected to the memory, to the sensor, and to the MEMS projector for executing the program instructions.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，三维成像系统包括被配置为由用户承载的便携式外壳，由壳体支撑的微电机械系统（MEMS）投影仪。 传感器，其被壳体支持并且被配置为检测由MEMS投影仪发射的信号;存储器，包括用于利用MEMS投影仪生成编码信号的程序指令，发射编码信号，在发射信号被身体反射之后检测发射信号， 将检测到的信号与发射信号相关联，将检测到的信号与相关联的发射信号进行比较，基于比较确定身体的x轴尺寸，y轴尺寸和z轴尺寸，并存储确定的 主体的x轴尺寸，y轴尺寸和z轴尺寸，以及可操作地连接到存储器，传感器和用于执行程序指令的MEMS投影仪的处理器。

公开(公告)号：US20110167128A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-07

申请号：US12683463

申请日：2010-01-07

申请人： Badri Raghunathan ,  Vivek Jain

发明人： Badri Raghunathan ,  Vivek Jain

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04W36/02 ,  G01C21/34

摘要： A wireless communication method has computer-implemented steps including identifying a location of a dead spot region within an expected route of a vehicle. The vehicle has a loss of wireless connectivity within the dead spot region. Lengths of time before the vehicle will arrive at the dead spot region and before the vehicle will exit the dead spot region are estimated. Audio content and/or video content are accessed from at least one source inside the vehicle and/or at least one source outside the vehicle such that playing of the content is uninterrupted while the vehicle is within the dead spot region, the accessing being dependent upon the estimated lengths of time.

摘要翻译： 无线通信方法具有计算机执行的步骤，包括识别车辆的预期路线内的死点区域的位置。 该车辆在死点区域内的无线连接丢失。 估计在车辆到达死点区域之前和车辆将离开死点区域之前的时间长度。 音频内容和/或视频内容从车辆内部的至少一个源和/或车辆外部的至少一个源访问，使得在车辆在死点区域内播放内容不间断，访问取决于 估计时间长短。

公开(公告)号：US07877257B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-25

申请号：US11238511

申请日：2005-09-28

申请人： Hauke Schmidt ,  Carsten Bergmann ,  Fuliang Weng ,  Rohit Mishra ,  Badri Raghunathan

发明人： Hauke Schmidt ,  Carsten Bergmann ,  Fuliang Weng ,  Rohit Mishra ,  Badri Raghunathan

IPC分类号： G10L15/00

CPC分类号： G10L15/22 ,  G06F17/278 ,  G10L2015/227

摘要： A method and system to parameterize a spoken language dialog system, includes providing a storage area to store at least one parameter value, integrating a subcomponent with at least one module of the spoken language dialog system, and configuring the subcomponent to access the at least one parameter value and to adjust an operation or output of the module based on the at least one parameter value.

摘要翻译： 一种用于参数化口语对话系统的方法和系统，包括提供存储区域以存储至少一个参数值，将子组件与所述口语对话系统的至少一个模块集成，以及配置所述子组件以访问所述至少一个 参数值，并且基于所述至少一个参数值来调整所述模块的操作或输出。

公开(公告)号：US07925507B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-12

申请号：US11483840

申请日：2006-07-07

申请人： Fuliang Weng ,  Tobias Scheideck ,  Zhe Feng ,  Badri Raghunathan

发明人： Fuliang Weng ,  Tobias Scheideck ,  Zhe Feng ,  Badri Raghunathan

IPC分类号： G10L15/18

CPC分类号： G06F17/278 ,  G06F17/30654 ,  G10L15/22

摘要： Embodiments of a name recognition process for use in dialog systems are described. In one embodiment, the name recognition process assigns weighting values to names used in a dialog based on the usage of these names. This process takes advantage of the general tendency of people to speak names, either full or partial, only after they have heard or read these names. Name input is taken in several different forms, including a static background database that contains all possible names, a background database that contains commonly used names (such as common trademarks or references), a database that contains names from a user model, and a dynamic database that constantly takes the names just mentioned. The names are then appended with proper weighting values. A high weight is given to names that have been mentioned recently, a lower weight is given to common names, and a lowest weight is given to names for the ones that have never been used or mentioned.

摘要翻译： 描述在对话系统中使用的名称识别过程的实施例。 在一个实施例中，名称识别过程基于这些名称的使用，将加权值分配给对话中使用的名称。 这个过程只有在听到或读过这些名字之后才能利用人们的全部或部分名字的一般倾向。 名称输入采用几种不同的形式，包括包含所有可能名称的静态后台数据库，包含常用名称（如公共商标或引用）的后台数据库，包含用户模型名称的数据库和动态 数据库不断提供刚才提到的名称。 然后，这些名称将附加适当的权重值。 给予最近提到的名称较高的重量，较低的重量被赋予通用名称，而对于从未被使用或提及的那些的名称来说，最小的重量是给予的。

公开(公告)号：US20100188864A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-29

申请号：US12358488

申请日：2009-01-23

申请人： Badri Raghunathan ,  Enylton M. Coelho ,  Jan Becker

发明人： Badri Raghunathan ,  Enylton M. Coelho ,  Jan Becker

IPC分类号： B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/02

CPC分类号： B60Q1/085 ,  B60Q2300/32 ,  B60Q2300/42 ,  B60Q2300/45 ,  B60Q2400/50

摘要： In one embodiment, an adaptive external vehicle lighting system includes a vehicle communication network, a memory including program instructions for generating a model of a vehicle and the environment outside of the vehicle, identifying an object of interest based upon the generated model, analyzing rendering criteria associated with the identified object of interest, and rendering object of interest data based upon the analysis, a processor operably connected to the vehicle communication network and to the memory for executing the program instructions, and at least one rendering system operably connected to the processor through the vehicle communication network for rendering the object of interest data using an associated external lighting system of the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，自适应外部车辆照明系统包括车辆通信网络，包括用于生成车辆模型的程序指令和车辆外部的环境的存储器，基于生成的模型识别感兴趣的对象，分析呈现标准 与所识别的感兴趣的对象相关联，以及基于分析呈现感兴趣的对象数据，可操作地连接到车辆通信网络的处理器和用于执行程序指令的存储器，以及至少一个可操作地连接到处理器的渲染系统， 用于使用车辆的相关联的外部照明系统呈现感兴趣对象数据的车辆通信网络。

公开(公告)号：US20080010058A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-10

申请号：US11483840

申请日：2006-07-07

申请人： Fuliang Weng ,  Tobias Scheideck ,  Zhe Feng ,  Badri Raghunathan

发明人： Fuliang Weng ,  Tobias Scheideck ,  Zhe Feng ,  Badri Raghunathan

IPC分类号： G06F17/27

CPC分类号： G06F17/278 ,  G06F17/30654 ,  G10L15/22

摘要： Embodiments of a name recognition process for use in dialog systems are described. In one embodiment, the name recognition process assigns weighting values to names used in a dialog based on the usage of these names. This process takes advantage of the general tendency of people to speak names, either full or partial, only after they have heard or read these names. Name input is taken in several different forms, including a static background database that contains all possible names, a background database that contains commonly used names (such as common trademarks or references), a database that contains names from a user model, and a dynamic database that constantly takes the names just mentioned. The names are then appended with proper weighting values. A high weight is given to names that have been mentioned recently, a lower weight is given to common names, and a lowest weight is given to names for the ones that have never been used or mentioned.

摘要翻译： 描述在对话系统中使用的名称识别过程的实施例。 在一个实施例中，名称识别过程基于这些名称的使用，将加权值分配给对话中使用的名称。 这个过程只有在听到或读过这些名字之后才能利用人们的全部或部分名字的一般倾向。 名称输入采用几种不同的形式，包括包含所有可能名称的静态后台数据库，包含常用名称（如公共商标或引用）的后台数据库，包含用户模型名称的数据库和动态 数据库不断提供刚才提到的名称。 然后，这些名称将附加适当的权重值。 给予最近提到的名称较高的重量，较低的重量被赋予通用名称，而对于从未被使用或提及的那些的名称来说，最小的重量是给予的。

公开(公告)号：US08935055B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-13

申请号：US12358488

申请日：2009-01-23

申请人： Badri Raghunathan ,  Enylton M. Coelho ,  Jan Becker

发明人： Badri Raghunathan ,  Enylton M. Coelho ,  Jan Becker

IPC分类号： B60Q1/08

CPC分类号： B60Q1/085 ,  B60Q2300/32 ,  B60Q2300/42 ,  B60Q2300/45 ,  B60Q2400/50

摘要： In one embodiment, an adaptive external vehicle lighting system includes a vehicle communication network, a memory including program instructions for generating a model of a vehicle and the environment outside of the vehicle, identifying an object of interest based upon the generated model, analyzing rendering criteria associated with the identified object of interest, and rendering object of interest data based upon the analysis, a processor operably connected to the vehicle communication network and to the memory for executing the program instructions, and at least one rendering system operably connected to the processor through the vehicle communication network for rendering the object of interest data using an associated external lighting system of the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，自适应外部车辆照明系统包括车辆通信网络，包括用于生成车辆模型的程序指令和车辆外部的环境的存储器，基于生成的模型识别感兴趣的对象，分析呈现标准 与所识别的感兴趣的对象相关联，以及基于分析呈现感兴趣的对象数据，可操作地连接到车辆通信网络的处理器和用于执行程序指令的存储器，以及至少一个可操作地连接到处理器的渲染系统， 用于使用车辆的相关联的外部照明系统呈现感兴趣对象数据的车辆通信网络。