Author: claimsbot

1. An auction method, comprising:
(a) identifying a lot to be auctioned, having associated auction parameters;
(b) transmitting an identification of the lot and a clock synchronization signal from a central server to a plurality of remote locations through a packet switched computer network;
(c) receiving bid identifications for at least a portion of the lot consistent with the associated auction parameters, from the plurality of remote locations through the packet switched computer network;
(d) modifying an offering price over time in dependence on the received bid identifications; and
(e) communicating at least the modified offering price to the plurality of remote locations through the packet switched computer network.
2. The auction method according to claim 1, further comprising allocating a portion of the units, corresponding to at least one bid identification, to a corresponding bidder.
3. The auction method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of remote locations comprise both web browsers which communicate according to a first protocol and wireless mobile devices which communicate according to a second protocol, different from the first protocol.
4. The auction method according to claim 1, further comprising storing a bid activity pattern in a database.
5. The auction method according to claim 4, wherein the stored bid pattern activity is analyzed to determine an optimal set of auction parameters for a subsequent auction of a similar lot.
6. The auction method according to claim 1, wherein the offering price is changed over time in a pattern adaptive to a bid activity pattern.
7. The auction method according to claim 1, wherein the auction parameters define at least an auction starting price and an auction end rule.
8. The auction method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one lot comprises an airline ticket.
9. The auction method according to claim 1, wherein a bid identification comprises a buyer demand-utility function defining at least a maximum bid price.
10. The auction method according to claim 1, wherein a yield management system adaptively defines a quantity of subjects for auction represented by the lot, and a reserve price to optimize overall profits to a seller based on a time of auction, an inventory of subjects for auction remaining prior to auction, and anticipated market conditions defining bidder demand for the subjects.
11. The auction method according to claim 1, further comprising ending the auction upon the earlier of an expiration of a time for the auction, and exhaustion of availability of the lot.
12. An auction method, comprising:
(a) defining at least one lot to be auctioned, comprising at least one unit in the lot, and associated auction parameters comprising at least a time at a network-based central server;
(b) communicating the associated auction parameters from the central server to a plurality of remote locations;
(c) processing the auction parameters at each remote location to generate in dependence thereon a locally-defined display, comprising a displayed count-down clock, and an identification of the at least one lot;
(d) communicating a bid from a respective remote location to the central server comprising at least the identification of the at least one lot;
(e) determining at least one winning bidder based on bids received from the plurality of remote locations before the count-down clock expires; and
(f) communicating from the central server to the respective remote location an indication of whether the bid is a winning bid.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the parameters define a descending price auction.
14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the parameters comprise a starting price.
15. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:
(g) receiving a bid identifications for remaining units within the lot at an offering price by interactively communicating bid identifications; and
(h) changing the offering price over time in dependence on the interactively communicated bid identifications.
16. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:
(g) automatically maintaining synchronization of a clock at each respective remote location and receiving at the central server bid identifications for remaining units within the lot at a contemporaneous offering price associated with a time of bid identification from the plurality of remote locations; and
(h) changing the offering price over time and updating a remaining quantity of units, prioritizing an award of units to respective bidders based on the time of bid identification.
17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the associated auction parameters comprise an auction temporal parameter, selected from the group consisting of a starting time, an ending time, an auction temporal cessation rule, and a time-price relationship.
18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising managing a seller yield by defining a set of supply parameters, comprising non-zero reserve and an available quantity of units in the lot.
19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising, over a period of time, relaxing a limiting restriction on acceptable transaction parameters for the units in the lot, an prioritizing an award of a quantity of units to a respective bidder based on a sequence of generation of bids.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A drive device for a hatch of a vehicle, comprising:
a first housing part connected to one of (i) a stationary body component of the vehicle or (ii) a movable component comprising the hatch of the vehicle;
a second housing part;
a third housing part which is telescopically guided in the second housing part with an axial freedom of movement, said third housing part being connected to another of (i) the movable component comprising the hatch of the vehicle or (ii) the stationary body component of the vehicle;
a spindle drive comprising a threaded spindle and a spindle nut mounted on the threaded spindle by which the third housing part is drivable by a rotary drive to move axially with respect to the second housing part; and
a brake device comprising a centrifugal force brake including a first brake element and at least one second brake element, the brake device being disengaged when the at least one second brake element is drawn away from the first brake element by centrifugal forces applied to the brake device when the vehicle hatch is moved.
2. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein the brake device comprises a magnetic centrifugal force brake.
3. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein the first brake element is supported on the rotary drive.
4. The drive device according to claim 3, wherein the first brake element comprises a bore with a step, where the step provides a support surface for a magnet.
5. The drive device according to claim 4, wherein the magnet is a magnetic ring.
6. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein the brake device further comprises a guide device.
7. The drive device according to claim 6, wherein the at least one second brake element is installed in the guide device.
8. The drive device according to claim 6, wherein the guide device is mounted on a drive shaft of the rotary drive without any freedom to rotate relative to the drive shaft.
9. The drive device according to claim 7, wherein the at least one second brake element includes a recess, and the guide device includes guide elements which engage in the recess, the guide elements and the recess allowing radial movement of the at least one second brake element relative to the guide device.
10. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein the first brake element is formed as a cup.
11. The drive device according to claim 10, wherein the magnetic ring is installed in the cup.
12. The drive device according to claim 11, wherein openings are provided in the cup facilitating the passing of magnetic flux between the magnetic ring and the at least one second brake element.
13. The drive device according to claim 10, wherein a flange section is formed at an open end of the cup.

1. A passive component incorporating interposer comprising:
a resin substrate having wiring layers on both surfaces;
one or more passive components mounted on the wiring layer on one surface of the resin substrate;
a first insulating layer made of woven fabric or non-woven fabric and thermosetting resin laminated on the other surface of the resin substrate not mounted with the passive component;
a second insulating layer made of woven fabric or non-woven fabric and thermosetting resin laminated on the surface of the resin substrate mounted with the passive component and formed with a space larger than an outside dimension of the passive component;
a first wiring layer formed on a surface of the first insulating layer not contacting the resin substrate;
a second wiring layer formed on a surface of the second insulating layer not contacting the resin substrate; and
a through hole for electrically connecting the wiring layers disposed on both sides of the resin substrate, the first wiring layer, and the second wiring layer; wherein
the first wiring layer is formed to enable mounting of a semiconductor element.
2. A passive component incorporating interposer comprising:
a resin substrate having wiring layers on both surfaces;
one or more passive components mounted on the wiring layer on one surface of the resin substrate;
a first insulating layer made of inorganic filler and thermosetting resin laminated on the other surface of the resin substrate not mounted with the passive component;
a second insulating layer made of inorganic filler and thermosetting resin laminated on the surface of the resin substrate mounted with the passive component;
a first wiring layer formed on a surface of the first insulating layer not contacting the resin substrate;
a second wiring layer formed on a surface of the second insulating layer not contacting the resin substrate; and
a through hole for electrically connecting wiring layers disposed on both surfaces of the resin substrate, the first wiring layer, and the second wiring layer; wherein
the first wiring layer is formed to enable mounting of a semiconductor element.
3. The passive component incorporating interposer according to claim 1, wherein the passive component is at least a chip capacitor.
4. The passive component incorporating interposer according to claim 1, wherein the passive component is a chip capacitor and a chip resistor.
5. The passive component incorporating interposer according to claim 2, wherein the passive component is at least a chip capacitor.
6. The passive component incorporating interposer according to claim 2, wherein the passive component is a chip capacitor and a chip resistor.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method, comprising:
determining an initial phase offset between a center track and a side track;
using a processor to determine an initial side track pulse shape, using the initial phase offset and side track interference, wherein the initial side track pulse shape minimizes a contribution of the side track interference to a center track bit; and
removing the contribution of the side track interference from the center track bit using the initial side track pulse shape and the side track interference.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the center track and the side track are associated with a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) system.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the initial phase offset includes using
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4. The method of claim 1, wherein using the processor to determine the initial side track pulse shape includes using a correlation metric CmN\u22121=\u03a3k=1TykNbk\u2212mN\u22121, where T is a number of samples used for the correlation.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the initial phase offset includes using
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6. The method of claim 1, wherein using the processor to determine the initial side track pulse shape includes using \u0125LMSN\u22121=arg min hN\u22121E|ek1|2, where ek1=ykN\u2212\u03a3i=\u2212LmaxLmaxhiN\u22121bk\u2212iN\u22121 and Lmax is the length of the initial side track pulse shape.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein using the processor to determine the initial side track pulse shape includes using \u0125k+1LMSN\u22121= \u0125kLMSN\u22121+\u03bc1\xd7ek1\xd7 bkN\u22121, where ek1=ykN\u2212\u03a3i=\u2212LmaxLmaxhiN\u22121bk\u2212iN\u22121, Lmax is the length of the initial side track pulse shape, \u03bc1 is an adaptation coefficient, and bkN\u22121=bk\u2212LmaxN\u22121 . . . bk+LmaxN\u22121.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
using the processor to determine a second side track pulse shape, using the initial side track pulse shape and the side track data, wherein the second side track pulse shape minimizes the contribution of the side track interference to a second center track bit; and
remove the contribution of the side track interference from the second center track bit using the second side track pulse shape and side track data.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein using the processor to determine the second side track pulse shape includes using \u0125k+1LMSN\u22121= \u0125kLMSN\u22121+\u03bc5\xd7ek5\xd7 bkN\u22121, where ek5=ykN\u2212\u03a3i=\u2212LLhiN\u22121bk\u2212i\u2212{circumflex over (L)}N\u22121N\u22121 is an adaptation coefficient.
10. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
determine an initial phase offset between a center track and a side track;
determine an initial side track pulse shape, using the initial phase offset and side track interference, wherein the initial side track pulse shape minimizes a contribution of the side track interference to a center track bit; and
remove the contribution of the side track interference from the center track bit using the initial side track pulse shape and the side track interference.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the system is associated with shingled magnetic recording (SMR).
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions for determining the initial phase offset include instructions for using
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where {circumflex over (m)}N\u22121=arg maxmsmN\u22121 and smN\u22121=\u03a3i=0L|Ci+mN\u22121|.
13. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions for determining the initial side track pulse shape include instructions for using a correlation metric CmN\u22121=\u03a3k=1TykNbk\u2212mN\u22121, where T is a number of samples used for the correlation.
14. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions for determining the initial phase offset include instructions for using
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where imax=arg maxi\u0125iLMSN\u22121 and Lmax is the length of the initial side track pulse shape.
15. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions for determining the initial side track pulse shape include instructions for using \u0125LMSN\u22121=arg min hN\u22121E|ek1|2, where ek1=ykN\u2212\u03a3i=\u2212LmaxLmaxhiN\u22121bk\u2212iN\u22121 and Lmax is the length of the initial side track pulse shape.
16. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions for determining the initial side track pulse shape include instructions for using \u0125k+1LMSN\u22121= \u0125kLMSN\u22121+\u03bc1\xd7ek1\xd7 bkN\u22121, where ek1=ykN\u2212\u03a3i=\u2212LmaxLmaxhiN\u22121bk\u2212iN\u22121, Lmax is the length of the initial side track pulse shape, \u03bc1 is an adaptation coefficient, and bKN\u22121=bk\u2212LmaxN\u22121 . . . bk+LmaxN\u22121.
17. The system of claim 10, wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
determine a second side track pulse shape, using the initial side track pulse shape and the side track interference, wherein the second side track pulse shape minimizes the contribution of the side track interference to a second center track bit; and
remove the contribution of the side track interference from the second center track bit using the second side track pulse shape and side track data.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein using the processor to determine the second side track pulse shape includes using \u0125k+1LMSN\u22121= \u0125kLMSN\u22121+\u03bc5\xd7ek5\xd7 bkN\u22121, where ek5=ykN\u2212\u03a3i=\u2212LLhiN\u22121bk\u2212i\u2212{circumflex over (L)}N\u22121N\u22121 and \u03bc5 is an adaptation coefficient.
19. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
determining an initial phase offset between a center track and a side track;
using a processor to determine an initial side track pulse shape, using the initial phase offset and side track interference, wherein the initial side track pulse shape minimizes a contribution of the side track interference to a center track bit; and
removing the contribution of the side track interference from the center track bit using the initial side track pulse shape and the side track interference.
20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the center track and the side track are associated with a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) system.