A system and method of scheduling tasks, comprising receiving activity and performance data from registers or storage locations maintained by hardware and an operating system; storing calibration coefficients associated with the activity and performance data; computing an energy dissipation rate based on at least the activity and performance data; and scheduling tasks under the operating system based on the computed energy dissipation rate.

The present disclosure relates to a smart card device comprising: a laminated core comprising: a front substrate (10); a first flexible sheet (20) having a card circuitry formed thereon; a first substrate (30); a second flexible sheet (40) having an inductive circuitry formed thereon, and a second substrate (50) in a top-to-bottom order, wherein the front substrate (10) provides at least one first opening (11) which defines a perforated design and a second opening (12) through which a contact pad (22) is exposed, wherein the card circuitry includes: a flip chip (21), a first antenna coil (24) conductively coupled to the flip chip (21), the contact pad (22), at least one conductor path (23) conductively coupling the contact pad (22) to the flip chip (21), wherein the inductive circuitry includes at least one LED module (46) arranged proximate to the at least one first opening (11) and a second antenna coil (44) conductively coupled to the at least one LED module (46), and wherein the first substrate (30) includes at least one light guide (31) which is arranged under the at least one first opening (11) and configured to direct an illumination produced by the at least one LED module (46) through the at least one first opening (11) to illuminate the perforated design.

A method for controlling a data center, comprising a plurality of server systems, each associated with a cooling system and a thermal constraint, comprising: a concurrent physical condition of a first server system; predicting a future physical condition based on a set of future states of the first server system; dynamically controlling the cooling system in response to at least the input and the predicted future physical condition, to selectively cool the first server system sufficient to meet the predetermined thermal constraint; and controlling an allocation of tasks between the plurality of server systems to selectively load the first server system within the predetermined thermal constraint and selectively idle a second server system, wherein the idle second server system can be recruited to accept tasks when allocated to it, and wherein the cooling system associated with the idle second server system is selectively operated in a low power consumption state.

Exemplary embodiments of dispensing systems, dispensers, refill units, methods for autonomously updating firmware and/or software in dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary dispenser includes a dispenser housing, an object sensor, a near field communications reader, a power source, a processor and a memory. First logic is stored in the memory for controlling the dispenser. The first logic does not enable the object sensor. The system includes a refill unit having a container, a near field communications tag and a software or firmware update stored on the near field communications tag. The software or firmware update comprises second logic for updating the first logic stored in the memory for controlling the dispenser and wherein the second logic enables the object sensor.

A light-emitting diode has an anode terminal coupled to a node of application of a power supply voltage by a first transistor and a cathode terminal coupled to a node of application of a reference voltage by a second transistor. A microcontroller includes a digital-to-analog converter and a comparator, with the comparator having a first input coupled to one of the anode and cathode terminals of the diode and a second input configured to receive an output voltage of the converter. An output signal of the comparator controls one of the first and second transistors to turn off when the comparator detects an operating condition where current flow in the light-emitting diode exceeds maximum current limit (such as with the light-emitting diode operating in an exponential operating area.

System and method for encrypted multimedia information management, wherein the first user scans a sensing device with the first information device to retrieve an identification code. The first information device generates a public key based on the identity of the second user and encrypts the multimedia information to be sent to the second user. The encrypted multimedia information is then uploaded to the server together with the identification code and the set time conditions for the second encryption. When the second user reads the multimedia information, the second information device is used to scan the sensing device to obtain the identification code. Based on the identity feature, the second information device generates the private key corresponding to the public key. After generating a key based on the current time point, the multimedia information is decrypted for the first time and the second time to obtain the multimedia information.

The present invention relates generally to a smart tool board device that stores at least one tool and ensures said tool is not lost or misplaced during use. At least one RFID reader on the board detects at least one RFID element that is attached to each tool such that the RFID reader can detect when a tool has not been placed back onto the tool board. Once this occurs, the device may communicate to a manufacturing line and/or process to cease the operation of the manufacturing process.

A smart card includes a first circuit delivering a power supply voltage and a second circuit coupled to the first circuit by an electrical conductor and powered with the power supply voltage. A light-emitting diode has a first terminal coupled to the electrical conductor and a second terminal coupled to a first terminal of the second circuit. During a first operating phase, the first circuit delivers a first value of the power supply voltage and the second circuit applies a first voltage to the first terminal. During a second operating phase, the first circuit delivers a second value of the power supply voltage and the second circuit applies a second voltage to the first terminal.

A smart card includes a plurality of display devices on an outside surface of a housing. Circuitry within the housing includes a processor, and communication circuitry configured to communicate with at least one computing device located within a geographic region around the smart card. The processor is configured to continuously receive a plurality of communication signals from the computing device, to continuously assess a geographic distance from the smart card to the fixed position of the computing device within the geographic region using the plurality of communication signals, to continuously activate or deactivate the plurality of display devices based on the geographic distance from the smart card to the fixed position of the computing device in the geographic region for providing a user with a directional indication, distance indication, or both, to the computing device in the geographic region.

A physical card has a body with dynamic region(s) configured to appear opaque for human viewing in a first phase and translucent for human viewing in a second phase. The card also has a computer readable chip, a power supply configured to power the one or more dynamic regions, a communication device, one or more processors, and memory storing instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause the card to perform a method. The card may receive an authorization signal from a recognized user device associated with a cardholder, direct dynamic region(s) to transition from being opaque in the first phase to being translucent in the second phase, and direct the dynamic region(s) to transition from being translucent in the second phase to being opaque in the first phase upon hitting a predetermined time threshold in the second phase.