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... covered bodies moving through the park. If you plan a trip to Orlando, be sure to bring ponchos. The full kind that you slip over your head, not the ones with snaps on the sides as those blow open and you get wet. Umbrellas are unwieldy and useless if it gets windy.
Within the hour the sun came out and the temperature began rising. We took off our ponchos (or 'steamer bags' as I started calling them) and enjoyed a gorgeous, sunny, hot day! ...
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Christmas Vacation 2014 Day 9 Rest and relaxation today. We had a Kylee meltdown last night once we came home from Sea World. She woke up from the ride home and was so tired she wouldn't just go back to sleep. Jodi was calm, cool, and collective and eventually she fell asleep. With that both of my ladies slept in until 10:00 am. Kaleb spent a few minutes this morning getting organized. His mother ...
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... from buying a wand. We wanted to go on gringotts but the wait time was three hours f that in the a. The dragon on top of gringotts breathing fire was brilliant though. Then we took a load of photos in Simpsons world. Animal actors on location - brill saw frank Terminator 2 3D - great 3D We then got dinner at a Mexican fast food place and went to see the blue man group. What can I say it ...
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... phone network in the case of child protection or vulnerable adult cases to assist them. It was really strange initially and we thought it was a good idea but I wondered how it works with vigilantes and people using cloned registration numbers. Whilst we were in the park there was a large event on for halloween which they are already starting to prepare for even though it is early October, there were loads of kids (and a few overenthusiastic adults) in fancy dress running through ...
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Seralago Hotel and Suites5678 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy (US192), Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $44
- Caveat Emptor
- Good value for the money
Holiday Inn Orlando SW - Celebration Area5711 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway (US 192), Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $75
- Bon h�tel pour les parcs Disney
- Good hotel for off WDW stay
- A very nice Hotel for Disney vistors
Ramada Kissimmee Gateway7470 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial, Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $44
- Disney Sports Travel Rip Off
- Proximity good, needs some updates
- Not the Worst But Certainly Not the Best
Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort & Convention Center6375 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee | 4 star hotelfrom $71
Flamingo Waterpark Resort2261 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $66
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- Wonderfil
- Wundervolle Unterkunft in Kissimmee
Maingate Lakeside ResortWalt Disney World Resort, Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $43
- Great Value
- Superb Hotel
- Not what I expected
Ramada Inn Resort Eastgate5150 West Highway 192, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $55
- Old hotel
- What a dump!!!!
- We wished we were somplace else!
Champions World ResortCitrus Ridge, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $38
Quality Suites Royale Parc Suites5876 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $82
- What's the problem?
- Been there...
Comfort Suites Maingate EastOld Town, Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $86
- Place To Stay At Disney!
- Good Deal For the Price
- Great Family Place
Celebration Suites5820 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $47
- Yikes, stay away if you can afford it!
- Oh poopie!!!
- Its not Disney, BUT...
Roomba Inn & Suites Orlando5840 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $47
- Good Quality Motel
- Would not recommend this hotel!
- Don't stay at this hotel!!!
Rodeway Inn Maingate5995 W Hwy 192, Kissimmee | 1 star hotelfrom $32
- A sense of loathing...
- Very Comfortable and Affordable
- Never ever ever again
Comfort Inn MaingateCitrus Ridge, Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $69
- Really Great Hotel!
- Very nice but...
- Outstanding
Masters Inn Orlando Kissimmee5367 W. Irlo Bronson Highway, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $52
- Couldn't Wait To Get Out!
- Good for the price
- Horrible!
Holiday Inn Express Hotel And Suites Orlando-Lake Buena Vista East3484 Polynesian Isle Boulevard, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $81
- La Quinta Maingate -- Excellent!
- Wonderful accomodations
- Bravo, La Quinta!
Continental Plaza HotelWalt Disney World Resort, Kissimmee | 1 star hotelfrom $27
- Pass on this one
- Great if you like roaches
- Clean, safe, great value to go with the location
Howard Johnson Hotel Kissimmee2323 East Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Highway 192, Kissimmee | Hotelfrom $35
Travelodge Suites East Gate Orange5399 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $49
Ramada Heritage ParkOsceola County Complex, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $49
HomeSuiteHome Nikki Bird Main Gate5565 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy., Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $64
- Not Good
- Wonderful Time!
- Needs Renovation
Heritage Park Inn2050 East Irlo Bronson Mem Hwy, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $52
Palms Hotel by Lexington3104 Parkway Boulevard, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $59
- OK property
- Loved the Hampton
- First Class Stay at the Hampton.
Howard Johnson Express Inn & Suites Lake Front ParkCitrus Ridge, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $46
Galleria Palms HotelWalt Disney World Resort, Kissimmee | 3 star hotelfrom $63
- Give me a Break!!!
- Great Stay!
- Sleep Inn ~No way
Knights Inn MaingateWalt Disney World Resort, Kissimmee | 2 star hotelfrom $34
- Don't do it to yourself
- Horrible Motel! Do Not Stay Here.
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ALBANY, Georgia — Authorities say a school bus carrying 39 children in Albany was struck by another car, sending the driver and three people in the car to the hospital.
WALB-TV (http://bit.ly/1QRbwdT ) reports the car was trying to turn when it hit the bus around 3 p.m. Wednesday. The bus was carrying children to a local YMCA. No one on the bus was hurt.
Troopers have charged the driver of the car, 33-year-old Lequistia Hawkins, with failure to yield.
Hawkins, her father, and two children in the car were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The children on the bus were mostly 1st and 2nd graders.
It is unclear if Hawkins has a lawyer.
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Spatial and Temporal Asymmetries in Gait Predict Split-Belt Adaptation Behavior in Stroke
ABSTRACT . Step asymmetries during gait in persons after stroke can occur in temporal or spatial domains. Prior studies have shown that split-belt locomotor adaptation can temporarily mitigate these asymmetries.
. We investigated whether baseline gait asymmetries affected how patients adapt and store new walking patterns.
. Subjects with stroke and age-matched controls were studied walking at a 2:1 speed ratio on the split-belt during adaptation and assessed for retention of the learned pattern (the after-effect) with both belts at the same speed.
. Those with stroke adapted more slowly (P < .0001), though just as much as healthy older adults. During split-belt walking, the participants with stroke adapted toward their baseline asymmetry (eg, F = 14.02, P < .01 for step symmetry), regardless of whether the subsequent after-effects improved or worsened their baseline step asymmetries. No correlation was found between baseline spatial and temporal measures of asymmetry (P = .38). Last, the initial spatial and temporal asymmetries predicted after-effects independently of one another. The after-effects in the spatial domain (ie, center of oscillation difference) are only predicted by center of oscillation difference baseline (F = 15.3, P = .001), while all other parameters were nonsignificant (all Ps > .17). Temporal coordination (ie, phasing) after-effects showed a significant effect only from phasing baseline (F = 26.92, P < .001, all others P > .33).
. This work demonstrates that stroke patients adapt toward their baseline temporal and spatial asymmetries of walking independently of one another. We define how a given split-belt training session would affect asymmetries in these domains, which must be considered when developing rehabilitation interventions for stroke patients.
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Article: Prior Experience but Not Size of Error Improves Motor Learning on the Split-Belt Treadmill in Young Children[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Children can modify learned motor skills, such as walking, to adapt to new environments. Movement errors in these new situations drive the learning. We used split-belt walking to determine whether size of the error affects the degree of learning. Twenty-two children (aged 2-5 y) walked on the split-belt treadmill on two separate days spaced 1 week apart. Twenty-eight adults served as controls. On Day 1, children experienced an abrupt change in belt speeds (from 1∶1 to 2∶1 differential) resulting in large errors, or a gradual change (same change in speed over 12-15 min), resulting in small errors. Learning was measured by the size of the aftereffect upon return to a 1∶1 differential. On Day 2 (1 week later), the leg on the fast belt was reversed, as was the method of introducing the speed differential. We found that the error size did not affect learning. Unexpectedly, learning was greater on Day 2 compared to Day 1, especially for children under 4 y of age, despite the fact that the task was opposite to that of Day 1, and did not influence learning in adults. Hence, 11 additional children under 4 y of age were tested with belts running at the same speed on Day 1, and with a 2∶1 speed differential (abrupt introduction) on Day 2. Surprisingly, learning was again greater on Day 2. We conclude that size of error during split-belt walking does not affect learning, but experience on a treadmill does, especially for younger children.PLoS ONE 03/2014; 9(3):e93349. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0093349 · 3.53 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Gait asymmetry in spatial and temporal parameters and its impacts on functional activities have always raised many interesting questions in research and rehabilitation. The aim of this topical review is threefold: 1) to examine different equations of asymmetry of gait parameters and make recommendations for standardization, 2) to deepen the understanding of the relationships between sensorimotor deficits, spatiotemporal (step length, swing time and double support time) and biomechanical (kinematic, kinetic, muscular activity) parameter asymmetries during gait and, 3) to summarize the impacts of gait asymmetry on walking speed, falls, and energy cost in individuals post stroke. In light of current literature, we recommend quantifying spatiotemporal asymmetries by calculating symmetry ratios. However, for other gait parameters (such as kinetic or kinematic data), the choice will depend on the variability of the data and the objective of the study. Regardless of the selected asymmetry equation, we recommend presenting the asymmetry values in combination with the mean value of each side to facilitate comparisons between studies. This review also revealed that sensorimotor deficits clinically measured are not sufficient to explain the large variability of spatiotemporal asymmetries (particularly for step length and double support time) in individuals post stroke. Biomechanical analysis has been identified as a relevant approach to understanding gait deviations. Studies that linked biomechanical impairments to spatiotemporal asymmetries suggest that a balance issue and an impaired paretic forward propulsion could be among the important factors underlying spatiotemporal asymmetries. In our opinion, this paper provides meaningful information to aid in better understanding gait deviations in persons after stroke and establishes the need for future studies regrouping individuals post stroke according to their spatiotemporal asymmetries. Furthermore, further studies targeting efficacy of locomotor rehabilitation and the impacts of gait asymmetry on risk of falls and energy expenditure are needed.American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 05/2014; · 2.01 Impact Factor
Article: Spatial and Temporal Control Contribute to Step Length Asymmetry During Split-Belt Adaptation and Hemiparetic Gait[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Background. Step length asymmetry (SLA) is a common hallmark of gait poststroke. Though conventionally viewed as a spatial deficit, SLA can result from differences in where the feet are placed relative to the body (step position strategy), the timing between foot strikes (step time strategy), or the velocity of the body relative to the feet (step velocity strategy). Objective. The goal of this study was to characterize the relative contributions of each of these strategies to SLA. Methods. We developed an analytical model that parses SLA into independent step position, step time, and step velocity contributions. This model was validated by reproducing SLA values for 25 healthy participants when their natural symmetric gait was perturbed on a split-belt treadmill moving at either a 2:1 or 3:1 belt-speed ratio. We then applied the validated model to quantify step position, step time, and step velocity contributions to SLA in 15 stroke survivors while walking at their self-selected speed. Results. SLA was predicted precisely by summing the derived contributions, regardless of the belt-speed ratio. Although the contributions to SLA varied considerably across our sample of stroke survivors, the step position contribution tended to oppose the other 2-possibly as an attempt to minimize overall SLA. Conclusions. Our results suggest that changes in where the feet are placed or changes in interlimb timing could be used as compensatory strategies to reduce overall SLA in stroke survivors. These results may allow clinicians and researchers to identify patient-specific gait abnormalities and personalize their therapeutic approaches accordingly. © The Author(s) 2015.Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 01/2015; DOI:10.1177/1545968314567149 · 5.40 Impact Factor


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NEW ORLEANS - FEBRUARY 15: Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics and Chris Duhan of the Chicago Bulls help build a home in with NBA Cares during NBA All-Star Weekend on February 15, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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So, I found Smooth McGroove a while ago, and I have to confess that I bip back to YouTube pretty often to see his latest performances.
NES. Sega. Acapella. It's mesmerizing for anyone who spent a more-than-average chunk of their child/teenage/adulthood pushing UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, START. If you know what I'm talking about, check out some of these links. There are seventy songs. These are some of the more commonly known:
Tetris, themes A and B
Zelda- A Link to the Past - Overworld Theme Acapella
Street Fighter 2 - Guile Theme Acapella
Super Mario World- Overworld Theme
Sonic The Hedgehog- Green Hill Zone
Final Fantasy VI - Decisive Battle Acapella
Final Fantasy X - Battle Theme Acapella
Super Mario Brothers 2- First Level
Punch Out- Fight Theme
Kirby's Dream Land - Green Greens Acapella
There are soooo many more. C'mon video game geeks - don't leave me hanging! Everyone else, humor me. I KNOW you played Tetris. Theme B is for you.
I'm flashing back to the dark days (and nights) of my Tetris obsession. This almost makes me want to dig out my NES and fire it up again...
Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.
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DSD13 has been listening to music while on the computer and pretty regularly orchestral versions of the Zelda themes come on. Whenever I hear them I am instantly transported to my happy place.
My friend's kids (13 too!) have the 25th anniversary orchestral compilation too... I heard it recently and it gave me chills. Thank you for reminding me to look into it! (Smooth McGroove did the labyrinth theme from the original game.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9gEpzKKGXY )
Sonic Ice Cap, LOZ OOT - Gerudo Valley and Castlevania 2 - Bloody Tears are my favorites because I played the hell out of those games. I didn't reference them up there because I didn't think anyone would get it.
Right now, DD4 is playing Wind Waker on Wii U. When she needs help she hollers for me, I do the maneuver she's having trouble with, and she snatches the gamepad back. Gawd she reminds me of me.
Thinking we may have to dig out the Atari again soon. Dig Dug anyone?
ETA: Did anyone play M.U.L.E. ? I would know that music anywhere.
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Final Fantasy VI - Decisive Battle Acapella
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Focusing on the front-line soldiers who fought for their tribes, their cities, their overlords and their countries—from the Ancient Greeks who repelled the invading Persians in the 5th century to the US Marines in action in Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf, this visual history paints a compelling portrait of the front-line soldier through 2,500 years of history. The third in a series of illustrated military history books, following the highly successful Battle and Weapon, Warrior features vivid accounts of daily life, training, and tactics of the ordinary fighting man. There are also features on the kit they carried and the weapons they used, as well as the part they played in significant battles. In addition to celebrated soldiers of Europe and North America there are sections on equally formidable warriors from other parts of the world, such as the Mongol horsemen of the 13th century, the Aztecs, the Samurai of 17th-century Japan, New Zealand's Maori and the Zulus of South Africa. Warrior is organized into six sections, covering six distinct periods in the history of warfare: Phalanxes and Legions deals with the warfare of Ancient Greece and Rome; Conquest and Chivalry explores the age of warriors who fought for either honor or plunder; Pikemen and Musketeers charts the advent of gunpowder in the 16th century; Empires and Frontiers deals with expansion of empires and the clashes of colonization; Trenches and Dogfights looks at the mechanized warfare of World War I and II, when the development of tanks, aeroplanes and submarines as weapons of war marks the beginning of a completely new era; and Guerillas and Commandos shows that despite the proliferation of death-dealing machines the ordinary soldier still retains a role, sometimes highly specialized, such as helicopter-borne infantry, or guerrilla forces like the Vietcong, who managed to resist the most powerful army on earth.
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Phalanxes and legions : 600 BCE-450 CE — Overview — Greek hoplite — Roman legionary — Enemies of Rome — Conquest and chivalry : 450-1500 — Overview — Viking — Other warriors of the Viking era — Medieval knight — Medieval mounted warriors — English longbowman — Medieval foot soldiers — Mongol horseman — Samurai — Pre-Columbian warriors — Pikemen and musketeers : 1500-1775 — Overview — Landsknecht — Food soldiers of the Renaissance — Ottoman soldier — Mughal warrior — English musketeer — 17th-century European soldiers — 18th-century European armies — Empires and frontiers : 1775-1914 — Overview — American rifleman — American Revolutionary War forces — French calvaryman — Other soldiers of Napoleon's army — British redcoat — British sailor — Union infantryman — Maori warrior — Zulu warrior — Sioux warrior — Fighters of the Indian wars — Trenches and dogfights : 1914-1945 — Overview — British infantryman — German stormtrooper — Other infantrymen of World War I — Fighters of the Spanish Civil War — RAF fighter pilot — Soviet tank crewman — Other tankmen of World War II — US bomber crewman — World War II fighter pilots — SOE agents — US paratrooper — Guerrillas and commandos : 1945-present — Overview — Foreign legionnaire — US Marine — Viet Cong guerrilla — Modern guerrilla fighters — SAS soldier — Other special forces — Modern Western infantry.
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A channel selection apparatus for sorting broadcast signals detects parity errors of plural broadcast signals transmitted from the same broadcasting station. The tuned frequency of the broadcast signal is shifted from the frequency of a normal broadcast signal by a predetermined value. As a result, field intensity of the broadcast signal correlates more closely with a parity error rate. The channel selection apparatus thus can sort broadcast signals in the order of fewer error rates and assign them to tuning buttons in the order of easier selecting operation.
1. A method of signal selection, said method comprising the steps of:
scanning arrange of frequencies;
identifying in a list a plurality of signals detected within said range of frequencies; and
exchanging one and another of two of said signals which correspond and which are in said list based on said one of said signals after being frequency offset having a lower error rate than said another of said signals after being frequency offset.
2. A method of signal selection according to
3. A method of signal selection according to
4. A method of signal selection according to
5. Apparatus for signal selection, comprising:
a scanner for scanning a range of frequencies;
an error rate detector for detecting error rates of a plurality of signals scanned by said scanner;
a memory unit in which a list of said plurality of signals is sorted based on respective error rates of said plurality of signals;
a tuning unit for offsetting frequencies of said plurality of signals; and
a sorter for exchanging one and another of two of said signals in said list based on said one of said signals after being frequency offset having a lower error rate than said another of said signals after being frequency offset.
6. Apparatus of
7. Apparatus of
8. Apparatus of
The present invention relates to a channel selection apparatus employed in a television receiver (TV) or a video cassette recorder (VCR), and more particularly to a channel selection apparatus that automatically receives all the broadcast signals available in a given local area while identifying their station names. The channel selection apparatus then sorts the signals in a given order, and has tuning buttons to store the signals in the given order.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a sorting technique of a channel selection apparatus already commercialized and employed in TVs and VCRs. The channel selection apparatus comprises the following elements:
(a) tuning section 31 for selecting a broadcast signal from antenna
(b) tuning voltage generator 32 for supplying a tuning voltage to tuning section 31 in order to receive a desired channel;
(c) broadcast signal detector 37 for determining availability of broadcast signals on a tuned frequency;
(d) text signal detector 33 for detecting text signals for identifying a broadcasting station associated with the broadcast signal detected by signal detector 37;
(e) error detector 35 for counting within a given time the number of parity errors of specified data from text signals of the broadcast signals received by tuning section 31;
(f) memory 34 for storing the frequencies of broadcast signals received by tuning section 31 and the names of broadcasting stations identified by detector 33;
(g) sorter 36 for (1) re-tuning the station stored in memory 34, the station having different frequencies, then (2) arranging the broadcast signals in the order of fewer parity errors based on the data supplied from error detector 35, and (3) assigning the arranged signals to the tuning buttons in the order of easier selecting operation.
The construction discussed above allows the channel selection apparatus to assign the frequencies of broadcasting stations of each state or each local area in a specified order to the tuning buttons of TVs or VCRs and to store these stations in the buttons. In other words, if a station has a plurality of on-air frequencies, the arrangement of stored frequencies can be changed so that the frequency containing fewer parity errors can be stored to the tuning button for easier selection. When the field intensities of both the broadcast signals to be compared are strong enough, a visual check can hardly distinguish the picture quality of both the signals. It is therefore possible to assign the broadcast signal having a text signal with a higher parity error rate to a tuning button for easier selection. The foregoing structure can avoid the problem discussed above.
When receiving a broadcast signal with a field intensity having sufficient strength, this structure, however, is rarely subjected to parity errors. The correlation between field intensity and parity-error-rate, however, is not always constant. In other words, correlation among picture quality by visual inspection, parity-error-rate and field intensity is not always constant in a practical use because of the following reason. Since both of the broadcast signals are subject to few errors in a steady state, an error in a non-steady state, such as a burst error due to noise disturbance, could influence both of the signals. Therefore, sorting a plurality of broadcast signals transmitted from the same station by a visual check does not always arrange the signals with fewer parity errors in the order of easier selecting operation.
Further, German Patent No. DE195 18 368 C1 discloses the following technique about determining the strength of a television signal based on a quality of a received teletext-signal out of broadcast signals. In order to evaluate strength of received broadcast signals including teletext information, a non-time-varied part is selected from the teletext signals, and this part is compared over a plurality of times. The broadcast signals are evaluated based on a number of different points of the comparison results. This German patent still has the same problem as discussed previously, i.e. since few errors are expected in a steady state under a practical field intensity, the comparison result is not always correct.
The present invention addresses the problem discussed above, and aims to provide a channel selection apparatus that can provide reliable sorting. A channel selection apparatus of the present invention includes the following steps to store a broadcast signal having the fewest parity errors by priority in a tuning button for an easier selecting operation. First, store in pairs into a memory all the names of the broadcasting stations and the corresponding frequencies available in the area where the channel selection apparatus is operated. Second, detect the broadcast signals having different frequencies under the same station name from the memory. Individually receive the detected plural broadcast signals with RF frequencies that are shifted from the normal frequency by a predetermined value so that the field intensity thereof is intentionally lowered. Then, detect only text data from the received broadcast signals, and compare it with a state of high error rate. Calculate the parity error rate of specified data from the respective text data, and compare the parity error rates of the plural broadcast signals. Finally, store the broadcast signal having the lowest parity error rate with priority in a tuning button of an easier selecting operation. Repeat the foregoing procedure until all the stations that have a plurality of RF frequencies for each broadcast signal undergo the procedure.
The operation described above can be automated, or manually activated according to the desires of a user.
As such, the strength of receiving-field-intensity correlates more closely with the parity-error-rate. As a result, frequencies stored in the tuning buttons are re-sorted so that the frequency having the strongest field intensity and producing the best picture quality is assigned to and stored in the tuning buttons of easiest selecting operation.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a channel selection apparatus in accordance with a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a sorting process in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional channel selection apparatus.
Operations of the channel selection apparatus of the present inventions are described hereinafter with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a channel selection apparatus in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
A tuning information supplier, such as tuning voltage generator 12, produces a scanning voltage for tuning section 11, which, in turn, scans all frequencies sequentially from a first channel to a last channel using the scanning voltage. Tuning section 11 incorporates a voltage-controlled oscillator. The output frequency of the oscillator is changed by changing the scanning voltage.
When the tuning frequencies are varied sequentially as described above, the tuning section outputs a broadcast signal at the agreement of the scanning voltage with a tuning voltage corresponding to the frequency of the RF broadcast signal received by antenna 10. Broadcast signal detector 18 detects the signals tapped off from the tuning section 11, and halts the voltage scanning while retaining the voltage. Text signal detector 13 extracts text signals from the detected broadcast signals, then identifies names of broadcasting stations using the text signals, and outputs the names to memory 14. When the channel selection apparatus employs a frequency synthesizing oscillator using a PLL (phase locked loop), the same result can be obtained by changing parameters in the counter instead of changing the scanning voltage.
Memory 14 reads the frequency retained by tuning voltage generator 12, and stores in memory 14 a set of three elements, i.e. the name of the broadcasting station, the position of the button selecting the station, and the RF frequency. After storing all of these elements in one set, scanning is resumed with a micro controller (not shown). When broadcast signal detector 18 detects another broadcast signal, the same procedure is repeated in order to store the frequency and corresponding station name.
The same process is repeated until the last channel is scanned and a tuning data shown in Table 1 is stored in memory 14. In the tuning data table, sets of a position of the tuning button, the name of the station and the corresponding frequency are stored. Thus, the table lists every broadcast signal area.
The table can be stable can be utilized in an ordinary channel selection process. Tuning voltage generator 12 recognizes a frequency of the position instructed through a tuning button of a TV, VCR, or a remote controller thereof. Then generator 12 supplies a tuning voltage corresponding to the RF frequency to tuning section 11. Thus, a broadcast signal of a desired station can be received and tuned.
Sorting of the tuning data table is described hereinafter. When the table is completed, the micro-controller automatically starts sorting.
Sorter 16 retrieves the broadcast frequencies having different values under one station name from the first line to the bottom last line in the table. After the retrieval, the microcontroller controls the following steps.
(a) Re-tuning frequency calculator 17 reads off a first frequency of the retrieved station from memory 14, calculates a frequency shifted by a predetermined value from the first frequency, and then outputs the shifted frequency to tuning voltage generator 12.
(b) Tuning voltage generator 12 supplies a tuning voltage corresponding to the instructed frequency to tuning section 11, which receives the first broadcast signal having the frequency shifted from the normal one.
(c) Tuning section 11 outputs the broadcast signal to text signal detector 13 via broadcast signal detector 18.
(d) Text signal detector 13 extracts text signals from the received broadcast signals, further extracts specified data from the text signals so as to calculate a parity error, and then sends the specific data to error detector 15.
(e) Error detector 15 counts the number of parity errors of the specified data within a given time, in order to calculate a parity error rate.
The parity error rate of the first frequency is thus obtained, and the parity error rate of the second frequency of the retrieved station can be obtained using the same procedure.
(f) Sorter 16 compares the two parity-error-rates thus obtained, moves the broadcast signal having a lower parity error rate to the first line of the tuning data table, and moves the signal having a greater parity error rate to the last line of the table.
(g) The same procedure is repeated for all remained broadcast signals.
More specific process of the sorting is described with reference to FIG. 2, which illustrates the sorting process in accordance with the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Step 1 (S1): The microcomputer instructs sorter 16 to start sorting.
Step 2 (S2): Substitute "1" and "2" respectively into "n" and "m" which indicate positions in the tuning data table.
Step 3 (S3): Sorting section 16 reads off the station name at position "n" from the tuning data table.
Step 4 (S4): Sorting section 16 further reads off the station name at position "m" from the tuning data table.
Step 5 (S5): Sorting section 16 checks whether these station names are the same or not. When they are not same, the process moves to Step 17 (S17) where "m" is replaced with "m+1" as new "m", then returns to Step 4, and repeats the same procedure until the same station is detected in Step 5.
Step 6 (S6): In the case of n=1 and m=32 in the table 1, the same station name is detected in Step 5, and re-tuning frequency counter 17 reads off frequency "fn" of position "n" from the table.
Step 7 (S7): Counter 17 calculates "fin−df", where "df" is a predetermined frequency, and tuning voltage generator 12 produces the tuning voltage corresponding to the frequency of "fn−df". As a result, tuning section 11 is tuned to this frequency.
Step 8 (S8): Error detector 15 counts a number (En) of parity errors detected within a given time after the channel selection apparatus is tuned.
Step 9 (S9): Re-tuning frequency calculator 17 reads off frequency "fm" of position "m" from the table.
Step 10 (S10): Counter 17 calculates "fm−df", and tuning voltage generator 12 produces the tuning voltage corresponding to the frequency. As a result, tuning section 11 is tuned to the frequency of "fm−df".
Step 11 (S11): Error detector 15 counts a number (Em) of parity errors.
Step 12 (S12): Error detector 15 compares Em and En.
Step 13 (S13): When the comparison in Step 12 proves that En is greater than Em, position "n" has a higher parity error rate. Sorter 16 thus moves all the data in position "n" of the table to the last line, and moves all the data in position "m" to the position "n" instead.
Step 14 (S14): When Em is greater than En, all the data in position "m" are moved to the last line of the table. The more reliable frequency is thus moved to the upper line of the table.
Step 15 (S15): Sorter 16 determines whether "m" moves down to the last line of the table or not. If not, the process moves to Step 17 (S17) where "m" is replaced with "m+1" as new "m", and then the step repeats the same procedure from Step 4 and onward.
Step 16 (S16): When "m" arrived at the last line of the table, i.e. maximum numbered channel, sorter 16 determines whether "n" moves down to the last line of the table or not. If not, the process moves to Step 18 (S18) where "n" is replaced with "n+1" as new "n", and further, "m" is replaced with "new 'n'+1" as new "m". Then the process repeats the same procedure from Step 3 and onward.
Step 19 (S19): When sorter 16 determines that "n" arrives at the last line of the table, the process ends.
In the case where the table lists a plurality of the same stations, the list order may be arranged so that the channel having a higher reliability, in other words, the broadcast signal with a lower parity-error-rate is assigned to the tuning button of easier selecting operation upon completion of the foregoing process. The parity error rate is counted for the received-broadcast-signal having a frequency shifted by a specified value.
In step 7 and step 10, frequencies "fn" and "fm" are detuned by "df" The reason for this detuning is described hereinafter with reference to table 2. Table 2 lists the same stations named "AAA" that have different RF frequencies "fc" of broadcast signals. The numbers of parity errors responsive to different field intensities are put in the table 2. The parity error indicates "0" at the broadcast signal frequency "fc" regardless of the field intensities. When the broadcast signal frequency "fc" is detuned to be lowered or raised by a predetermined value "df", the number of parity errors detected remains as "0" in a strong field intensity; however, it indicates as high as 30 or 50 in a weak field intensity. The strength of receiving field intensity correlates more closely with the parity error rate when "fc" detuned by "df" is received than when the normal "fc" is received.
The predetermined frequency value "df" can be varied depending on a radio wave situation, whereby more reliable sorting can be achieved.
The process of FIG. 2 only handles the frequency lowered by "df", however, the frequency raised by "df" can also produce the same effect.
The function of broadcast signal detector 18 can be incorporated into tuning voltage generator 12 so that detector 18 can be eliminated.
As such, according to the first exemplary embodiment, the correlation between the receiving-field-intensity and the parity error is improved through shifting a tuned frequency from a frequency of normal broadcast signal by a predetermined value. As a result, sorting reliability is improved, thus a channel of higher reliability can be assigned to a tuning button having a smaller number that is placed at the most convenient place for tuning. In other words, the more reliable channel can be stored in the tuning button of easier selecting operation.
Exemplary Embodiment 2
The foregoing first exemplary embodiment stores all receivable station names and the corresponding frequencies into memory 14, then moves to automatically sort under microcomputer control. The channel selection apparatus in accordance with the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention can determine whether the sorting is activated or not depending on to the broadcast signals. Whenever sorter 16 identifies the frequency having fewer parity errors, the microcomputer displays the frequency or its channel number on a display and awaits an instruction whether the sorting is performed or not. When the instruction of "sort" is given from an external source, sorter 16 re-writes the tuning data table in memory 14. When the instruction "skip" is given, sorter 16 moves to the next frequency listed in the sorting table. This process can avoid missing a reception of the broadcast signal, when the same station has different frequencies having different on-air times on the same program.
Although the invention is illustrated and described herein, the invention is not intended to be limited to the details shown. Rather, various modifications may be made in the details within the scope and range of equivalents of the claims and without departing from the invention.
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Not bad for priceClean and comfortableEasy access to freeway and shopping
Whoever gave this motel a 5 star rating must be friends with the owner. Alyssa who rated this motel is wrong, the owners are Korean, not Chinese.We stayed here on Friday Night as all the hotels from Holiday Inn to Sheratons were all booked!! This was the only place 4 of us could stay without crashing in our van. There is a reason why it was the only motel/hotel with vacancy.All the reviews were correct, it is run down, the beds were uncomfortable and our sink was caulked in discoloration. Bathrooms could barely flush and I didn't even want to shower in the shower. We paid a sad $79 for the room.. not sure I would even stay there if it was free to be honest. Dogs were not allowed so our poor dogs stayed in the van - which honestly, lucky them, I would have stayed in the van too! The owners followed me out the next morning as I walked my dogs to the back in a field to let them go pee/poo - creepy if I might say so myself.I was lucky I was with my hubby and parents to feel more safe... as well as the police that circled every few hours hah! That should say something.If you are ever in a situation as ours, stay in your car at a Rest Area and save your dollars. Wasn't just a poor hotel - the service was horrible and the Korean clerk was rude and made you feel like you were a bother more than welcoming you. Hello! Your hotel is vacant while all others are full - for a reason!
We would not stay at this motel again. We should have asked for our money back and left. It was not very clean and was in great need of repairs and updates. We only stayed one night because it was close to where we needed to be , price was too high for the quality of the room. Staff not very friendly.
We needed accommodation in this area for the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer. The owners did not speak English, only Chinese. When we arrived, the lady behind the counter said that I would need to pay a higher rate as it was the weekend. I had to show her the print-off of my reservation before she wouldl agree to leave the price as was quoted. The room smelled, the windows were dirty, the carpet stuck to our shoes and the air conditioner (which was rammed into a hole punched out of the wall) did not work. We were told there were no other rooms. The did not even provide a bar of soap. Please don't stay here, this was not even a one-star.
funny to see a lot of people complained this motel. they must be new to this town.i have known this motel over 10 years. there is 3 motels in Burlington 55~60 dollars range. this is one of them. an the other 2 motels is like even homeless people don't want to stay. lol just ask homeless people in Burlington if you can. next cheapest motels are 70~80$ ranges. I want clean room and warm shower for one night stay. and dont want spend 100$. this is even better value than cocusa which is 15$ more,
I was kinda worried that it might be gross inside cuz the price I paid, but it was great!nice people, again, great price, and clean.I enjoyed shopping at the outlet mall that was near by,free way was with in 2 or 3 minutes away.It was quiet. My baby can't sleep if it's not quiet, but at this place, she had slept thru the night without waking up once.I'm gonna go back there again this spring.
Stopped in to inquire about rates and availability for a one night stay for my buddy and I. The fella running front desk (owner?) quoted me a great rate. When my buddy showed up a few minutes later I asked if he could split the room down the middle (we had credit cards). He got very upset and threw down his pen and said, "how am I supposed to make any money, when I get charged $2-3 per card? CASH ONLY!". I would have paid cash, but with his attitude and temper I gladly walked out to give another motel my business for the evening. And I am glad to give this "glowing" review to his business! I expect him to be out of the motel business shortly.
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