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The invention relates to a concept for placing a subcutaneous device such as a sensor at a selected site within the body of a patient, e.g. to obtain blood glucose readings. In a first aspect, an insertion needle comprises an oblong needle body and a distal end portion, the distal end portion having a pointed distal tip allowing the needle to be introduced subcutaneously and a distally facing generally smooth surface, the body comprising along a portion thereof a longitudinal groove adapted to at least partially accommodate the subcutaneous device. In a second aspect, a combination of an insertion needle and a subcutaneous device form an oblong body portion and a distal end portion formed by either of the members or in combination by the two members, the distal end portion having a pointed distal tip and a distally facing generally smooth surface. By the above configuration, a concept is provided reducing the severity of the body response following transcutaneous placement of a device as well as reducing the pain associated with the insertion.

A method and system for image blending is disclosed. A destination image is received (100), the destination image including an image portion to be replaced and having characteristics associated with the identified image portion. A source image is also received (130). An image portion of the source image to be inserted into the destination image is identified (140). Where necessary, parameters of the image portion to be inserted are transformed to match those of the image portion to be replaced (150). The image portion to be inserted is then blended into the destination image in dependence on the image portion to be replaced and its associated characteristics (160). A video generation system using these features is also disclosed.

A database of personal information is built and controlled by the individual users creating it. This database can then be used to enhance the functionality and user experience associated with multi-participant online communities. By collecting information from users themselves, and by allowing users to maintain such data, the data can have significant added value both to the users and to any commercial services that wish to use it. Appropriate precautions are taken to ensure that users maintain control over the data they choose to share. Data is owned by the user that provided it, and any application or release of such data is only performed at user direction and under user control. The users are also given incentives to provide such data, in the form of promised rewards. These mechanisms improve the amount and quality of collected data, so that comprehensive databases describing users can be built more easily and effectively.

An apparatus for estimating a plurality of channels from a plurality of distinct transmitting points, wherein an input signal includes a super position of signals based on a first pilot sequence transmittable from a first transmitting point and on a second pilot sequence transmittable from a second transmitting point, the first pilot sequence and the second pilot sequence having a phase shift to each other, comprises a transformer, which is operative to translate phase shifts between the first and the second pilot sequence into a delay, so that a first group of a set of discrete values of the transformed signal includes channel information of a first channel and that a second group of a set of discrete values includes channel information of a second channel, a selector for selecting the first group from the set of discrete values and for selecting the second group from the set of discrete values to obtain selected groups, and means for determining channel information for the plurality of channels based on the selected groups. The selection of groups at the output of the transformer for obtaining channel information for the channel allows the construction of a simplified receiver.

An apparatus for estimating a plurality of channels from a plurality of distinct transmitting points, wherein an input signal includes a super position of signals based on a first pilot sequence transmittable from a first transmitting point and on a second pilot sequence transmittable from a second transmitting point, the first pilot sequence and the second pilot sequence having a phase shift to each other, comprises a transformer, which is operative to translate phase shifts between the first and the second pilot sequence into a delay, so that a first group of a set of discrete values of the transformed signal includes channel information of a first channel and that a second group of a set of discrete values includes channel information of a second channel, a selector for selecting the first group from the set of discrete values and for selecting the second group from the set of discrete values to obtain selected groups, and means for determining channel information for the plurality of channels based on the selected groups. The selection of groups at the output of the transformer for obtaining channel information for the channel allows the construction of a simplified receiver.

Body fluid testing device for analyzing a body fluid comprises a test media tape adapted to collect the body fluid. The test media tape comprises a tape and test media portions. A free tape portion without test medium is located between successive test media portions. The testing device further comprises a supply portion. The supply portion comprises a housing in which uncontaminated test media tape is contained. The housing further has an opening for withdrawing test media tape from the housing. The testing device further has a sealing means for closing the opening against the surrounding. A free tape portion of the test media tape is located between a wall of the housing and the sealing means when the sealing means closes the opening. Further aspects concern a test media cassette with sealing means and a method for providing test media while holding them sealed against humidity during onboard storage.

A hardware multimedia endpoint is located on an adapter card of a personal computer system and comprises an interface for interfacing to the computer system and a processor for receiving cryptographic information from the computer, for processing the cryptographic information and for outputting cryptographic information to the computer. This exchange of cryptographic information is performed such that an authentication procedure with a third party, which is different from the computer, is established for the purpose of decrypting encrypted media content.

A system and method is provided for designing (or re-architecting) a personal digital assistant (PDA) as a portable thin client of a network. The portable thin client is a small, stateless, “plug and work” computer whose main function is to process all input and output for the user, as well as to manage communication with at least one server. All other computational tasks (or services) for the user of the PDA are performed on the server which is shared amongst a community of thin clients. As a result of re-architecting the PDA as a portable thin client, there is no need to download application(s) and operating system(s) running the application(s) to the PDA because the server—through the network—provides these services. In addition, no data is lost when a PDA is faulty or has to be changed. Moreover, in one embodiment, the portable thin client (or thin client PDA) includes smart card capabilities so that an enterprise (or business organization) can pool its PDAs with the users of the PDA on a need-to-use basis.

The present invention relates to a service method for a construction of networks having automatic backup and load-balancing upon failures to networks and systems, and more particularly to a dedicated private network service method having a load-balancing function wherein the network backup is available since a bypass path is made to normally operating IDC centers upon failures to a specific IDC of the IDCs dispersed in plural places in a public IP networks by GLB servers, and load-balancing as to entire servers is available by constructing network equipment changeable into a private IP network in case of connecting to the IDC centers, connecting the network equipment by Giga lines, and using dispersed IDCs as a network constructed in one place. Further, the present invention, in a dedicated private network, comprises steps of (1) performing a bypass connection to an IDC normally operated upon a failure of a specific IDC by connecting a user by IDC center in a public IP network by a GLB server upon a user's connection; (2) changing a public IP address to a private IP address upon a connection to the dedicated private network; (3) load-balancing traffic to plural IDC centers after interactively connecting the respective IDC centers by constructing a ring-shape network with the IDC centers of private IP networks connected by Giga lines; and (4) performing the load balancing of servers by identifying server states at SLB servers in the respective IDC centers.

A new type of data transport service which uses a frame relay layer 2 data link connection identifier (DLCI) to select among various service types, feature sets, and / or closed user groups (CUGs). A layer 3 address may be extracted from a layer 2 frame, and the layer 3 address information may be used to route a data packet over a packet-switched network according to the service classes, feature sets, and / or CUGs selected. At the destination, the layer 3 data packet may again be enclosed in a layer 2 frame with a DLCI indicating the service classes, features sets, and / or CUGs. Because the use of conventional permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) is not required in aspects of the invention, new methods of measuring and managing network traffic are presented.

A system for providing a co-location service comprises a plurality of switching hubs for changing public IP address into private IP address, a plurality of giga lines for connecting the switching hubs, a L4 switch for performing the server load balancing, a customer server connected to the L4 switch by means of the private IP networks and a GLB server for finding a shortest path for a client computer.

A system and method is provided for designing (or re-architecting) a personal digital assistant (PDA) as a portable thin client of a network. The portable thin client is a small, stateless, “plug and work” computer whose main function is to process all input and output for the user, as well as to manage communication with at least one server. All other computational tasks (or services) for the user of the PDA are performed on the server which is shared amongst a community of thin clients. As a result of re-architecting the PDA as a portable thin client, there is no need to download application(s) and operating system(s) running the application(s) to the PDA because the server—through the network—provides these services. In addition, no data is lost when a PDA is faulty or has to be changed. Moreover, in one embodiment, the portable thin client (or thin client PDA) includes smart card capabilities so that an enterprise (or business organization) can pool its PDAs with the users of the PDA on a need-to-use basis.

The invention discloses a piece of intelligent fresh air and indoor air synchronous purification equipment and an intelligent fresh air and indoor air synchronous purification method. The equipment comprises a main case 13. The main case 13 is equipped with a fresh air inlet pipe 2, and the fresh inlet air pipe 2 is equipped with a valve device 1 used for opening and closing the air inlet pipe. The main case 13 is further equipped with an exhaust pipe 6, and the exhaust pipe 6 is equipped with a valve device 5 used for opening and closing the exhaust pipe. The main case is internally provided with an intelligent detection component 8 for air detection, a control component 9, an intake fan 17, an exhaust fan 7, an indoor circulation purification fan 14, an indoor air filtration and purification component 15, a fresh air filtration and purification component 3, a heat exchange component 4, an operation display component 12, and an indoor air quality display component 10. The equipment and the method of the invention can achieve a better purification effect, and are suitable for air purification under the condition of serious outdoor air pollution in our country at present stage.

An apparatus for the determination of a momentary relative direction of an indicator object depending on a magnetic field influenced or generated by the indicator object includes first means for sensing a course of a first magnetic field component of the magnetic field, second means for sensing a course of a second magnetic field component of the magnetic field, and means for evaluating the course of the first magnetic field component and the second magnetic field component in order to determine the momentary, relative direction of the indicator object, the first magnetic field component and the second magnetic field component being offset in angle with respect to each other.

Body fluid testing device for analyzing a body fluid comprises a test media tape adapted to collect the body fluid. The test media tape comprises a tape and test media portions. A free tape portion without test medium is located between successive test media portions. The testing device further comprises a supply portion. The supply portion comprises a housing in which uncontaminated test media tape is contained. The housing further has an opening for withdrawing test media tape from the housing. The testing device further has a sealing means for closing the opening against the surrounding. A free tape portion of the test media tape is located between a wall of the housing and the sealing means when the sealing means closes the opening. Further aspects concern a test media cassette with sealing means and a method for providing test media while holding them sealed against humidity during onboard storage.

The invention discloses a non-disturbance type supporting structure used for tunnel vault collapsed cavity processing. The supporting structure comprises a concrete reinforcement net layer laid on a wall face of a collapsed cavity and a protection arc erected along the fracture surface of the collapsed cavity. The protection arc is arranged under the concrete reinforcement net layer. Multiple support pieces are arranged between the protection arc and the concrete reinforcement net layer. The space between the arc back of the protection arc and the inner wall of the concrete reinforcement net layer is filled by arch back backfill layers. Compared with the new Austrian tunneling method, the supporting idea is more advanced by following the principle that surrounding racks and lining structures bearing load together, so the lining structures are allowed to actively participate in load bearing to the greatest extent. The wall face of the collapsed cavity will not be nearly disturbed in the implementation process, so construction risks in the collapsed cavity processing process and potential operation risks are reduced.

An ESD protection device for an I / O pad (401); the device comprising a MOS transistor (420) having at least one elongated source region (422) and at least one elongated drain region (421) in a substrate (400) of first conductivity, the length (420a) of the source and drain regions oriented in a direction, the source tied to ground potential (430); a diode having an area including at least one elongated anode region and at least one elongated cathode region in a well of opposite conductivity, the lengths of the anode and cathode regions oriented in the same direction as the transistor regions; the diode area and the well divided normal to the lengths of the anode and cathode regions into two portions (anode portions 411x, 411y, cathode portions 412x, 412y, length portions 410x, 410y, well portions 440x, 440y); and the anode portions connected to the I / O pad, and the cathode portions connected to the transistor drain.

Priority inheritance is implemented across a distributed system, preferably by use of a mutual exclusion object, referred to as a pseudo-mutex, which provides operations for communicating priority of a task which is held to a different connected processor or node of a network and generating a dummy local command of priority at least equal to that of the held task at the remote processor or node in collaboration with a real-time operating system and middleware. The remote real time operating system then carries out priority inheritance in the normal manner to raise the priority of a blocked task, thus reversing any preemption of that task at the remote processor or node. The increase in priority avoids preemption of lower priority processes and thus increases the execution speed of the executing thread to release the existing lock at an earlier time; allowing a lock to be obtained by the higher priority thread. The middleware serves as an intermediary, communicating messages that include pseudo-mutex arguments or similar communications and requests for enabling priority inheritance across nodes.

Medical devices and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures or be used in variety of other procedures. The systems may employ a self expanding stent restrained by one or more members released by an electrolytically erodable latch. Such release means do not connect directly to the implant, though one or more portions may contact it.

A decoder is provided. The decoder includes a parametric decoding unit for generating a plurality of first estimated audio object signals by upmixing three or more downmix signals, wherein the three or more downmix signals encode a plurality of original audio object signals, wherein the parametric decoding unit is configured to upmix the three or more downmix signals depending on parametric side information indicating information on the plurality of original audio object signals. Moreover, the decoder includes a residual processing unit for generating a plurality of second estimated audio object signals by modifying one or more of the first estimated audio object signals, wherein the residual processing unit is configured to modify the one or more of the first estimated audio object signals depending on one or more residual signals.

This invention provides a file system for organizing files in a data processing and handling device. A set of annotations signifying locations or time in files are provided. A search process combines annotations and intervals together into a final result. A user interface is operatively connected to the device that allows the user to enter requests and data. Illustratively, the user requests the intervals in files that corresponds to a search criteria and the search process searches through the annotations and combines them to find the intervals in files or groups of files where the condition is true, and the intervals of the found files are arranged to be displayed to the user on the interface.

The invention discloses a litopenaeus vannamei ecological breeding method based on live food and water quality bio-regulation. The method includes following steps: (1), treating water before breeding,and performing live food culture; (2), arranging larvae; (3), breeding, regulating water quality, and preventing and controlling pest and disease; (4), marking thickness, desalting, and transferring.An ecological breeding technique of chlamydomonas plus artemia plus probiotics plus compound Chinese herbal medicine is provided, and natural protein, trace elements and minerals are provided for theshrimp larvae, so that the shrimp larvae have strong physique and resistivity, and ecological shrimp larvae bred by the method are big in size, orderly in specification, quick in growth and high in survival rate. The breeding method is advanced in concept, scientific, reasonable, easy in implementation and suitable for large-scale application in high-health breeding of litopenaeus vannamei and has good social benefit and economic benefit.

A new type of data transport service which uses a frame relay layer 2 data link connection identifier (DLCI) to select among various service types, feature sets, and / or closed user groups (CUGs). A layer 3 address may be extracted from a layer 2 frame, and the layer 3 address information may be used to route a data packet over a packet-switched network according to the service classes, feature sets, and / or CUGs selected. At the destination, the layer 3 data packet may again be enclosed in a layer 2 frame with a DLCI indicating the service classes, features sets, and / or CUGs. Because the use of conventional permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) is not required in aspects of the invention, new methods of measuring and managing network traffic are presented.

A method and apparatus for recovering a real-time computer system by running multiple versions of an operational program including multiple data partitions are described wherein each of the multiple data partitions is associated with one version of the operational program and wherein one of the versions of the operational program is a "controller' program and the other versions are "identity observer' programs.

A device for producing a frequency-shifted audio signal based on an audio input signal is provided. The device has an interface and a frequency-shifting unit. The interface is configured for receiving the audio input signal. The frequency-shifting unit is configured for producing the frequency-shifted audio signal. The frequency-shifting unit is additionally configured to produce one of the second subband values based on one of the first subband values such that the second phase angle of this second subband value differs from the first phase angle of this first subband value by a phase angle difference, the phase angle difference being dependent on frequency information indicating by which frequency difference the audio input signal is to be shifted in order to obtain the frequency-shifted audio signal, and the phase angle difference being dependent on a frequency bandwidth of one of the first subbands.

The concept of portioning is expanded with a variety of techniques. In particular, one technique involves partitioning an object at multiple levels, where at least one of the levels uses list-based partitioning. Further, a partitioning technique is provided which involves storing a data item in a default partition when the item does not map to any one of the list-based partitions for which a key value group has been defined. Techniques are also provided for efficiently splitting a partition.

The invention discloses a pre-tensioned track board assembly-unit production tooling device and method. The tooling device comprises a track board mould, tensioning rods, tensioning devices, a pouring device, a rapping device, a steam curing device, relieving devices and demoulding devices. By adoption of the pre-tensioned track board assembly-unit production tooling device, the mould capable of being used repeatedly and apparatus which is used for tensioning, relieving and demoulding a track board and adapts to the mould are adopted for production of the track board, the track board can be jacked up from the bottom of the mould, the mould is separated from the track board, and the purpose that the mould is fixed and not detached in use is achieved. Compared with an existing technical concept, the tooling device is advanced, the mechanization degree is high, manpower demand amount in the track board production process is decreased, and the track board production efficiency is improved; and due to the fact that the used mould does not need to be separately closed or detached before and after each track board is produced, the uniformity of produced track boards by means of the mould is good.

A database manager comprises: a detector detecting a connection of an external database which comprises media files, a database file system comprising a media identifier comprising a file or directory path name and an identification on the location of the media file on the external database, and metadata for each of the media files; a database synchronizer reading and storing, as a first step, part of the database file system and, as a second step, part of the metadata when the at least a portion of the database file system is read; and a search request processor processing a search request for a media file in parallel with the second step, wherein the search request processor provides a search result based on the media identifier from the database file system, even when the metadata for the media file is not yet read and stored in the second step.

The present invention provides a processor-based method for selecting a color via an electronic visual display means, the method comprising the steps of: displaying to a user a color spectrum on the electronic visual display means, the color spectrum comprising a first region and a second region; the first region displaying a first user observable color range, the second region displaying a second user observable color range, providing a selection means configured to allow the user to select a color displayed within the second region, wherein the number of user observable colors in the second region is greater than the number of colors observable in the first region. The invention allows for the more precise of color selection for a user, particularly for the color of light emitted by a LED lighting device.