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A computer-controlled, automated checkout store outlet comprises at least one bay. A normally locked door is associated with each bay, and provides access to items within the bay by customers approved by a computer of the automated store outlet. At least one tray is disposed within at least one bay, and adapted to hold items to be stocked by the bay. A sensor system is configured to detect the removal of an item from the bay and identify the removed item, such as when a customer is removing the item for purchase.

The present invention relates to a vapor heating type cooking apparatus cooking food materials using high pressure vapor as a heat source. A vapor heating type cooking apparatus includes: a vapor supply section generating the high pressure vapor; a vapor supply pipe and a vapor discharge pipe for introducing and discharging the high pressure vapor; a body section including a vapor introduction opening connected to the vapor supply pipe, an interior space having a dual structure so as to circulate the high pressure vapor in the caldron in which food materials are accommodated, a vapor discharge opening provided between the interior space and the vapor discharge pipe; a cooling water supply pipe and a hot water discharge pipe; a lid section including a cooling water introduction opening connected to the cooling water supply pipe, a storage space having a dual structure, in which the cooling water is temporarily stored, and a hot water discharge opening provided between the storage space and the hot water discharge pipe; and a control section for controlling introduction and discharge of the high pressure vapor, the cooling water, and the hot water.

An imaging and diagnostic system and method are used for differentiating between malignant and non-malignant tissue of a prostate and surrounding region. The imaging device of the system acquires imaging data from the prostate and surrounding proximal region, processes the data to differentiate areas of tissue malignancy from non-malignant tissue. A sectioning device or ablative device is provided. The ablative device is operable by automation for receiving the imaging output coordinates and defining the trajectory and quantity of energy or power to be delivered into the malignant tissue of the prostate region. A control system determines calculated energy or power to be deposited into the malignant tissue during ablation, to minimize destruction of the non-malignant tissue within the prostate and surrounding tissue. The system operates on generated ablative device output data. In a second embodiment of the invention, the energy device output data guides the position or orientation of the delivery device or guides the delivery of energy or power from the ablative device into the malignant prostate tissue under active surveillance of the imaging device of the system. Destruction of the target tumor is thus monitored and controlled by active imaging.

A distributed lock management method based on a storage area network SAN belongs to the network storage field. The distributed lock management method is characterized in that all node servers of a cluster form multiple master-slave mode sub-clusters, namely, Quorum; one node in the sub-clusters is used as the master server and the other nodes are slave servers; the multiple sub-clusters include one State Quorum and a plurality of Lock Quorums, which are respectively in charge of the management of the birth-death state of the system nodes and the management of a read-write visit lock in a name space; the State Quorum is formed by all the nodes and the Lock Quorum is formed by nodes of arbitrary number, the sizes and the structures of the State Quorum and the Lock Quorum can be flexibly configured by the client; both the State Quorum and the Lock Quorum follow the sub-cluster detection protocol, and all the nodes can select the only master server in the Quorum through the protocol to configure a normal Quorum; all the Lock Quorums respectively manages the different sections of the name space, are not overlapped and are respectively vested with different weights according to different service capacities; all the Lock Quorums independently count the load conditions, therefore when the lock management task charged by one Lock Quorum is too heavy, the load balancing process is triggered to distribute part task of the Lock Quorum to the other Lock Quorums. The invention is easy for flexible configuration and has good properties, high extensibility and high reliability.

A method and system for detecting an object or abnormality on or near a rail track. The system comprises scanning means for scanning on and near a portion of the rail track; and detection means for determining the presence and location of the object or abnormality on or near the portion of the rail track based on information from the scanning means.

An image display apparatus comprises a face plate including a common electrode extending in an outside of an image region along a one side of the image region, n first resistor members connected to the common electrode and connected to each of anodes in the divisional regions corresponding thereto, and a second resistor member connecting between one and the other of the first resistor members. R1 is an average resistance value of each first resistor member per length of one pixel including at least one of the light emitting members. R1all is a resistance value of each first resistor member for a total length in the image region. R2 is a resistance value of the second resistor member. And, a relationship of 0.1×R1<R2<R1all is met.

An access control system, has at least one door to a secured area, each door having a strike plate, a host computer, at least one door control module coupled to the host computer, one door control module for every door; and at least one door reader coupled to the at least one door reader coupled to the door control module to activate the strike plate to release the door. The access control system further has at least one electro-mechanical key to independently actuate a lock that corresponds to the door(s). A master keying device to rekey the lock that corresponds to door(s). The host system records information selected from the group consisting of time of entry, place of entry, identification of entered party, and/or any combination thereof. In addition, a door knob and mechanical locking mechanism selectively latches and unlatches the locking mechanism and can be actuated with a mechanical key; and circuitry to actuate the locking mechanism to selectively latch so that the door can open, the circuitry actuated by an electrical signal transmitted by an electrical key, the electrical signal communicated by an electrical contact extending through the mechanical locking mechanism. The circuitry is powered by a battery, which can be removed without disturbing or actuating unlocking mechanism. The contact is an insulated electrical wire that extends through the locking mechanism to the circuitry. All of the circuitry discussed can be integrated onto a single, monolithic piece of silicon in a multi-chip or single-chip format. A master rekeying device has input/output circuitry to receive and transmit electrical signals, circuitry coupled to the input/output circuitry to record a list of security passwords in order to check passwords against the list and a memory to store data; and the input/output circuitry also receives and transmits electrical signals to a host computer.

The movement and mixing of microdroplets through microchannels is described employing silicon-based microscale devices, comprising microdroplet transport channels, reaction regions, electrophoresis modules, and radiation detectors. The discrete droplets are differentially heated and propelled through etched channels. Electronic components are fabricated on the same substrate material, allowing sensors and controlling circuitry to be incorporated in the same device.

The present invention provides a preparation method of (S)-4-hydroxyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide. The preparation method comprises: (S)-4-halogen-3-hydroxyl butyric ester as a raw material reacts under the conditions with polar solvent and alkalinity to prepare the crude product of (S)-4-hydroxyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide; and the crude product is purified. The preparation method is characterized in that inorganic alkali is added for a plurality of times in the reaction process under the condition with alkalinity so as to control the pH value in the reaction to be less than or equal to 8.5. A large quantity of repeated tests are completed to determine that the optimum pH value of the reaction under the condition with alkalinity is less than or equal to 8.5, and the alkali is added in batches to strictly control the pH value of the whole reaction process, so that the alkali conditions required in the reaction can be satisfied and the reaction can be performed completely, and the target product (S)-oxiracetam is prevented from being damaged in the alkaline solution, thereby improving the yield rate of the target product (S)-oxiracetam and reducing the cost.

A habitat friendly, pressure conversion, wind energy extraction system is disclosed for safely extracting usable energy from wind. The system includes one or more shrouds or concentrator wings that convert the dynamic pressure of wind into relatively lower static pressure and thereby induces a vacuum that draws wind into a turbine centralized within the shrouds or concentrator wings. As such, the turbine impellor blades may be significantly smaller than the large diameter rotor blades of current popular designs and may be enclosed within the shrouds or concentrator wings that present themselves as highly visible objects and as such are easily avoided by birds in flight. The novel system in particular includes a device and method of airflow regulation than minimizes or prevents the stalling, or the generation of a turbulent flow of wind over or between the shrouds or concentrator wings. This stalling has been shown to occur when airflow is quickly accelerated by force of vacuum and drawn out of the turbine shroud which then mixes with and disturbs the otherwise smooth flow of wind over or between the shrouds or concentrator wings. The system may also include an aerobrake that responds quickly to protect the impellor blades or associated mechanisms from overspeeding or exceeding other design limitations under gusting or violent wind conditions. The system may also include a method of guiding elements of the system to orient appropriately into prevailing winds, and a method to support elements of the system, without unduly impeding the free flow of wind. Other advantages and objects are as well disclosed that increase safety and efficiency, increase installation potential, reduce costs and expenses, and minimize negative environmental impact.

A linked mobile business and advertising unit that can sell products, services, and/or publicity. A plurality of units, together with a control unit, can form a chain. The control unit can sell time and space for the publicity devices controlled by the units. It can run publicity campaigns selecting geographical zones, market segments, times, and dates, while measuring the effect on sales. It can remotely turn on/off publicity devices. The control unit can suggest new locations, optimize inventory levels, and centralize customer information and transaction history. The units don't require foundation and can install/uninstall themselves rapidly, leaving no trace. The units are self-sufficient in services such as water, electricity, gas and drain; and, have flexibility to use these services when available. The units can transform themselves to ease transportation, to optimize operation or to protect against vandalism. The units can be configured as drive-thru, drive-in, or drive-inside.

The present invention relates to an anode material excellent in its charging and discharging characteristics and a secondary battery excellent in its charging and discharging cyclic characteristics. An anode active material is used for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an anode having the anode active material, a cathode having a cathode active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The capacity of the anode is expressed by the sum of a capacity component obtained when light metal is doped and dedoped in an ionic state and a capacity component obtained when the light metal is deposited and dissolved. The light metal includes an anode base material capable of doping and dedoping the light metal in an ionic state and a fibrous material having an electric conductivity.

A fastening device having a bellows made of a material that changes shape when activated by a catalyst, and having a pleated structure that contracts from an extended state to a contracted state upon activation. The shape changing material may be a shape memory metal alloy, shape memory polymer or elastic memory composite. A method of using this fastener provides apposition and compression of abutment surfaces to join together two pieces of material, and is suitable for joining apposing bone surfaces together to heal fractures via the use of orthopedic hardware.

A piezoelectric vibrator having excellent shock resistance and high reliability is offered. The centers of first and second piezoelectric vibrating plates are supported by pillars on a main surface of an enclosure and nearly or substantially parallel to the main surface of the enclosure. Spacers having a Young's modulus of less than 2 GPa are mounted on both end sides of the second piezoelectric vibrating plate to prevent contact between the vibrating plates, thus preventing damage. Other spacers are mounted on the main surface of the enclosure in positions corresponding to the first-mentioned spacers to prevent contact with the main surface of the enclosure, thus preventing damage to the second piezoelectric vibrating plate.

The invention discloses a method and system for the security protection of an industrial control network. According to the method, the industrial control network is divided into at least two sub-network layers, wherein a firewall is arranged between the industrial control network and external networks, and a security protection module which controls data transmission among the sub-network layers is arranged in the industrial control network. The method comprises the following steps that the security protection module intercepts data messages transmitted among the sub-network layers; the security protection module judges whether operations requested by the data messages meet preset conditions or not; when judging that the operations do not meet the preset conditions, the security protection module interrupts the transmission of the data messages; when judging that the operations meet the preset conditions, the security protection module removes data with potential security risks from the data messages, and then transmits the data messages, from which the data with potential security risks are removed, to destination sub-network layers corresponding to the data messages. Through the method, the security and reliability of the industrial control network can be improved.

An ink tank detachably mounted on a printer includes a non-volatile memory and a LED for executing a process in response to a condition of the tank such as ink residual quantity by transmitting information stored in the memory to a printer, and informing the condition of the ink by use of the LED. Further, the content stored in the memory is prevented from being destroyed, and the LED can perform light emission until immediately before detachment and thus contribute to improvement in workability of a user. A volatile memory element is provided in addition to the non-volatile memory. When a user can detach the tank, condition information on the ink tank retained by the non-volatile memory is transferred to the volatile memory in advance. When it is possible to detach the tank, control for turning the LED on and off is achieved by accessing only to the volatile memory.

There is provided an image display device including a panel of good work efficiency which can prevent the destruction of its conductive coat due to discharge and can highly efficiently reduce the leakage of unwanted radiation electric fields. The image display device includes a panel grounding electrode which connects a conductive coat and a grounding member together, and the panel grounding electrode uses a conductive adhesive material having in the whole of an adhesive layer, and an insulative protective tape.

The invention relates to a synthesis and surface modification method of a lithium rich anode material Li1+xM1-xO2 (M is one or more of Ni, Co and Mn, and X is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1/3) for a lithium ion battery. The method comprises the following steps of: synthesizing a precursor by using a carbonate precipitation method, mixing the precursor and a lithium salt, and calcining for 2 to 20 hours at the temperature of between 800 and 1,100 EG C to obtain a lithium rich material, wherein the prepared lithium rich material has controllable particle size and higher reversible capacity; and dissolving persulfate or sulfate in an amount which is 5 to 80 mass percent of the lithium rich material into deionized water, adding the lithium rich material, stirring for 2 to 100 hours at the temperature of between 25 and 80 DEG C, heating the materials to the temperature of between 100 and 500 DEG C in a muffle furnace, calcining the materials for 2 to 20 hours, fully filtering the obtained materials, and washing off impurities to obtain the surface modified anode material Li1+x-yM1-xO2. The synthesized lithium rich material has controllable particle size; the first charge/discharge efficiency of the lithium rich material and the discharge specific capacity and the cyclical stability under high magnification can be improved; and the method is simple, low in cost, convenient for operation and suitable for industrialized production.

An object is to eliminate electric discharge due to static electricity generated by peeling when an element formation layer including a semiconductor element is peeled from a substrate used for manufacturing the semiconductor element. A substrate over which an element formation layer and a peeling layer are formed and a film are made to go through a gap between pressurization rollers. The film is attached to the element formation layer between the pressurization rollers. The film is bent along a curved surface of the pressurization roller on a side of the pressurization rollers, where the film is collected, and accordingly, peeling is generated between the element formation layer and the peeling layer and the element formation layer is transferred to the film. Liquid such as pure water is sequentially supplied by a nozzle to a gap between the element formation layer and the peeling layer, which is generated by peeling, so that electric charge generated on surfaces of the element formation layer and the peeling layer is diffused by the liquid.

A method for synchronously reproducing multimedia multi-information is to combine a plurality of relevant documents and a plurality of information flows, which have associated information relation via a multi-information modulation unit, and to synchronously reproduce with a player which can be used for synchronously reproducing multi-information. The step of synchronously recording multi-information of the method is to insert non-audio and video information in audio flow, video flow or file before condensing or after condensing with the multi-information modulation unit, that is to say to embed needed video frame or audio frame in an additional information block carried with the non-audio and video information and/or creating or inserting an additional information frame carried with the non-audio and video information among the needed video frame and the needed audio frame. The method can be used for simultaneously storing a multimedia multi-information file in same file in real time and ensure highly synchronization when inquiring and playing back.

The invention provides an inner pot and an electric pressure cooker. The inner pot comprises a body (1) and a lifting handle (2) arranged on the periphery of the body (1). An installation groove (3) is formed between the lifting handle (2) and the periphery of the body (1). The inner pot helps solve the problem in the prior art that that poor strength of the structure of an outer pot is caused due to a gap in the outer pot for the lifting handle.