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A system and method for selectively monitoring movement of one or more objects having one or more object attributes in a three dimensional space. The method is achieved by following the steps of detecting a position of the one or more objects in the three dimensional space by collecting information from one or more static sensors; selecting each detected object for monitoring; uniquely identifying selected objects and assigning one or more variable sensors to monitor the uniquely identified object. The method further requires gathering information from the variable sensors for each identified object; detecting a direction of each identified object in the three dimensional space; and controlling the one or more variable sensors to continuously point to the assigned uniquely identified object.

The event-driven queuing system and method (“EDQS”) comprises at least one each of a client, supervisor, and worker, together with network communications between each client and supervisor and between each supervisor and worker, and a component selected from the group comprising EDQS messaging architecture, EDQS job routing, EDQS event/callback architecture, EDQS job type data architecture, and the EDQS domain specific language. The EDQS typically provides arithmetical increases in dispatch time as jobs and workers are added to a farm, substantial improvements in processing jobs based on the status of one or more other jobs in a process group, and substantial improvements in the use of standalone or clustered heterogeneous platforms in a farm.

An IC tag module enables data communication with, and receipt of power from, an external unit through a wireless port and enables the same with an electronic device in which the IC tag module is incorporated through a wired port, which includes a wired communication port and a wired power supply port. The IC tag module further includes a power supply circuit unit for combining power supplied from both the wireless port and the wired power supply port and for supplying the combined power supply to the IC tag module. A data storage circuit unit of the IC tag module stores data received through the communication ports, and a control circuit controls the operation of the module. The power supply circuit detects whether power is supplied first through the wireless port or the wired power supply port. If power is supplied from both ports, the control circuit enables communication with the data storage circuit unit through the port from which power was supplied first, and disables communication through the other port.

A method of remotely monitoring the radiant energy (6) emitted from a turbine component such as a turbine blade (1) having a low-reflective surface coating (3) which may be undergoing potential degradation is used to determine whether erosion, spallation, delamination, or the like, of the coating (3) is occurring.

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for providing access to a data object stored on an application server from within a client side machine. The method includes creating a remote reference that is linked to the data object, transmitting the remote reference to an application executing on a second machine, receiving an expression to evaluate that includes the remote reference, accessing at least one element included in the data object via the remote reference, evaluating the expression based on the at least one element to produce a result, and transmitting the result to the application.

An on-line work order management system for accommodating a plurality of medium and small companies called vendors and customers and which is accessible by any web browser. The system includes a central database controlled by the system operator and is accessible by logging on with a customer or vendor ID. The system allows customers to create work orders for the vendors and allows the vendors access to the work orders to schedule work based thereon and to review all previously submitted work.

The system makes it possible to monitor various electrical variables by using a simple structure at low cost with ease and with high reliability by a circuit breaker which jointly includes a current transformer to detect current, a transformer to detect voltage, and a zero-phase current transformer to detect leakage current, in addition to the switch controller to perform the basic function of the circuit breaker. Moreover, the system also provides a function to display various measured values, obtained as described above, by a display unit that can be detached and installed separately from the measuring section to display data sent in digital form by data transmission.

A computer controlled power saving automatic zoned dryer for a printing press has a dryer head facing the substrate travel path, having a multiplicity of IR lamps connected individually or in groups to form a plurality of heating zones running longitudinally and each extending laterally side by side across the substrate travel path. The radiant heat output of each heating zone is controlled separately by means of a control unit connected to a power supply. The control unit individually regulates output of the heating zones. Unneeded zones are turned off to reduce cost of power and conserve energy. A plurality of heat sensors spaced laterally across the substrate path measure the surface temperature of substrate heated areas corresponding to the heating zones being operated and maintain an automatic set point temperature. The temperature of each individual heated area can be regulated automatically by adjusting the output of its heating zone whereby printed substrates having a more even temperature profile are delivered. In an alternate manual mode any zone can be set independently to operate at any percentage of full available power from zero to 100%. Separate high velocity air scrubbers and additional air extraction are used to enhance the total drying effect of the zoned dryer assembly.

The invention relates to a method of relieving nicotine craving comprising the steps of providing at least one chewing gum comprising tobacco alkaloid to a user, providing relief of nicotine craving to said user by transferring of tobacco alkaloid from the chewing gum to the human body of said user by chewing of said chewing gum, said chewing of said chewing gum comprising a chewing process involving a transfer of tobacco alkaloid from said chewing gum above a threshold transfer rate in the period of about ½ minute to about 2½ minutes from initiation of said chewing process.

The present invention provides a method for allocating appointment time windows. The steps of this method include creating a statistical estimate of a daily schedule comprising a series of estimated service orders. An actual service order is then received. This actual service order is inserted into the daily schedule by using a set of scheduling instructions for determining the least cost to employ the available service resources. At this point, this actual service order does not have a system imposed time window. The set of scheduling instructions is used to determine a time window surrounding this insertion point. If the customer accepts this time window, then the closest estimated service order is replaced by this actual service order, and the daily schedule is recomputed based upon the revised set of service orders to yield a revised daily schedule. This process may be repeated for any number of days or time periods from which the customer may choose the time window best meeting the customer's availability.

A composition for the treatment, prevention or management of a condition in primates, especially humans comprising a phenolic antioxidant-chromium complex.

The invention discloses a digital signature method and a digital signature system based on an SM2-based identity base. The method firstly generates system parameters and system master, public, and private keys, and the user sends the identity identifier to the KGC for registration to obtain a signature private key, and then generates and verifies the digital signature of message M by using the signature private key. In the signature process of the invention, since a new type of user private key is generated based on the unchangeable overall architecture of the SM2 signature algorithm, the user's signature private key is generated based on the identity of the user without public key certificate, maintenance and management of the public key certificate as well as time-consuming calculation,thereby ensuring that the signature method of the invention has the characteristics such as low complexity, high security, and easy verification.

For the notification of a receiving device about a forthcoming transmission session, an identifier of one of various possible types of identifiers in a transmission session is mapped to a transmission session identifier field. This field is used for notifying the receiving device. Further, a repetition value is added to the transmission session identifier field, which indicates whether the forthcoming transmission session is new or not. Further, the receiving device may release context data stored for a particular transmission session identifier, if an acquisition of data in transmission sessions identified by the transmission session identifier can be terminated.

The invention provides a plasma processing apparatus comprising a means for detecting the apparatus condition related to the ion flux quantity of plasma (plasma density) and the distribution thereof for to stabilizing mass production and minimizing apparatus differences. The plasma processing apparatus comprises a vacuum reactor 108, a gas supply means 111, a pressure control means, a plasma source power supply 101, a lower electrode 113 on which an object to be processes 112 is placed within the vacuum reactor, and a high frequency bias power supply 117, further comprising a probe high frequency oscillation means 103 for supplying an oscillation frequency that differs from the plasma source power supply 101 and the high frequency bias power supply 117 into the plasma processing chamber, high frequency receivers 114 through 116 for receiving the high frequency supplied from the probe high frequency oscillation means 603 via a surface coming into contact with plasma, and a high frequency analysis means 110 for measuring the impedance per oscillation frequency within an electric circuit formed by the probe high frequency oscillation means 603 and the receivers 114 through 116, the reflectance and the transmittance, and the variation of harmonic components.

A remotely managed electronically operated dispensing apparatus having a transmitter for transmitting a detection signal and a communication signal is disclosed. When the detection signal is reflected from an object, the dispensing apparatus opens a valve allowing fluid to flow. The communication signal may contain maintenance, status and other information and is received by a communication device.

The invention discloses a geographic information data management method and a geographic information data management system. The geographic information data management system comprises spatial databases, geographic information system (GIS) platforms and driving devices, wherein the spatial databases are used for storing geographic information data of different GIS platforms; the GIS platforms are used for storing the geographic information data in the spatial databases or acquiring the geographic information data from the spatial databases; and the driving devices are arranged between the different GIS platforms and the spatial databases and used for receiving the geographic information data of the GIS platforms, performing format conversion and sending the geographic information data subjected to format conversion to the spatial databases, or acquiring the required geographic information data of the GIS platforms from the spatial databases, performing format conversion to obtain formats corresponding to the GIS platforms and forwarding the geographic information data subjected to format conversion to the GIS platforms. By the geographic information data management method and the geographic information data management system, the spatial databases in the different GIS platforms are subjected to unified and standardized management and are prevented from being repeatedly developed or maintained, the construction cost of the GIS platforms is reduced, and work efficiency is improved.

An apparatus for enabling and disabling a lookdown zone mask in an intrusion detector unit. The unit may include a passive infrared motion detector, a lens assembly, and a mask or cover which selectively enables and disables a lookdown zone associated with the detector. The lens assembly provides a lens proximate the detector. The lens provides the lookdown zone. When the mask substantially covers the lens, the lookdown zone is disabled because the path of radiant energy to the detector is blocked and prevents the detector from detecting any motion in the lookdown zone. When the mask does not cover the lens, the lookdown zone is enabled because the lens permits the path of radiant energy to the detector through the lens and allows the detector to detect any motion in the lookdown zone.

A neurostimulation system and method of blocking a neural axon. Time-varying electrical energy is conveyed to a blocking site on the neural axon for an initial phase. The conveyed electrical energy has an amplitude and frequency during the initial phase sufficient to block action potentials from propagating along the neural axon from a location proximal to the blocking site to a location distal to the blocking site. The time-varying electrical energy is conveyed to the blocking site on the neural axon for a subsequent phase contiguous with the initial phase. The conveyed electrical energy has a decreased amplitude and a frequency during the subsequent phase sufficient to maintain blocking of the action potentials along the neural axon from the location proximal to the blocking site to the location distal to the blocking site.

A heat exchanger (1) includes: a heat sink (3) which is in contact with a heating element (2); and an electron emitting element (4) which is provided so as to be separated from the heat sink (3) by a space and which provides electrons to the heat sink (3) via air in the space. The electron emitting element (4) includes: an electrode substrate (7); a thin-film electrode (9); a power supply (10) which applies a voltage between the electrode substrate (7) and the thin-film electrode (8); and an electron acceleration layer (8) which accelerates the electrons inside itself in response to the voltage applied by the power supply (10) so that the electrons are emitted from the thin-film electrode (9). The electron acceleration layer (8) is made at least partially of an insulating material. As a result, the heat exchanger (1) has a heat exchange capability which can be maintained and improved independently of a structure in which electric field concentration tends to occur.

Methods and compositions are provided for the treatment of immune disorders, such as autoimmune diseases, or cancers, involving combination therapy with agents that inhibit the development or maintenance of Th17 cells. Treatment regimens are provided in which an antagonist of a pro-inflammatory cytokine is administered for a time sufficient to alleviate signs and symptoms of an acute phase flare-up of the autoimmune disease, or cancer, and treatment with an antagonist of IL-23 is continued for a longer time to prevent recurrence of the acute event. Antagonists of PGE2 and CD161 are also disclosed for use in treatment of autoimmune, inflammatory and proliferative disorders.

An analyzing device requires regular maintenance for maintaining a predetermined analyzing performance thereof. However, the more complex the analyzing device becomes, the more number of maintenance items are provided. For example, if a plurality of types of maintenances to be performed by removing same component, efficiency may be improved by performing the same as a whole. However, when conforming with a manual, if recommended timings to perform the maintenance are shifted delicately, there is a probability of occurrence of a case where the same components are removed several times for maintenance during a short time. At the time when an instruction to perform maintenance is issued, maintenance items to be performed are extracted, the extracted maintenance items are sorted into a recommended performance order in conformity to a preset rule such that the similar maintenance or the maintenance of the same portion or the like are performed continuously.