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An electrically heated smoking system includes a shell and a replaceable mouthpiece. The shell includes an electric power supply and electric circuitry. The mouthpiece includes a liquid storage portion and a capillary wick having a first end and a second end. The first end of the wick extends into the liquid storage portion for contact with liquid therein. The mouthpiece also includes a heating element for heating the second end of the capillary wick, an air outlet, and an aerosol forming chamber between the second end of the capillary wick and the air outlet. When the shell and mouthpiece are engaged or connected, the heating element is in electrical connection with the power supply via the circuitry, and a flowpath for air is defined from at least one air inlet to the air outlet via the aerosol forming chamber. In use, liquid is transferred from the liquid storage portion towards the heating element by capillary action in the wick. Liquid at the second end of the capillary wick is vaporized by the heating element. The supersaturated vapor created, is mixed and carried in the air flow from the at least one air inlet to the aerosol forming chamber. In the aerosol forming chamber, the vapor condenses to form an aerosol, which is carried towards the air outlet.

Biocompatible crosslinked polymers, and methods for their preparation and use, are disclosed in which the biocompatible crosslinked polymers are formed from water soluble precursors having electrophilic and nucleophilic functional groups capable of reacting and crosslinking in situ. Methods for making the resulting biocompatible crosslinked polymers biodegradable or not are provided, as are methods for controlling the rate of degradation. The crosslinking reactions may be carried out in situ on organs or tissues or outside the body. Applications for such biocompatible crosslinked polymers and their precursors include controlled delivery of drugs, prevention of post-operative adhesions, coating of medical devices such as vascular grafts, wound dressings and surgical sealants. Visualization agents may be included with the crosslinked polymers.

In an MPLS network, multicast, broadcast and address learning belonging to the layer 2 functions are realized. An ingress router comprises a frame receiving unit, a determining unit, a first frame transmitting unit, a physical address table for multicast, a label switching unit, a tunnel label table, a VCID giving unit, a L2 header creating unit and a second frame transmitting unit. The load on the network is suppressed, the band is efficiently used, and wasteful frame duplication and frame forwarding between edge routers are avoided.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device for charging a battery of an external device may include a coil and a first circuit configured to wirelessly transmit power to the external device through the coil. A second circuit may be configured to wirelessly receive information from the external device. A fan may be disposed adjacent to the coil to discharge heat to the exterior of the electronic device. A control circuit may adjust the driving speed of the fan based at least in part on the received information.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method and base station for transmitting and receiving signals by using unauthorized carrier waves and user equipment. The method includes the steps that the base station transmits unauthorized carrier wave information to the user equipment (UE) through authorized carrier waves; after obtaining the use right to the unauthorized carrier waves through competition in a competition backspacing window, the base station uses residual resources and/or subframes behind the residual resources in the competition backspacing window for transmitting the signals to the UE, and the residual resources comprise complete orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols after the moment point of obtaining the use right of the unauthorized carrier waves through competition and located in the competition backspacing window, or complete PFDM symbols between the moment point of obtaining the use right of the unauthorized carrier waves for the base station through competition and the moment when the subframe where the moment point is located is finished.

The invention relates to a cloud computing resource scheduling method based on dynamic reconfiguration virtual resources. The method comprises the steps of: using cloud application load information collected by a cloud application monitor as a basis; making a dynamic decision based on the load capacity of the virtual resources for running cloud application and the current load of the cloud application; and dynamically reconfiguring virtual resources for cloud application based on the decision result. Dynamic adjustment of resources is realized by a method for reconfiguring virtual resources for cloud application, without needing dynamic redistribution of physical resources or stopping executing cloud application. The method can dynamically reconfigure the virtual resources according to the load variation of the cloud application, optimize allocation of the cloud computing resources, realize effective use of the cloud computing resources, and meet the requirements on dynamic scalability of cloud application. In addition, the method can avoid waste of the cloud computing resources, and save the cost for using resources for cloud application users.

A method for providing a buffer status report in a mobile communication network is implemented between a base station and a user equipment. When data arrives to buffers of the user equipment and the priority of a logical channel for the data is higher than those of other logical channels for existing data in the buffers, a short buffer status report associated with the buffer of a logical channel group corresponding to the arrival data is triggered. The user equipment is based on obtained resources allocated by the base station to fill all data of the buffer of the logical channel group in a Protocol Data Unit. If all data of the buffer of the logical channel group corresponding to the arrival data can be completely filled in the Protocol Data Unit, the short buffer status report is canceled. Otherwise, the user equipment transmits the short buffer status report.

A fiber optic stub fiber connector for reversibly and nondestructively terminating an inserted field fiber having a buffer over at least a portion thereof. The connector includes a housing and a ferrule including a stub fiber disposed within and extending from a bore through the ferrule. The ferrule is generally at least partially disposed within and supported by the housing. The connector further includes a reversible actuator for reversibly and nondestructively terminating the inserted field fiber to the stub fiber. The reversible actuator includes a buffer clamp for engaging with the buffer to simultaneously provide reversible and nondestructive strain relief to the terminated field fiber.

Provided are an unattended electric car rental system and a rental method. The system comprises a vehicle-mounted terminal, a user terminal and a management platform; and the vehicle-mounted terminal and the user terminal both perform data transmission with the management platform, and a wireless connection is formed between the vehicle-mounted terminal and the user terminal. The method comprises steps of: the management platform obtaining user information, obtaining user deposit, receiving information of a reserved vehicle, monitoring a time when a user picks up the vehicle, controlling the user to pick up the vehicle, verifying the user information, controlling starting up and running of the vehicle, controlling the user to return the vehicle, the management platform performing automatic deductions, and introducing a whole process of implementation of vehicle renting. The system provided by the invention is novel in design, and is convenient for the user to use; a rental process does not need the participation of staff members, thereby implementing unmanned renting. The method provided by the invention provides more convenience for the user in a renting process, and real-time feedback of information enables the user to timely obtain related information, thereby ensuring rights and interests of rental enterprises and users.

A technique dynamically activates a secondary Traffic Engineering Label Switched Path (TE-LPs) at a secondary head-end node upon failure of a primary TE-LPs in a computer network. According to the novel technique, a primary head-end node establishes the primary TE-LPs having a primary bandwidth (BW) amount to a primary tail-end node. Also, the secondary head-end node establishes the secondary TE-LPS having zero BW to a secondary tail-end node (e.g., the same as the primary tail-end node). The secondary head-end node monitors the state of the primary TE-LPS, and in response to a failure (e.g., or other state change) substantially immediately adjusts the BW of the secondary TE-LPS to the primary BW amount (“activating” the TE-LPS). A “prior-hop” node to the primary and secondary head-end nodes originally forwarding traffic to the primary head-end node, may then begin forwarding traffic to the secondary head-end node, and thus onto the adjusted secondary TE-LPS.

A combination greeting card and gift card with a coded information portion is provided to be sold and delivered to a recipient as a unit. The greeting card includes preprinted indicia preferably corresponding to a particular occasion such as a birthday, holiday, graduation or other celebretory event. The coded information portion of the gift card preferably includes a PIN number or a scannable portion which, when an account in a remote computer corresponding to the coded information and the gift card is activated, enables the holder of the gift card to obtain goods or services by access to credit corresponding to the card from a remote database. The gift card is initially temporarily coupled to the greeting card by adhesive, tabs and slits, or a mechanical fastener, and concealed when the front and rear panels of the greeting card are in a closed, substantially parallel orientation.

A camera has a shutter release button that is held in an initial position while being not pressed, and is movable from the initial position to a full-pressed position via a half-pressed position. The camera is provided with first to third detectors for detecting that the shutter release button is in the initial position, in the half-pressed position and in the full-pressed position respectively. When the first detector detects that the shutter release button is displaced from the initial position, the shutter release button is considered to start being pressed down, so the camera starts preparatory operations for shooting, like photometry. When the second detector detects that the shutter release button reaches the half-pressed position, the camera completes the preparatory operations for shooting by carrying out aperture control and focusing. When the third detector detects that the shutter release button reaches the full-pressed position, the camera carries out an actual shutter release to write image data on a memory card.

It is an object of the present invention, e.g., where image file(s) are sent directly to printer(s) from digital camera(s) or other such peripheral equipment and printing of same is automatically carried out thereat, to cause interruption of printing in units of page(s) during battery consumption and to prevent occurrence of wasted printed output.

Camera 10 and printer 20 support DPOF printing, it being possible to instruct printer 20 to print image file(s) from camera 10 without use of an intervening personal computer or the like. Camera 10 issues print cancellation(s) upon determining that continuation of printing has, due to consumption of internal battery 18, become impossible. Printer 20 interrupts current printing session(s) at location(s) serving as convenient division(s) (i.e., in units of page(s) and/or object(s)), and communicates job status information to camera 10. During resumption of printing, job status information and DPOF script file(s) are sent from camera 10 to printer 20, and printing resumes from unprinted portion(s).

The invention discloses an intelligent parking induction system and a method. The intelligent parking induction system comprises an information collection system, a communication network, a central control system, an Internet and a user terminal, wherein the information collection system is connected with the central control system by the communication network, and the central control system is connected with the user terminal by the Internet. By adopting the technical scheme disclosed by the invention, the use rate of a parking lot can be greatly enhanced, the traffic jam of a city is reduced, the wastage of parking resources is avoided, and the management cost is lowered; and moreover, the satisfaction degree of a user can be enhanced, and a positive action is provided for improving the traffic condition of the city and the service level of a parking lot industry.

The invention relates to a turnable multi-directional conveyer which comprises a support seat, a belt conveyor and a lifting device, wherein the belt conveyor comprises a supporting section and a lifting section; one end of the supporting section is connected with one end of the lifting section; the supporting section is fixedly arranged on the support seat; the lifting device is used for controlling the ascending and descending of the lifting section; one end of the lifting device is fixedly connected onto the support seat, and the other end of the lifting device is fixedly connected onto the lifting section. According to the invention, the conveying is carried out through the belt conveyor, great convenience and quickness are achieved, the passing property is strong, and the characteristic of continuous sand adding is achieved, and the working efficiency is improved; the ascending and descending of the belt conveyor are realized through the lifting device, so that the turnable multi-directional conveyer can adapt to sand storage containers with different heights, and the ascending and descending amplitude is large. The turnable multi-directional conveyer further has the characteristics of simplicity in operation, low manual labor cost and high safety.

The invention discloses a method, equipment and a system for transmitting data. The method comprises the following steps that: a first class of user terminal serves as a relay user node between a second class of user terminal and a network side; and the second class of user terminal forwards data messages to the network side through the first class of user terminal. By the method, the equipment and the system, the cost can be reduced, the transmission rate can be improved, and the technical defect that service with high requirements on data transmission rates is difficult to guarantee or the manufacturing cost is increased in the prior art is overcome.

The invention discloses a down filling machine, which comprises a down storage box, weighing cabinets, down filling pipes and a programmable controller, wherein the down storage box is provided with at least two weighing cabinets; at least two weighing boxes are arranged in each weighing cabinet; the total number of the weighing boxes is equal to the total number of down outlets of the down storage box; each weighing cabinet is provided with at least one down filling pipe; the total number of the weighing boxes in each weighing cabinet is dual, and the number of the down filling pipes is a half of the total number of the weighing boxes. According to the down filling machine, the close full-automatic down filling can be carried out, the labor intensity is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and the production cost is decreased. The down filling machine has the advantages of reasonable design, simple structure, low cost and good practicability. The down storage box of the down filling machine has stable down output, so that the down filling consistence and the down filling precision are ensured; a weighing process of the weighing boxes is independent, precise and effective; the down filling pipes cannot fill the down to airtight cutting pieces; working conditions of the multiple weighing boxes are alternatively changed and one down filling pipe is used for outputting, so that the down filling efficiency is further improved.

Improved techniques for photovoltaic power generation are described. Inverter failure is can be a significant problem in solar photovoltaic systems as it can lead to loss of opportunity to harvest energy. A solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation system is described comprising solar PV panels and power conditioning units. A dc power distribution bus is coupled to the solar PV panels and the power conditioning units to switchably share dc power from the solar PV panels between the power conditioning units. Power distribution controllers detect a faulty power conditioning unit and reroute power from a solar PV panel coupled to the faulty power conditioning unit to other power conditioning units via the dc distribution bus.

The invention provides a continuous on-line transferring data backup method of a virtual machine and a device thereof. The method comprises the steps of updating the virtual machine memory data in a primary host machine and the data block in a virtual disk image file in a network storage according to the running of an embodiment of a primary virtual machine, and sending the updated virtual machine memory data to a backup host machine; temporarily stopping running the embodiment of the primary virtual machine, locking the state of the data block in the virtual disk image file through a locking operation to obtain the light-weight snapshot of the virtual disk image file, and recovering the running of the embodiment of the primary virtual machine, wherein the virtual disk image file is used for the backup host machine to perform a rollback operation. Through the above processing, the light-weight snapshot of the embodiment of the invention only occupies a little memory space. In addition, a technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention does not need to transmit lots of data, and is capable of quickly establishing the light-weight snapshot and improving the performance of the virtual machine.

Disclosed in a mobile communication system, and more particularly a method of re-transmitting data through a reverse link in a packet data system using ARQ (automatic repeat request) and a packet transmitting method and apparatus by which transmission efficiency is enhanced. The present invention discloses a method for re-transmitting data through a reverse link in Packet Data communication system using automatic repeat request (ARQ) adjusting data retransmission energy to be reduced at a predetermined ratio of one receiving energy for an initial data transmission to other receiving energy for a data re-transmission. The present invention also discloses a hybrid automatic repeat request system for packet transmission in which separate traffic-to-pilot power ratios are assigned to sub-packets when transmitting the sub-packets formed from one packet.

A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is disclosed. The detector (110) comprises:

• • at least one optical sensor (112), the optical sensor (112) being adapted to detect a light beam (150) traveling from the object (118) towards the detector (110), the optical sensor (112) having at least one matrix (152) of pixels (154); and
  • at least one evaluation device (126), the evaluation device (126) being adapted to determine a number N of pixels (154) of the optical sensor (112) which are illuminated by the light beam (150), the evaluation device (126) further being adapted to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object (118) by using the number N of pixels (154) which are illuminated by the light beam (150).