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A computerized method and system for combined billing for at least one customer on a plurality of customer accounts includes computer applications which automatically assemble and aggregate account charges, such as usage charges, fees, finance charges, discounts, rebates and rewards, for the customer on the plurality of accounts. The system also automatically formats a combined bill for the customer from the aggregated account charges and renders the combined bill to the customer. The account charges are automatically calculated by a computer application from account data for the customer's accounts, which is transmitted to the computer application from one or more storage devices, for example from vendors of energy, such as electricity and gas service, retail, such as credit cards, and communications, such as telephone and Internet service.

Methods and apparatus for supporting and using multiple communications channels corresponding to different transmit technologies and / or access technologies in parallel within a cell of a wireless communications system are described. Mobile nodes support multiple technologies and can switch between the technology being used at a particular point in time, e.g., from a first channel corresponding to a first technology to a second channel corresponding to a different technology which provides better transmission characteristics, e.g., a better perceived channel quality. Mobiles maintain at least two sets of channel quality information at any one point in time. Mobiles select the better channel and communicate the channel selection to the base station or communicate channel quality information for multiple channels to the basestation and allow the base station to select the channel corresponding to the technology providing the better conditions for the mobile. Different mobiles in the same cell may support different technologies.

Methods and apparatus for supporting and using multiple communications channels corresponding to different transmit technologies and / or access technologies in parallel within a cell of a wireless communications system are described. Mobile nodes support multiple technologies and can switch between the technology being used at a particular point in time, e.g., from a first channel corresponding to a first technology to a second channel corresponding to a different technology which provides better transmission characteristics, e.g., a better perceived channel quality. Mobiles maintain at least two sets of channel quality information at any one point in time. Mobiles select the better channel and communicate the channel selection to the base station or communicate channel quality information for multiple channels to the basestation and allow the base station to select the channel corresponding to the technology providing the better conditions for the mobile. Different mobiles in the same cell may support different technologies.

A method and system for the determination of optimal pricing and allocation of securities in an open, competitive environment. The method and system may also be used in developing pre-markets of other items that are difficult to price and allocate in a competitive manner, such as the underwriting / securitization of contracts for property; future revenue / earning streams from an asset and / or group of assets; underwritten insurance portfolios, intellectual property and other goods and services. The system of price optimization and allocation is accomplished by interactive feedback of information using a display and including competitive participation of individual members of the public (and / or their agents) or institutional buyers over a data network e.g., the Internet, uncovering the nature and identification of demand in a self-organizing fashion. Demand emerges through participants' interaction with the system and with each other, via a graphically-supported, interactive reservation process.

A control strategy is provided for dynamically encoding multiple streams of video data in parallel for multiplexing onto a constant bit rate channel. The control strategy allows individual encode bit rates to be dynamically adjusted for each video data stream based in part on relative complexity of the multiple streams of video data, as well as fullness of compressed video data buffers and a channel buffer coupled between the encoders and the constant bit rate channel. The control strategy includes analyzing the multiple streams of video to determine relative complexity thereof, encoding the multiple streams of video frames in parallel, and dynamically adapting encoding of at least one stream of the video frames based on the relative complexity of the video frames. The bit rate for each stream of video frames is only changed at GOP boundaries, or if a scene change occurs. The calculated bit rate is preferably further modified based upon buffer fullness.

An image formation apparatus is disclosed which includes, within an enclosure configured by a pair of substrates placed face to face and an external frame placed between the substrates, an electron source placed on one of the pair of substrates, an image formation material placed on the other substrate, and spacers placed between the substrates, characterized in that the spacers and the external frame is conductive and device is provided for electrically connecting the spacers and the external frame so that the equipotential surfaces between the spacers and the external frame are quasi-parallel when driven.

Methods and apparatus for supporting and using multiple communications channels corresponding to different transmit technologies and / or access technologies in parallel within a cell of a wireless communications system are described. Mobile nodes support multiple technologies and can switch between the technology being used at a particular point in time, e.g., from a first channel corresponding to a first technology to a second channel corresponding to a different technology which provides better transmission characteristics, e.g., a better perceived channel quality. Mobiles maintain at least two sets of channel quality information at any one point in time. Mobiles select the better channel and communicate the channel selection to the base station or communicate channel quality information for multiple channels to the base station and allow the base station to select the channel corresponding to the technology providing the better conditions for the mobile. Different mobiles in the same cell may support different technologies.

A reconfigurable integrated circuit device which is dynamically constructed to be an arbitrary operation status based on a configuration data, has a plurality of clusters including operation processor elements, a memory processor element, and an inter-processor element switch group for connecting the elements in an arbitrary status; an inter-cluster switch group for constructing data paths between the clusters in an arbitrary status; and an external memory bus. A direct memory access control section, for executing the data transfer between the memory processor element and the external memory by direct memory access responding to an access request from the memory processor elements of the plurality of clusters, is further provided.

The invention discloses a V2G technology-based power distribution scheduling control method for electric vehicles. According to the power distribution scheduling control method, besides that the influences of charge and discharge power of the electric vehicles are considered, the limiting factors of the capacity of a power distribution network, technical conditions of the electric vehicles and the like are also considered; the traffic factors of drive routes, charging / discharging access and the like of the electric vehicles are further considered; optimized charging and discharging scheduling strategies, for the electric vehicles, conforming to the reality are comprehensively determined; charging and discharging of the electric vehicles are controlled by a V2G system; and the power distribution scheduling control on the electric vehicles is achieved. The embodiment and related data show that according to the V2G technology-based power distribution scheduling control method for the electric vehicles, the negative effects on the system reliability due to the fact that the electric vehicles are accessed on a large scale can be effectively improved; the load utilization rate of the power distribution network is improved; the load peak and off-peak difference of the power distribution network is reduced; and improvement of power distribution scheduling economical efficiency of the electric vehicle and power distribution network operation economical efficiency is helped.

An image formation apparatus is disclosed which includes, within an enclosure configured by a pair of substrates placed face to face and an external frame placed between the substrates, an electron source placed on one of the pair of substrates, an image formation material placed on the other substrate, and spacers placed between the substrates, characterized in that the spacers and the external frame is conductive and device is provided for electrically connecting the spacers and the external frame so that the equipotential surfaces between the spacers and the external frame are quasi-parallel when driven.

The invention relates to a multi-process planning comprehensive evaluation system and method based on digital twinning and deep learning, and belongs to the field of process planning virtual simulation. The system comprises a physical equipment layer, a data sensing layer, an information processing layer, a virtual space layer and a digital twinning layer, the data sensing layer collects related real-time data and historical data of the physical equipment layer in the machining process and sends the data to the information processing layer for data fusion analysis and processing; meanwhile, the acquired data is transmitted to a virtual space layer, and a dynamic virtual model corresponding to the physical entity is constructed under the guidance of requirements of related models in a digital twinning layer; the digital twinning layer is used for leading the other layers together, carrying out virtual-real interaction feedback, fusion analysis and iterative optimization, and carrying out comprehensive evaluation analysis on different process schemes of the to-be-processed part, so that process parameter optimization and process route improvement are realized. According to the method, the flexibility and dynamic adaptability of process planning are improved, the resource utilization rate can be improved, the processing period is shortened, and the production cost is reduced.

A method and system for the determination of optimal pricing and allocation of securities in an open, competitive environment. The method and system may also be used in developing pre-markets of other items that are difficult to price and allocate in a competitive manner, such as the underwriting / securitization of contracts for property; future revenue / earning streams from an asset and / or group of assets; underwritten insurance portfolios, intellectual property and other goods and services. The system of price optimization and allocation is accomplished by interactive feedback of information using a display and including competitive participation of individual members of the public (and / or their agents) or institutional buyers over a data network e.g., the Internet, uncovering the nature and identification of demand in a self-organizing fashion. Demand emerges through participants' interaction with the system and with each other, via a graphically-supported, interactive reservation process. Also, there is provided an interactive reservation process whereby additional units may be allocated.

An instrument holder, which may be separate from or integral with the instrument for persons with or without physical disabilities. A central bore enables insertion of instruments of varying shapes. Gripping surfaces include a compound bevel downward and with a decided right or left hand slope. Elements from a top palm rest to the lower planar surface are volute, forming a right or left hand spiral. At the rear, the palm rest curves aft and under terminating in the bevelled vertical detente. The hand specific side forms a concave surface sufficient to accommodate fingers, joints, knuckles, or hand webbing between finger joints, flaring outward joining the lower planar surface. From the upper rear bevel detente, the back forms a slightly convex surface connecting with the bottom. The body and instrument path is reversible exposing the larger circumference area of the palm rest along with other control surfaces. One version having an hour glass-shaped body with a truncated periphery forming a gripping surface with a curved concave surface portion enable the user to grip the device in any one of a variety of different ways.

The invention relates to a novel elongase gene with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 or its homologs, derivatives or analogs, to a gene construct comprising this gene or its homologs, derivatives and analogs, and to its use. The invention also relates to vectors or organisms comprising an elongase gene with the sequence SEQ ID No: 1 or its homologs, derivatives or analogs. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of polyunsaturated fatty acids and to a process for introducing DNA into organisms which produce large amounts of oils and, in particular, oils with a high content of unsaturated fatty acids. Moreover, the invention relates to an oil and / or a fatty acid preparation with a higher content of polyunsaturated fatty acids with at least two double bonds and / or a triacyiglycerol preparation with a higher content of polyunsaturated fatty acids with at least two double bonds.

Described herein are systems, devices, methods, and media providing emergency data to public safety answering points (PSAPs). Also provided are systems, methods, and media for utilizing location data and geofences to provide emergency data to PSAPs and interactive graphical displays to efficiently display relevant emergency data.

A method for uplink transmit diversity enhancement is disclosed. A subset of two or more potential uplink transmission configurations are determined. A subset of potential uplink transmission configurations is evaluated. An uplink transmission configuration is selected based on the evaluation. Metrics of the selected uplink transmission configuration are determined. The selected uplink transmission configuration is applied for an extended use period.

A tunable semiconductor laser device is presented. The device comprises a laser structure formed by at least two waveguides and an active region located within at least a segment of one of the waveguides; and comprises a tunable spectral filter optically coupled to the laser structure. The tunable spectral filter includes at least two filtering elements, at least one of them being a microring cavity.

This invention provides a process for applying a wafer level underfill comprising: providing a solvent-free hot-melt underfill composition; melting the underfill; applying the underfill in a uniform layer to the active side of a semiconductor wafer; returning the underfill to a solid state; optionally B-staging the underfill; optionally removing any excess underfill from the bumps on the wafer; and dicing the wafer into individual dies.

A multi-channel circulator or isolator well suited for use in phased array antennas or other RF devices where space and packaging constraints make the implementation of a conventional circular or isolator difficult or impossible. The multi-channel circulator / isolator can be configured as an isolator by the inclusion of one or more load resistors at one of its ports. In various configurations two or more ferrite substrates are provided that each provide a plurality of transmission ports. One or more permanent magnets are used to simultaneously provide the magnetic flux field through both of the substrates. The substrates can be configured such that they are spaced apart by a small distance, or positioned face to face in contact with one another. One or a plurality of magnets can be used depending upon RF requirements. Each substrate forms an independent electromagnetic wave propagation channel that limits the propagation of RF energy between its ports in one direction only.

Exemplary embodiments provide a technique to manage object based tier to improve allocation of media to unallocated area. In one embodiment, a method of allocating an area of a logical volume to an unallocated area of a virtual volume for a write command comprises: calculating an object location of an object based on the write command and an object allocation information, the write command containing a virtual volume name and a virtual volume address of a virtual volume; selecting a tier from a plurality of tiers based on the calculated object location and an object and tier definition information; selecting a media type from a plurality of media types based on the selected tier and a tier and media definition information; and selecting a logical volume from a plurality of logical volumes based on the virtual volume specified by the write command, the object allocation information, a pool information, and the selected media type.

A resource management and task allocation controller for installation in a multicore processor having a plurality of interconnected processor elements providing resources for processing executable transactions, at least one of said elements being a master processing unit, the controller being adapted to communicate, when installed, with each of the processor elements including the master processing unit, and comprising control logic for allocating executable transactions within the multicore processor to particular processor elements in accordance with pre-defined allocation parameters.

The invention discloses a catering and amusement management system and a special electronic menu and a self-help ordering method thereof. The internet-based catering and amusement management system comprises a remote data service unit, a remote application service unit, at least one catering and amusement shop operating unit and an access terminal unit, wherein the remote data service unit is used for the collective and concentrated storage of data from the units in the system; the remote application service unit is used for acquiring the data from the units, analyzing and processing the data collectively, distributing the data to the units and providing an internet-based catering management application service module; the at least one catering and amusement shop operating unit is used for the daily operation of a catering and amusement shop and the data interaction with the remote data service unit; and the access terminal unit is used for accessing the corresponding catering management application service module according to the right distributed by the remote application service unit. The system has high data safety, remote management, convenient and quick maintenance, low system maintenance cost and good augmentability, and can be simultaneously applied to the management of a plurality of catering and amusement shops with different brands.

Described embodiments provide systems and methods of allocating cloud resources for application deployments. A resource allocator may identify a first metric indicating usage of cloud resources by clients in a first release environment for an application update. The resource allocator may generate, using the first metric, a resource capacity model for predicting usage of the cloud resources by clients in a second release environment for the application update. The resource allocator may determine, using the resource capacity model, a metric predicting the usage of the cloud resources by the clients in the second release environment. The resource allocator may generate instructions to set an allocation of the cloud computing resources for performing deployment of the application update to the second release environment based on the second metric.

The present invention relates to a laboratory incubator, more particularly, a gassing incubator, comprising an outer housing incorporating a door and an inner housing surrounding an internal chamber, which comprises a floor, a ceiling, three side walls and a lateral surface that is capable of being closed by said door or by an additional, inner door, and in which a flow channel is present, which comprises at least one air inlet opening in an end region and at least one air outlet opening in a different end region, wherein said at least one air outlet opening is formed such that effluent air is guided along at least one of the side walls and / or the lateral surface in the peripheral region of the internal chamber, and wherein a water reservoir capable of being heated is disposed within the flow channel such that air flowing in the flow channel is passed across or through said water reservoir.

The invention discloses an industrial production method of hydrolyzed wheat protein for feeding, belonging to the technical field of feed additive production. In the method, through the method of synergy of multiple enzymes and combined treatment of multiple steps, the hydrolyzed wheat protein for feeding is prepared by taking wheat gluten meal and water with weight ratio of 1:10-1:2 and adding compound enzyme, ensuring the mass percent concentration of the compound enzyme in the solution is 0.2-1.4%, hydrolyzing the mixture for 1-13h under the conditions that the temperature is 30-70 DEG C and pH value is 5.0-10.0, then carrying out such processes as filtering, decoloring and drying, etc. Compared with the traditional methods, the method of the invention features mild hydrolysis conditions, sanitation and safety and maintains the original nutritive composition of amino acid free of loss; the hydrolysate is low in salt content, mellow in mouth feel and high in yield which is up to 98%. The tests that the hydrolyzed wheat protein is added in the feed for suckling pigs, chicks, calves, aquaculture and the like to be used show that the hydrolyzed wheat protein has the advantages and evident effects of improving daily feed intake, reducing diarrhea rate, enhancing immunity, slowing weanling stress, improving growth performance and the like.

A stabilizing element in a stabilized material particle structure, particularly an earthen embankment, wherein the material stabilizing elements that are inextensible (material with a higher modulus of elasticity than that of the surrounding particles) in composition nature but made more extensible because of its configuration. This extensibility gives the stabilizing elements the ability to mobilize more of the material shear resistance and adapt to current design standards under extensible type elements. The configuration also enhances the frictional engagement with the adjacent particles. The soil stabilizing elements are attached to facing elements and project into the compacted fill behind the facing. In some structures there may not be a facing element. Additionally, a material coating for metallic stabilizing elements that gives the elements improved corrosion protection, additional service life and / or expands the electrochemical environment in which they can be used

The invention discloses a method and device for cooperatively processing interferences coexisting in equipment. The method comprises the steps: a network side informs user equipment of adopting a TDM (Time Division Multiplex) interference cooperating mode of a DRX (Discontinuous Reception) mechanism for cooperating interferences coexisting in the equipment; the user equipment receives information for cooperating interferences coexisting in the equipment by adopting the TDM interference cooperating mode of the DRX mechanism from the network side; and the user equipment cooperatively processes the interferences coexisting in the equipment by adopting the TDM interference cooperating mode of the DRX mechanism. In the embodiment of the invention, the configuration of the TDM mechanism is carried out on the user equipment by the network side, the user equipment can be enabled to recognize the TDM mechanism and the DRX mechanism and differentiate the configuration of the DRX mechanism and the configuration of the DRX mechanism used in the TDM mode.

A method for enhancing allocation of fluid flow rates among a plurality of wellbores coupled to surface facilities is disclosed. The method includes modeling fluid flow characteristics of the wellbores and reservoirs penetrated by the wellbores. The method includes modeling fluid flow characteristics of the surface facilities. An optimizer adapted to determine an enhanced value of an objective function corresponding to the modeled fluid flow characteristics of the wellbores and the surface facilities is then operated. The objective function relates to at least one production system performance parameter. Fluid flow rates are then allocated according to the optimization.

A continuum style manipulator is actuated by jammable media within an envelope of a module, which is also actuated by a tensile element, such as a cable and spooler motor. Multiple modules may be reversibly added. Two or more tensile elements may also be used. Three or more actuated tensile elements can actuate three DOFs of each module, and the terminal module, as well as the entire manipulator. Jammable media may be granular, actuated by a pressure change. Coarsely ground coffee works well. Rather than a jammable media, tensile elements may alternatively be used with other phase change media, such as magnetorheological and electrorheological media. A high friction angle of the granular media is desirable, and has been achieved with a particle size dispersion including both small and relatively larger particles. Applications include endoscopes, proctoscopes, laparoscopic instruments, manufacturing and medical manipulators. Methods of actuating include unjamming all modules, positioning the manipulator with tensile elements or otherwise, jamming the base-most module, and then repositioning remaining, not-jammed modules, followed by jamming the base-most not-jammed module, and so on, until all modules are positioned and jammed.