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An AC LED package and circuits are disclosed along with an AC LED driver. The AC LED circuit may include as few as one LED or an array of anti-parallel LEDs driven with AC power sources and AC LED drivers at various voltages and frequencies. The AC LEDs are pre-packaged in various forms and materials and designed for mains or high frequency coupling in various forms to AC power sources, inverter type drivers or packages. The AC LED driver is a fixed frequency driver that provides a relatively constant voltage output to different size loads within the wattage limitation of the driver and in some cases is a direct mains power source.

A method for generating a ring tone for a given caller based on a prior conversation with that caller. A portion of a conversation with a given caller is recorded and stored in memory as a ring tone. When a subsequent call is received from the same caller, identified by caller ID, the ring tone is played, alerting the user to the incoming call as well as the context of their prior communication. In alternative embodiments of the invention, a prior textual or video conversation is used as the basis for a ring tone, and / or the ‘ring tone’ is delivered by other than audio means. The invention is capable of implementation in telecommunications systems such as cellular, local exchange, and VOIP, and in combination with other forms of internet-based telecommunication.

In a data-processing method, first result data may be obtained using a plurality of configurable coarse-granular elements, the first result data may be written into a memory that includes spatially separate first and second memory areas and that is connected via a bus to the plurality of configurable coarse-granular elements, the first result data may be subsequently read out from the memory, and the first result data may be subsequently processed using the plurality of configurable coarse-granular elements. In a first configuration, the first memory area may be configured as a write memory, and the second memory area may be configured as a read memory. Subsequent to writing to and reading from the memory in accordance with the first configuration, the first memory area may be configured as a read memory, and the second memory area may be configured as a write memory.

A multi-layer integrated semiconductor structure is provided, which includes at least a first semiconductor structure and a second semiconductor structure coupled together via an interface. The interface includes at least a first portion adapted to provide a communication interface between the first semiconductor structure and the second semiconductor structure and at least a second portion adapted to reduce electrical interference between the first semiconductor structure and the second semiconductor structure.

A method for displaying information includes identifying computer-readable service code at a service site, which code, when read by a client computer via a network, causes the computer to display at least one service page containing service information. At least a portion of the service-code is selected for inclusion in a service component containing at least a portion of the service information that corresponds to the selected code. A pointer is generated, indicating a location at which the service component is accessible, for inclusion of the pointer in host code accessible to the client computer from a host site, which is separate from the service site and is accessible via the network, the host code, when read by the client computer, causing the computer to display a host page containing host information. An invocation of the pointer by the client computer is received at the location when the client computer accesses the host page. The selected service code is then conveyed to the client computer, such that responsive to the selected service code, the client computer displays the service component on the host page.

An In-Car Communication (ICC) system supports the communication paths within a car by receiving the speech signals of a speaking passenger and playing it back for one or more listening passengers. Signal processing tasks are split into a microphone related part and into a loudspeaker related part. A sound processing system suitable for use in a vehicle having multiple acoustic zones includes a plurality of microphone In-Car Communication (Mic-ICC) instances coupled and a plurality of loudspeaker In-Car Communication (Ls-ICC) instances. The system further includes a dynamic audio routing matrix with a controller and coupled to the Mic-ICC instances, a mixer coupled to the plurality of Mic-ICC instances and a distributor coupled to the Ls-ICC instances.

Integrated wired and wireless wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network (WDM PON) apparatus using a light source mode-locked to fed incoherent light includes: a fed light generator for providing fed light for up / downstream signals via a broadband light source emitting an incoherent optical signal; a central office (CO) for receiving, mode-locking, and downstream-optical-transmitting the incoherent optical signal generated by the fed light generator and receiving and optical-detecting an upstream optical signal transmitted from a subscriber unit; and the subscriber unit for receiving, mode-locking, and upstream-optical-transmitting the incoherent optical signal generated by the fed light generator and receiving and optical-detecting a downstream optical signal transmitted from the CO, wherein a wired optical transmitter for transmitting a baseband wired signal and a wireless optical transmitter for transmitting a high frequency radio frequency (RF) signal are comprised for up / downstream optical transmission of the CO and the subscriber unit.

The invention provides a modular system that includes a composite tile, with or without integrated photovoltaic cells, a track system for assembly of the tiles to a structure, and a wiring system for the photovoltaic tile. The track and tiles are made of composite material. Molding and extrusion processes can be used for the manufacturing of the tile and track, including the integration of photovoltaic cells. The track lengths are fastened to the structure. The track and tile have mating features, such that the tile can be interlocked with the track. Adjacent tiles are installed with overlap. Photovoltaic cells can be molded into or assembled with the tile. A busbar or wire harness is assembled to the track. When the photovoltaic tile is interlocked with the track, the connectors of the photovoltaic cells engage the busbar or wiring harness to provide an electrical connection.

A data processing system having a data processing core and integrated pipelined array data processor and a buffer for storing list of algorithms for processing by the pipelined array data processor.

Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics.

A method for automatically detecting and tracking multiple targets in a multi-camera surveillance zone and system thereof. In each camera view of the system only a simple object detection algorithm is needed. The detection results from multiple cameras are fused into a posterior distribution, named TDP, based on the Bayesian rule. This TDP distribution represents a likelihood of presence of some moving targets on the ground plane. To properly handle the tracking of multiple moving targets with time, a sample-based framework which combines Markov Chain Monte carlo (MCMC), Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC), and Mean-Shift Clustering, is provided. The detection and tracking accuracy is evaluated by both synthesized videos and real videos. The experimental results show that this method and system can accurately track a varying number of targets.

A process and system for integrating information stored in at least two disparate databases. The stored information includes consumer transactional information. According to the process and system, at least one qualitative variable which is common to each database is identified, and then transformed into one or more quantitative variables. The consumer transactional information in each database is then converted into converted information in terms of the quantitative variables. Thereafter, an integrated database is formed for predicting consumer behavior by combining the converted information from the disparate databases.

A telecommunications network uses a supervisory service broker in a packet messaging environment, particularly Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) messaging, to changeably allocate and to account for the usage of network resources by users. The SIP INVITE and other messages are passed through the supervisory broker, monitored for accounting and potentially redirected to change allocations of resources. The resources can generally comprise applications and applications servers such as media storage and playback, voicemail and directory services, subnet messaging and instant messaging, voice-over-Internet, wireless linkages and others, and can be logically grouped in packages that are allocable. Users such as telecom carriers and others can contract for usage and also can contract to provide resources for use by others, in an unlimited way or according to terms, and for appropriate credit.

A system and method for adaptive commerce is disclosed. Adaptive commerce enables recommendations of products or services based on usage behaviors and commercial contextual information. Commercial contextual information may include the business environment of the recommendation recipient, purchase histories, and product or service attributes. Bundles of products and / or services, or specific product or service configurations may be recommended. Corresponding prices may be determined in accordance with behavioral inferences and commercial contextual information.

A system and methods for connecting a graphic user interface to a powered network is disclosed. The network-powered graphic user interface system converts encoded computer user interface signals transmitted over a powered network cable to multiple signal sets, each set associated with a peripheral device interface. Methods for managing the admission of the peripheral devices are also described. Connection criteria include the power budget for the connection, device characteristics, device power requirements and the characteristics of other devices sharing the powered network connection.

An expandable tubular includes a plurality of leaves formed from sheet material that have curved surfaces. The leaves extend around a portion or fully around the diameter of the tubular structure. Some of the adjacent leaves of the tubular are coupled together. The tubular is compressed to a smaller diameter so that it can be inserted through previously deployed tubular assemblies. Once the tubular is properly positioned, it is deployed and coupled or not coupled to a previously deployed tubular assembly. The inventive tubular is useful for all types of wells and boreholes.

The invention relates to a self-adaptive background modeling and moving target detecting method which comprises the following steps: establishing an initial background, extracting a moving target binary mask, updating a self-adaptive background and detecting a moving target: firstly, determining the pixel gray value of the initial background by using an inter-frame difference method; successively, carrying out binarization treatment on a difference image by using a self-adaptive threshold valve when a difference image is obtained by a current frame image minus a background image and post-treating of morphological filtering and the like to obtain the moving target binary mask; then, carrying out dynamic update on the gray value of a pixel which is not corresponding to the moving target binary mask in the background image by adopting an region-based background updating method; and finally, carrying out logic 'and' operation by using the moving target binary mask and the current frame input image to detect the moving target. The invention can effectively establish the reliable initial background and carry out real-time dynamic update on the background to solve the problem that the detection accuracy of the moving target is influenced by background disturbance and illumination change.

Techniques for providing input to interactive and multitasking applications are disclosed. A game input area (surface or plane) receives input for multiple applications including an interactive application executed in connection with a scene. The input received is directed to the appropriate application based on one or more locations (e.g., points, positions, regions, portions) of the input area effectively identified when input is received (or entered). In addition, the manner in which input is received (or entered) can be used to determine which application should receive the input. The input area can additionally resemble or approximate the shape of a scene (e.g., game scene) to allow a person to provide input in a more intuitive way. Accordingly, input can be provided in a simple and more intuitive manner by effectively allowing the user to interact with the input area in a way that mimics or approximates a desired action (e.g., moving a ball or bat around by inputting a rotational movement). Examples of such interaction include positional, directional (e.g., rotational), press or pressure input (or movement) which can easily be provided by a thumb or a finger, for example, on a touch screen.

The present invention relates to an integrated circuit package comprising at least one substrate, each substrate including at least one layer, at least one semiconductor die, at least one terminal, and an antenna located in the integrated circuit package, but not on said at least one semiconductor die. The conducting pattern comprises a curve having at least five sections or segments, at least three of the sections or segments being shorter than one-tenth of the longest free-space operating wavelength of the antenna, each of the five sections or segments forming a pair of angles with each adjacent segment or section, wherein the smaller angle of each of the four pairs of angles between sections or segments is less than 180° (i.e., no pair of sections or segments define a longer straight segment), wherein at least two of the angles are less than 115°, wherein at least two of the angles are not equal, and wherein the curve fits inside a rectangular area the longest edge of which is shorter than one-fifth of the longest free-space operating wavelength of the antenna.

An RF position tracking system for wirelessly tracking the three dimensional position of a device that transmits a radio signal. The device has an antenna and at least one inertial sensor. The system uses a plurality of receiver antennas to receive the device's radio signal at each antenna. The device also incorporates an inertial sensor to improve position stability by allowing the system to compare position data from radio signals to data provided by the inertial sensor.

The invention provides a method for realizing three-dimension video effects and relates to the technical field of video effects. The method comprises: identifying human face information in a video image; and according to preset rules and regulations, driving a preset three-dimensional animating model through the human face information. According to the information on various kinds of human face information acquired in real time in the video image, the method uses the human face information to drive the three-dimension animating model through preset rules and regulations and allows the three-dimension animating model to change in real time according to the change of human faces, thereby realizing real time interaction between a user and three-dimension effects and rich three-dimension effects.

The invention relates to a cutting-free fast tearing butt coupler and a butt joint piece, as well as a fabricated part formed by the cutting-free fast tearing butt coupler, a fabricated part formed by the cutting-free fast butt coupler, and butt joint structure between the fabricated parts, and the invention consists of a raising-pulling screw cap, a support-pulling screw cap and a fabricated part longitudinal bar which are positioned at the two ends of the fabricated parts, wherein the raising-pulling screw cap and the support-pulling screw cap have the internal thread structure, the internal thread is tearing screw thread, the center of the cap bottom is provided with a steel bar hole, the periphery of the steel bar hole is a steel bar upset head clamping table, the two ends of the fabricated part longitudinal bar are upset into the upset head which is clamped and connected on the upset head clamping table, a pressure spring is positioned inside the support-pulling screw cap, one end of the pressure spring is positioned on the steel bar upset head, the other end thereof is provided with a tapered sleeve formed by two or a plurality of pieces, a screw thread sleeve is rotatably connected inside the support-pulling screw cap and locates the displacement on the tampered sleeve, the tail part of a connection-peg is connected with the internal thread of the raising-pulling screw cap, and the head part of the connection-peg has the ball-lacking shape and is matched with the tampered sleeve in an elastic joint way.

The invention discloses a block chain technology-based electronic intelligent signing payment method and belongs to the technical field of electronic contracts. A device for implementation of the block chain technology-based electronic intelligent signing payment method comprises a public payment block chain layer, an intelligent contract platform layer, a contract creating layer and a contract signing layer; an electronic contract signing link can be effectively integrated with an electronic contract performing (payment) link, and an intelligentization and automation degree of businesses related to electronic contacts can be improved; according to the block chain technology-based electronic intelligent signing payment method, block chain technologies are introduced as an underlying technology, payment flows are unified, and complexity can be lowered; via greater self-maintenance and safety improvement of the block chain technologies than that of other payment means, usability and user experience of whole electronic contract businesses can be improved.

Techniques for providing input to interactive and multitasking applications are disclosed. A game input area (surface or plane) receives input for multiple applications including an interactive application executed in connection with a scene. The input received is directed to the appropriate application based on one or more locations (e.g., points, positions, regions, portions) of the input area effectively identified when input is received (or entered). In addition, the manner in which input is received (or entered) can be used to determine which application should receive the input. The input area can additionally resemble or approximate the shape of a scene (e.g., game scene) to allow a person to provide input in a more intuitive way. Accordingly, input can be provided in a simple and more intuitive manner by effectively allowing the user to interact with the input area in a way that mimics or approximates a desired action (e.g., moving a ball or bat around by inputting a rotational movement). Examples of such interaction include positional, directional (e.g., rotational), press or pressure input (or movement) which can easily be provided by a thumb or a finger, for example, on a touch screen.

The invention provides a universal circuit breaker mechanical fault diagnosis method based on feature fusion of vibration and sound signals. The method includes steps of 1, collecting machine vibration signals and machine sound signals during an engaging and disengaging process of a universal circuit breaker; 2, adopting an improved wavelet packet threshold value denoising algorithm for denoising; 3, adopting a complementary total average empirical mode decomposition algorithm for extracting a plurality of solid mode function components reflecting state information of engagement and disengagement actions of the circuit breaker from the denoising signals; 4, determining the number Z of the solid mode function components; 5, calculating the energy ratio, the sample ratio and the power spectrum entropy as three types of features; 6, adopting a combination core principal component analysis method for performing dimension reduction on a feature sample with unified three types of features of the vibration and the sound signals and obtaining M principle components; 7, establishing a related vector machine based sequence binary tree multiple classifier model.