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A system and method for improving the efficiency of the transmission of updated blocks generated by logging all the block allocations and deletes as well as CPs and PCPI creation and deletion in a persistent log. The log is scanned during each update cycle (in which changes are transmitted to a destination mirror) by the storage operating system, and only changed blocks that are referenced by the file system as it existed at the end of the update cycle or referenced by PCPIs that existed at the end of the update cycle are actually sent in the transmission. This reduces the number of changes being transmitted.

In accordance with the invention, a low coherence interferometer is used to non-invasively monitor the concentration of glucose in blood by shining a light over a surface area of human or animal tissue, continuously scanning the light over a two dimensional area of the surface, collecting the reflected light from within the tissue and constructively interfering this reflected light with light reflected along a reference path to scan the tissue in depth. Since the reflection spectrum is sensitive to glucose concentration at particular wavelengths, measurement and analysis of the reflected light provides a measure of the level of glucose in the blood. The measurement of glucose is taken from multiple depths within blood-profused tissue, and sensitivity is preferably enhanced by the use of multiple wavelengths. Noise or speckle associated with this technique is minimized by continuously scanning the illuminated tissue in area and depth.

An apparatus and method for carrying out the affinity separation of a target substance from a liquid test medium by mixing magnetic particles having surface immobilized ligand or receptor within the test medium to promote an affinity binding reaction between the ligand and the target substance. The test medium with the magnetic particles in a suitable container is removably mounted in an apparatus that creates a magnetic field gradient in the test medium. This magnetic gradient is used to induce the magnetic particles to move, thereby effecting mixing. The mixing is achieved either by movement of a magnet relative to a stationary container or movement of the container relative to a stationary magnet. In either case, the magnetic particles experience a continuous angular position change with the magnet. Concurrently with the relative angular movement between the magnet and the magnetic particles, the magnet is also moved along the length of the container causing the magnetic field gradient to sweep the entire length of the container. After the desired time, sufficient for the affinity reaction to occur, movement of the magnetic gradient is ended, whereby the magnetic particles are immobilized on the inside wall of the container nearest to the magnetic source. The remaining test medium is removed while the magnetic particles are retained on the wall of the container. The test medium or the particles may then be subjected to further processing.

The present invention is directed toward a system, method, and a computer-readable medium for efficiently loading data into memory in order to scan the data for malware. The logic provided in the present invention improves the experience of a user when operating a computer protected with antivirus software. One aspect of the present invention is a method that identifies a pattern in which data in a file is loaded into memory from a computer-readable medium. Then the method identifies a pattern in which data in the file may be loaded into memory in a way that minimizes the time required to read data in the file. When a subsequent scan of the file is scheduled to occur, the method causes data in the file to be loaded in memory using the pattern that minimizes the time required to read data in the file.

The present invention relates to a method of representing information on a three-dimensional user interface having multiple portals, in which data is associated with each of the portals. A symbolic marker is associated with each of the portals according to a pre-specified scheme, and displayed in the respective portals. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the symbolic marker is a colored marker. By color-coding the portals, data associated with the portals can be classified into a number of categories to provide the user with a summary of the data on the three-dimensional user interface at a high level of abstraction. The three-dimensional user interface may be adapted to update the colored markers more efficiently, and to display them using less computing resources than would be required if more memory-sensitive visual cues were displayed.

The present invention is directed towards apparatuses and methods for securing a location. Particularly, the present invention is directed towards methods, apparatuses, and integrated systems for the screening of individual passengers and their corresponding carry-on baggage carts with improved throughput, efficiency, and quality. In addition, the current invention is directed towards a carry-on baggage cart specifically designed for the disclosed integrated carry-on baggage cart and passenger screening system of the present invention.

A method of optimizing scanning parameters for a plurality of channels in a wireless band includes identifying channels in the plurality of channels as overlapping channels and identifying channels in the plurality of channels as non-overlapping channels, wherein each of the non-overlapping channels transmits and receives signals at frequencies that do not overlap frequencies of other non-overlapping channels. Then scanning parameters for each channel are optimized in order to assign the scanning parameters to be normal scanning parameters or extended scanning parameters, the extended scanning parameters indicating longer scanning times used for scanning channels than that of the normal scanning parameters. Next each overlapping channel is scanned with a networked electronic device using the normal scanning parameters. The method also includes scanning each non-overlapping channel with the networked electronic device using the extended scanning parameters.

In an information handling system for identifying resources comprising packets of data received from a network, a method comprises steps of receiving resources comprising one or more packets, each packet comprising a header and data; scanning the header and data of the one or more packets to extract identifying information relating to the resource; comparing the extracted information to a list of identifying information in a database and providing a message indicating that the extracted information matches at least one entry in the database when the comparison is positive.

The present invention provides impedance data having an improved spatial resolution, both with regard to depth and lateral extension, which enables a detection of diseased skin conditions, such a malignant melanoma, at an early stage. Specifically, the present invention is implemented in a probe, medical devices and medical systems including such a probe, and methods using such a probe for measuring electrical impedance of tissue of a subject. A switching circuit is arranged for selectively activate electrode pairs of the probe in accordance with a predetermined activation scheme, the predetermined activation scheme including to activate adjacent electrodes in a successive manner, to gradually scan tissue of the subject at a first tissue depth so as to obtain a sequence of impedance signals from the tissue depth.

The invention discloses a liquid crystal light beam deflection and scanning device. The device comprises a wedged liquid crystal box, a liquid crystal polymer polarization grating and adjustable liquid crystal half-wavelength plate combination and a quarter-wave plate, wherein a liquid crystal layer is arranged between two oppositely arranged base plates of the wedged liquid crystal box; light-alignment films with molecules pointing to the vector direction and uniformly distributed are arranged on the sides, adjacent to the liquid crystal layer, of the two base plates, and molecules on the liquid crystal layer are uniformly distributed and in parallel with the first base plate; the liquid crystal polymer polarization grating and adjustable liquid crystal half-wavelength plate combination is provided with two parallel base plates, a liquid crystal layer and liquid crystal polymers, the light-alignment films with molecules pointing to the vector direction and uniformly distributed are arranged on the sides, adjacent to the liquid crystal layer, of the two base plates, and light-alignment films with molecules pointing to the vector direction and gradually changing periodically are arranged on the sides, adjacent to the liquid crystal polymer layer of the two base plates; the quarter-wave plate is used for converting linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light. Continuous light beam deflection and scanning in a large angle range can be realized by means of the liquid crystal light beam deflection and scanning device.

A method and electronic device implementing the same is disclosed. The electronic device includes an antenna, a communication module, and at least one processor. The processor may implemented the method, including determining, by at least one processor, directional information associated with a certain orientation of transmission or reception, transmitting, by a communication module, a scan request message comprising the directional information through wireless communication, and receiving a scan response message responding to the scan request message through the wireless communication.

A method for wireless communications includes generating a composed query for obtaining information about a subset of neighboring stations of a responding station which satisfy the composed query, the composed query including a logical combination of attributes and values, and transmitting the composed query to the responding station. The method also includes receiving the information.

The invention discloses an image scanning method and system based on linear array CCD (charge coupled device) scanning system. In the method, the focusing technology is applied to the linear array CCD scanning system, and multiple sampling points are set for an image to be scanned before scanning the image to be scanned on the basis of the characteristics of the acquisition mode of the linear array CCD scanning system; the sampling points are focused separately before scanning; and in the scanning process, the focus length is adjusted automatically according to the recorded best focusing plane of each sampling point, the sampling points are scanned in sequence line by line to finally complete the clear scanning of the whole image to be scanned. By adopting the system, digital microsections can be scanned rapidly and efficiently.

An apparatus and a method of controlling a scanner include a transmission speed detector and a controller. The transmission speed detector detects data transmission speed information between a host and the scanner. The controller controls a scanning speed of the scanner based on a scan resolution and the detected transmission speed information.