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A method, system and program product for more effectively managing the operational complexity of computerized data processing systems using an aspect oriented technique of binding a workflow engine to a data model representing the real environment is provided. The late binding aspect of the workflow provides more effective resource selection and allows for linking to differing workflows in accordance with the data model. Further results provided by the completed workflow may also be used to augment the data model thereby assuring a more current and consistent representation is found in the data model. A synchronization aspect if provided by the workflow result being used to then synchronize the data model with the physical resources manipulated by the workflow.

A wireless networking system comprising: a series of points of presence (POP) each having at least one intelligent network node (INN) housing a computer processing unit interconnected to a series of or including a series of radio transmission devices. Each INN provides multiple radio communication paths to other INNs and portable wireless communication devices (roaming end user devices). The INNs can also provide wireless network backhaul operations for transmission of information from the roaming end user devices to other INNs or at least one primary aggregation point (PAP) for on transmission to other communications networks.

The invention discloses a control method of an electric four-wheel drive hybrid vehicle. Under the conventional mode, the power allocation and the shift selection of the whole hybrid system in a finished vehicle controller can be determined according to the current vehicle speed, a throttle, an SOC (State Of Charge) and other signals, so that the total efficiency of the whole hybrid system is optimized rather than the efficiency of a single power source is optimized, thereby more effectively improving the economy of a finished vehicle of an E4WD hybrid vehicle and further achieving the aim of improving the economy of the vehicle fuel. In the concrete implementation process, the power allocation and the shift selection are realized by checking up VP, the power which can be actually provided by a battery and an engine in the running process of the vehicle is considered, the calculation speed of a hybrid control unit (HCU) is improved and the practicability of the control method is enhanced.

A transmission channel, for the transmission of messages from a mobile terminal to a base station, is selected after a terminal sends a send authorization request signal, for a particular transmission channel, to the base station and the base station sends a reply signal with a first decision value. The terminal is thus signaled whether the terminal is authorized to send a message on the requested transmission channel. On sending a first negative decision value, the base station sends a second positive decision value with the reply signal, when the terminal is authorized to send a message on another transmission channel. On detection of a first negative decision value, the terminal analyzes the reply signal further for whether a second positive decision value is contained therein and which other transmission channels are available and hence sends the message on one of the available transmission channels.

A system for social bookmarking of a resource provided through a Web application that doesn't follow the representational state transfer architectural style (REST). When processing a request for a social bookmarking operation, the system searches for a URL and potentially other resource information within the document object model of a currently loaded Web page. If such resource information is found, then it is used to process the requested social bookmarking operation. Otherwise, if such resource information is not found in the document object model, then the system uses the URL stored in the location bar of the Web browser to process the requested social bookmarking operation. The system includes semantic information in the DOM of a Web page that is used to identify subsets of content within the Web page that can be socially bookmarked. The semantic information of the disclosed system is stored in what are generally referred to as “microformatting”. The disclosed microformatting indicates consistent URLs (e.g. permalinks) for returning particular corresponding resources within the Web page. A social bookmarking engine can provide enhanced bookmarklets and browser plug-in to scan each received Web page that is loaded into a Web browser.

An information processing apparatus includes a data processor configured to execute processing for selecting a plurality of frame pictures from moving-picture data and for displaying an array of the selected frame pictures. In selecting frame pictures to be displayed, the data processor preferentially selects frame pictures corresponding to highlight points as frame pictures to be displayed, using highlight point information that allows identification of picture portions corresponding to important scenes, the highlight point information being recorded in association with the moving-picture data.

An improved method and system for selecting, retrieving and managing access to computer network locations. The method improves access to frequently utilized network locations by providing a recirculating list of network addresses selectable by a single user input. A user interface to the computer network can be accomplished utilizing a network browser in cooperation with a personal computer. The recirculating list of frequently utilized network locations is entered by the user into the system. The recirculating list has a selectable network location which is displayed to the user. The selectable network location can be requested and retrieved by a single user input such as selecting an icon which resides on a toolbar. The information or data associated with the selectable network location is automatically displayed in response to the user selecting the active URL of the recirculating list. The selectable network address can be accessed by a user in response to a single user input. After the single user input selects the active URL of the recirculating list the next URL becomes the active URL such that the user can efficiently select the next available selection. The list is recirculated such that a list of frequently accessed network locations can be efficiently managed and selected utilizing a single user input in cooperation with the recirculating list.

An ink tank is provided which can efficiently perform detection of information in an ink tank such as an ink residual amount in the ink tank with a simple configuration in which it is unnecessary to set wiring or the like. A solid semiconductor element, which is provided with an acquiring unit for acquiring environmental information of the outside, an information storing unit, a discriminating unit for comparing acquired information and stored information to make a determination, and an information communicating unit for displaying the acquired information or communicating the acquired information to the outside, is embedded in an outer wall of an ink tank such that the solid semiconductor element is exposed to an internal side and an external side of the ink tank from the outer wall. The solid semiconductor element can perform supply of its operation energy or exchanges of signals in a non-contact state or by connecting with a terminal provided in a supporting portion or the like of the ink tank directly, thus, it is unnecessary to set wiring. In this case, the information acquiring means can be preferably disposed in the part of the solid semiconductor element exposed to the inside of the ink tank.

A method for selecting key video frames from a digital video captured using a digital video camera, the digital video including a temporal sequence of video frames. The method includes determining a camera position of the digital video camera for each video frame, and fitting a smoothed camera path to the camera positions. A sequence of target camera positions spaced out along the smoothed camera path is determined such that a corresponding set of target video frames has at least a target level of overlapping scene content. A set of key video frames are selected from the temporal sequence of video frames based on the target camera positions;

A multi-band wireless transceiver having a plurality of signal-processing paths, and further having a function of making wireless communication through a plurality of frequency bands by selecting one of the signal-processing paths, includes a band identification circuit for identifying a frequency band, the band identification circuit identifying a frequency band in dependence on a frequency-band information received from a controller which controls an operation of the multi-band wireless transceiver, and selecting one of the signal-processing paths in accordance with the identified frequency band.

An apparatus and method for Equivalent Public Land Mobile Network (EPLMN) list management in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes receiving a message from a network after storing an EPLMN list having at least one PLMN entry, determining whether an EPLMN list is present in the received message, and performing EPLMN list management by maintaining, when an EPLMN list is not present in the received message, the stored EPLMN list. As a result, the mobile terminal may retain an accurate EPLMN list and efficiently perform cell selection / reselection.

Disclosed is a remote computer or server management system for coupling a series of remote computers to one or more user workstations and providing an enhanced user interface for the selection, monitoring and control of a plurality of remote computers or servers by each workstation. Preferably, the user workstations include a keyboard, cursor control device, and video monitor through which a local user can select a remote computer for control through a central switch. The local workstation includes a general purpose processor programmed to display an enhanced graphical user interface (“GUI”) through which a local user can efficiently locate a remote computer for control. The GUI may also provide status indications for all servers, and may group the servers in an intelligent manner to aid the user in efficient location of the desired server.

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for presenting restaurant items for multi-item restaurant item selection through a customer ordering kiosk, comprising the steps of receiving a signal representing that a multi-item restaurant item selection has been made, displaying a first indicator representing that a first restaurant item of a predetermined plurality of restaurant items has been selected and displaying a second indicator representing that a second restaurant item of the predetermined plurality of restaurant items still needs to be selected. The multi-item restaurant item selection represents selection of the predetermined plurality of restaurant items comprising the first restaurant item and the second restaurant item.

The cell selection apparatus includes: a cell selection vessel which has a pair of electrodes and a sheet-like insulating material having a plurality of micropores, with a recognition molecule bindable to the specific substance being disposed on a bottom face of the micropore; and a power supply, wherein the power supply includes a cell-immobilization power supply and a cell-taking power supply. The cell selection method uses the cell selection apparatus, including; introducing cells into a cell selection area; immobilizing these cells in the micropores; effecting a binding reaction between the specific substance and the recognition molecule; thereafter, taking out a cell of which the specific substance is not or is weakly bound to the recognition molecule, from the micropore; otherwise alternatively, leaving a cell of which the specific substance on the surface of the cell is strongly bound to the recognition molecule, behind in the micropore.

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for presenting restaurant items for ordering through a customer kiosk, comprising the steps of displaying a first and second restaurant menu category selector within an ordering interface screen, receiving a selection signal representing that one of the first or second restaurant menu category selectors has been selected and displaying the restaurant menu that corresponds to the selection signal. The first restaurant menu category selector is representative of a first restaurant menu and the second restaurant menu category selector is representative of a second restaurant menu. Additionally, the first restaurant menu comprises a first set of restaurant item selectors and the second restaurant menu comprises a second set of restaurant item selectors.

Unique content identifiers allow users to find and select desired network or locally stored content or applications, solving a problem of user content search and selection in systems that provide access to large libraries of content. A method of selecting digital media content according to the invention includes the steps of providing a database of content ID codes, wherein each code uniquely and permanently identifies different, specific digital media content. One or more of the content ID codes are entered using an input device, which causes the immediate or scheduled viewing of the content associated with the input ID code. The content ID code may be numerical, alphanumerical, or may comprise some form of uniform resource identifier. The digital media content is a broadcast video program, an on-demand video program, an on-demand application program, or a game. The database, or portions thereof, may be electronically stored at the location of the display or at a location remote from the display. Alternatively or in combination with an electronic database, printed catalogs or program guides may be used. The display may form part of a television receiver, media center, computer, cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, or other portable telecommunications device. In the preferred embodiment, a set-top box interfaced to the display receives commands from a input device in the form of a hand-held remote control unit.

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a terminal handover method, a communications node, a terminal, a system, and a storage medium. The terminal switching method comprises: a source communications node controlling, according to a measurement result reported by a first D2D terminal and / or information about a second D2D terminal, the first D2D terminal to be handed over to a target communications node.

An optical connector that requires no complicated fabrication operation such as highly accurate optical axis alignment and that permits an efficient pick up of part of the communication signal light being on-propagation along an optical transmission line, is provided. The optical connector 1 for connecting optical transmission lines each other is comprised of at least a connector main body 16 and a joining element 5 provided inside the connector main body 16 being interposed between the optical transmission lines and coupled to each end face of the optical transmission lines, wherein the joining element 5 is comprised of a core 3 and a cladding 4 provided on the periphery of the core 3 that are optically coupled to the optical transmission line, and a light pick-up means for picking up part of communication signal light being on-propagation along the optical transmission line, and wherein the connector main body 16 has, in a position that faces the light pick-up means, an optical output port 26 for outputting part of the communication signal light picked up by the light pick-up means to a light detector 2.

The present invention relates to an image analysis method for analyzing a digital image comprising transforming object-pixels into a vector dataset. The vector for each object pixel comprises a positional, a directional and a distance component. The number of vectors in the dataset is reduced based on neighborhood criteria. The remaining vectors can code the object by means of a centerline and pointers to its contour.

The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle emergency communication path planning method and system. The method includes following steps: step 1, performing three-dimensional grid division on space in which an unmanned aerial vehicle flies to acquire grid nodes, building a grid chart, marking a starting point and a target point of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and marking radar distribution and topographic information; step 2, according to the radar distribution and the topographic information in the space in which the unmanned aerial vehicle flies, building a flying threat model and a flying limitation model at the same time; step 3, building flying paths according to the flying threat model and the flying limitation model; step 4, optimizing the flying paths through a chaos genetic algorithm to determine a final flying path. Compared with the prior art, the unmanned aerial vehicle emergency communication path planning method and system have the advantages that interference of low-altitude obstacles and radar can be avoided safely, shortest flying time and optimal paths to reach specified end points can be realized, and instantaneity and quickness are high.

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for presenting restaurant items for ordering through a customer ordering kiosk, comprising the steps of displaying an electronic receipt within an ordering interface screen, displaying one or more restaurant items on the electronic receipt corresponding to restaurant items that were selected by the customer for purchase, displaying a restaurant item symbol corresponding to one or more of the restaurant items displayed on the electronic receipt, displaying an edit button for each of the restaurant items and displaying a total cost line item for aggregating the total cost for all of the selected restaurant items. The restaurant item symbol is displayed in close proximity to its respective restaurant item, and customers may modify existing orders by selecting the edit button and causing an edit signal to be generated.

A lounge chair assembly includes a lounge chair including a hollow tubular frame for supporting a user's body thereon. The frame includes hollow shafts and hollow couplings in fluid communication therewith such that water flows through the shafts and couplings. The couplings are coextensively shaped for being interchangeably detachable to alternate portions of the frame. Selected shafts include a water port monolithically formed therewith, which are coextensively shaped for receiving multiple ones of the flexible hose. A flexible hose has opposed ends conjoined to one water port and to an external water supply source respectively for introducing water into the frame. A mechanism is included for discharging the water outwardly and away from the frame such that the water is dispensed in a fine mist over the user body while the user is lying on the lounge chair.

A mobile terminal including a body; first and second cameras respectively provided to opposite sides of the body; a display configured to display images captured by the first and second cameras; a microphone configured to acquire a voice input; a posture detection sensor included in the body and configured to sense a motion of the body; and a controller configured to store at least one of first and second images received by the first and second cameras based on an image selection signal. Further, the image selection signal includes at least one of the sensed motion, the acquired voice input, and an input gesture captured by at least one of the first and second cameras.

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for presenting restaurant items for ordering through a customer ordering kiosk, comprising the steps of displaying a list of restaurant item selectors within an ordering interface screen, receiving a selection signal indicating that one of the restaurant items has been selected. displaying one or more of the selected restaurant items within an order cart interface screen, wherein each of the selected restaurant items includes a selector box representing dietary options for the selected restaurant items. A dietary option is a predetermined set of ingredients associated and in accordance with a known set of preferences or nutritional restrictions.

The invention discloses a gasket measuring and matching check tool. The check tool comprises an air cylinder and a check tool base plate, wherein the check tool base plate is fixed at the upper end of the air cylinder and is arranged horizontally; a push rod of the air cylinder vertically passes through the check tool base plate and is fixed with a check tool moveable plate which is arranged horizontally; two vertical upward check tool guide posts are arranged on the two sides of the check tool base plate; check tool top plates which are arranged horizontally are arranged at the upper ends of the check tool guide posts; the check tool top plates are provided with through holes; inverted U-shaped check tool measuring blocks are fixed on the lower side faces; two check tool positioning sleeves which pass through the inverted U-shaped check tool measuring blocks and the through holes on the check tool top plates at the same time are fixed on the upper side of the inverted U-shaped check tool measuring blocks; and height measurement and display mechanisms are fixed in the check tool positioning sleeves. The gasket measuring and matching check tool of the invention has the characteristics of simple structure and easy operation, realizes rapid measurement and matching of gaskets, eliminates a free gap between assemblies in a spring loaded way, and fulfills the aim of selecting a proper gasket effectively and accurately.

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for presenting restaurant items for ordering through a customer ordering kiosk, comprising the steps of displaying a first restaurant item category selector within a first ordering interface screen, wherein the first restaurant item category comprises a first background indicia pattern, displaying a second restaurant item category selector within the first ordering interface screen, wherein the second restaurant item category selector comprises a second background indicia pattern that is visually different from the first indicia pattern and displaying a third restaurant item category selector within the first ordering interface screen, wherein the third restaurant item category selector comprises a third background indicia pattern. When a selection signal is received representing that one of the item category selectors has been selected, the kiosk displays a first restaurant item selector comprising a restaurant item background pattern that matches the corresponding category selector.

A disclosure of this specification provides a method performed by a wireless device for determining a transport block size (TBS). The method may include the steps of determining a number of resource elements (REs) within a slot, calculating a value related to the TBS, based on the determined number of REs and a code rate, comparing the calculated value with a pre-determined threshold value, determining the TBS according to the comparison, wherein, if the calculated value is smaller than or equal to the pre-determined threshold value, the TBS may be determined using a predetermined table.