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We describe a method of managing sponsored links to be transmitted to mobile devices in response to search requests, the display of these links being responsive to time of day. The method comprises: maintaining records of advertiser accounts; monitoring an audience for the service; receiving from an advertiser a request for display of a sponsored link in association with a said search request keyword and an offer amount; forecasting a response rate for a sponsored link associated with the keyword; adapting said forecast response rate dependent upon a total demand; establishing a balance of total demand for responses to a said sponsored link associated with the keyword and predicted supply of said responses; and allocating said sponsored links for serving with search results such that sponsored links from a said advertiser offering a highest payment per response are served at least during one or more times having a highest audience.

A method and system are presented for determing a line profile in a patterned structure, aimed at controlling a process of manufacture of the structure. The patterned structure comprises a plurality of different layers, the pattern in the structure being formed by patterned regions and un-patterned regions. At least first and second measurements are carried out, each utilizing illumination of the structure with a broad wavelengths band of incident light directed on the structure at a certain angle of incidence, detection of spectral characteristics of light returned from the structure, and generation of measured data representative thereof. The measured data obtained with the first measurement is analyzed, and at least one parameter of the structure is thereby determined. Then, this determined parameter is utilized, while analyzing the measured data obtained with the second measurements enabling the determination of the profile of the structure.

A pattern inspection method and apparatus are disclosed, the method has the steps of generating a reference digital image signal to be compared with a detection digital image signal detected continuously from the desired band-shaped inspection area on an object to be inspected, determining zero or one or more candidate , matching positions between the detection digital image signal and the reference digital image signal for each block unit area sequentially cut out and calculating a mass of candidate matching positions over the entire band-shaped inspection area, determining an accurate matching position between the detection digital image signal and the reference digital image signal for each block unit area based on the continuity of the block unit areas from the calculated mass of candidate matching positions over the entire band-shaped inspection area, and determining a defect by matching the positions based on the determined accurate matching position for each block unit area and comparing the images.

There are provided systems and methods that can assist interactively a knowledge user/contributor to obtain a straight answer to his/her request for knowledge about one or more subject matter, can mediates a large group of unknown inquirers and present them with distilled stage of knowledge related to a subject matter, and/or can guide and assist, individually or socially, to find or discover credible and value significant knowledge at much faster rate than the current traditional method of using search engine directories, social networking, blogging, and bookmarking websites. The methods, systems and services of the presented disclosure can significantly increase productivity of knowledge-based users and quality of their work.

An apparatus and method for the production of substitute skin that advantageously reduces the amount of donor dermal cells needed from non-wound areas of a patient having a wound to be auto-grafted is reduced by using all of the harvested skin cells. A 3D printer is used to construct a wound graft product from the harvested skin cells without wasting any of the harvested skin cells. In a case of an irregularly shaped wound, wastage of harvested skin associated with trimming is avoided.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the direct detection of analytes using observable spectral changes in biopolymeric systems. In particular, the present invention allows for the direct colorimetric detection of analytes using color changes that occur in glycopolythiophene polymer systems in response to selective binding of analytes.

A slot machine of the present invention selectively provides a game in normal and special modes. A winning judgment unit assigns winning combinations of symbols to various awards depending on the modes. During the normal mode, the awards comprise awards which change from the normal mode to the special mode, and awards which change the rules (the maximum number of rounds and the payouts) used in the special mode. The winning judgment unit checks whether or not a winning combination is included in a symbol arrangement determined randomly. A memory unit stores rule data used in the special mode. A rule managing unit updates the rule data stored in the memory unit in accordance with an award won in the normal mode. A controller unit conducts a game in each mode, changes the modes according to the award won in the normal mode, and uses the rule data in the special mode.

A treatment process for preserving a food or food product against microbiological contamination, which improves the quality of such food and enhances the safety of food and food products for consumption by mammals, especially humans. The process utilizes a treatment of food or food products, or packaged food or food products, with a high pressure gas treatment process (HPP) to provide a reduction of the level of microorganisms or spores on and in such foods or food products. The method includes exposing the food or food product to a gas and/or injecting a gas into a container containing the food or food product; optionally, closing or sealing the container; and subjecting the food or food product and/or the container containing the food or food product to a temperature of less than about 50° C. and, concurrently, to more than one pressure treatment cycle at a pressure of at least about 10,000 psig. Alternatively, the HPP treatment method may instead substitute, or be combined with, one or more pressure treatment cycles at a pressure of less than about 250 psig. Optionally, the food or food product may be packaged before or after the HPP treatment. The food or food product is generally contacted with the gas under pressure conditions for a time sufficient to substantially sanitize or disinfect the food or food product following depressurization.

The present invention discloses a method for producing a fermented dairy product, preferably cheese, comprising inoculating milk with lactic acid bacteria capable of producing a Class IIa type bacteriocin; and lactic acid bacteria capable of producing a Class I type bacteriocin.

Known is a telecommunications system supporting adding calling party information to a call from a calling subscriber device to a called subscriber device. The called subscriber device comprises call logging means for logging unanswered calls in a date-time-stamp order. If the logging table is full, the oldest and last table entry is dropped from the logging table. This may result in undesired dropping of urgent frequent callers if the called party is absent and many callers having one call unanswered call after the frequent and urgent caller. A telecommunications system is provided wherein per calling subscriber unanswered calls are counted. Logging table entries of frequent callers are updated, a call count value is displayed, and a previous entry is deleted. Frequent unanswered calls may be put on top of the logging table or the logging table may be sorted in a decreasing order of call count numbers.

An X-ray apparatus for image acquisition and a related method. The apparatus comprises a field-of-view corrector (CS) configured to receive a scout image (SI) acquired by the imager with a tentative collimator setting in a pre-shot imaging phase where said imager operates with a low dosage radiation cone causing the detector to register the scout image. The low dosage cone has, in the detector's image plane, a first cross section smaller than the total area of the detector surface. The field-of-view corrector (CS) uses said scout image to establish field-of-view correction information for a subsequent imaging phase where the imager is to operate with a high dosage radiation cone, the high dosage higher than the low dosage.

A solar cell an n-doped silicon substrate, having n⁺ base regions provided in the first main surface and a p⁺ doped emitter region provided in the second main surface, a finger-like base contact structure applied to the first main surface, an emitter contact and base contact paths applied to the second main surface, each having solderable contact surfaces as well as through-connections (vias) which connect the finger-like contact structure of the first main surface to the base contact paths on the second main surface, thus connecting the emitter region as well as the base regions via the solder contact surfaces on the second main surface. The second main surface is free from p⁺ emitter doping in places, and the first main surface and predetermined regions of the second main surface have an n⁺n transition.

The present invention relates to a gaming system and to a method of gaming. A game is played by displaying a representation of selection of a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols. The game enables selection of at least one additional symbol in addition to those originally selected, to increase the number of symbol combinations available for assessing a game outcome. In an example, the additional symbol is displayed as being mounted on a substrate which is “flipped” to reveal the additional symbol. Another face of this substrate mounts the originally selected symbol. A plurality of additional symbols may be available for selection.

A load limiting mechanism for a motor vehicle, comprising at least two parts (1, 2, 10, 12, 16, 20, 21, 46, 22, 40) controlled relative to one another with a frequency controlled oscillating movement. The parts (1, 2, 10, 12, 16, 20, 21, 46, 22, 40) moving relative to one another comprise interlocking gears (3, 4, 13, 15, 24, 25, 26, 27) and the frequency controlled oscillating movement results thereby that at least one of the parts (1, 10, 21, 22) compared to the other part (2, 12, 16, 20, 40, 46) executes a wavelike oscillating feed motion, in which the gears (3, 4, 13, 15, 24, 25, 26, 27) alternately become engaged and disengaged thereby dissipating energy.

(1) Base stations are divided into base station groups which do not mutually interfere with one another. (2) Priorities of the use of channels are set for each base station group, and each base station holds a priority table showing the priorities of the use of channels. (3) Each base station derives a channel to request, and informs about the channel to adjacent base stations. (4) When the requested channel of the base station overlaps with a requested channel of the adjacent base station, each base station refers to the priority table and autonomously judges whether the requested channel can be used or not. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to wait for a response to the requested message or to confirm with the adjacent base stations regarding the availability of channels, and reduction of the throughputs and prompt channel allocation are possible.

A system of managing collaborative session control when controller is lost or changes to passive-control mode in a data communication network comprising of a control-capable terminal device that can generate and send user preferences on successive controller selection and control policy, a master server device that can make control transfer decisions or take over control upon events, a normal terminal device that can process and response to master server queries on control capacity and its willingness to take over control. These apparatus are connected to each other inside one collaborative session, regardless of their subscriptions. A method of control management of the collaborative session without constant enrollment of controller comprises the steps of sending different types of preferences to master server device; making control transfer or handover decision; and interacting with affected terminals.

An overvoltage device that is formed from a MOV device that is coupled in parallel with a spark gap. This device is coupled upstream from electronic components to protect these components from damage. For example, in one embodiment, the overvoltage device is coupled to a fault circuit interrupter such as a GFCI, across the phase and neutral lines to protect components of the GFCI from an overvoltage condition. In one embodiment the overvoltage device is formed as an MOV physically coupled to a spark gap wherein the MOV and the spark gap are electrically coupled across the phase line and the neutral line in parallel.

A method and system for controlling a powertrain in a vehicle includes steps including registering a road condition. If the registered road condition corresponds to normal road conditions then a first gear selection control algorithm is used intended for driving the vehicle in a normal mode corresponding to the conditions on an ordinary road. If the registered road condition corresponds to soft surface road conditions then a second gear selection control algorithm is used intended for driving the vehicle in a soft surface mode corresponding to the conditions on an soft surface road. In this way, a vehicle can be adapted to be provided with an AMT to work in a satisfactorily way under an increased diversity of conditions.

A holey substrate now is used for constructing a graft product, such as building an auto-graft by 3D printing of living cells. When the autograft built atop the holey substrate is implanted, blood vessels and other patient tissues can grow through the holes.