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A method and apparatus for interactive TV camera based games in which position or orientation of points on a player or of an object held by a player are determined and used to control a video display. Both single camera and stereo camera pair based embodiments are disclosed, preferably using stereo photogrammetry where multi-degree of freedom information is desired. Large video displays, preferably life-size may be used where utmost realism of the game experience is desired.

A method and apparatus for automated cell analysis of biological specimens automatically scans at a low magnification to acquire images (288) which are analyzed to determine candidate cell objects of interest. The low magnification images are converted from a first color space to a second color space (290). The color space converted image is then low pass filtered (292) and compared to a threshold (294) to remove artifacts and background objects from the candidate object of interest pixels of the color converted image. The candidate object of interest pixels are morphologically processed (296) to group candidate object of interest pixels together into groups which are compared to blob parameters (298) to identify candidate objects of interest which correspond to cells or other structures relevant to medical diagnosis of the biological specimen. The location coordinates of the objects of interest are stored and additional images of the candidate cell objects are acquired at high magnification. The high magnification images are analyzed in the same manner as the low magnification images to confirm the candidate objects of interest which are objects of interest. A high magnification image of each confirmed object of interest is stored for later review and evaluation by a pathologist.

A device for processing a wire having an outer surface and moving along a given path in a give direction. The device comprises a conductive contact tube surrounding said path and electrically engageable with the wire as it moves along the path and through the tue and a dielectric sleeve adjacent the contact tube and extending in the given direction from the contact tube and around the path to define an annular gas passage between the dielectric sleeve ad the wire. An inlet for processing gas is adjacent the contact tube in and a conductive electrode sleeve is around the dielectric sleeve so a high frequency, high voltage signal between said electrode sleeve ad the contact tube creates a dielectric barrier discharge plasma of the progressing gas in the annular passage.

In agriculture, one of the most important issues is the extent to which the yield of high quality crops can be increased while saving labor and reducing costs. However, there are many problems in that so-called injuries of crops due to continuous cropping and other causes seriously reduce productivity. The present invention provides an apparatus and a method that can pasteurize soil using gases emitted from the engine of a tractor, while at the same time, carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, and other acidic fumes in exhaust gas are fixed as calcium salts with slaked lime that has been applied in advance on the soil to be pasteurized, and these gaseous components can, as much as possible, be prevented from escaping into the atmosphere.

A social messaging hub provides communication services for a data enabled device having Internet network access capabilities such as a portable media player, personal digital assistant, a Wi-Fi mobile platform, a tablet computer, portable e-Reader, a personal computer, a laptop and a netbook computer. The social messaging hub communicates with the data enabled device over the Internet or cellular data networks, and interfaces with a message infrastructure including mobile carriers, message aggregators, message exchanges and various specialized social messaging services. Messages may originate in or be delivered to other users' mobile telephones or in similarly equipped and provisioned IP data enabled devices. The social messaging hub can provide a predetermined auto-reply response and retain messages for a timed duration in a message retention queue when requested by a user. Messages may be viewed with a data enabled device application at various zoom levels.

An alloy and repair material comprising the alloy, articles comprising the alloy and repair material, and methods for repairing articles including provision of the alloy as repair material are described, with the alloy comprising ruthenium, nickel, aluminum, and chromium, wherein a microstructure of the alloy is essentially free of an L12-structured phase at temperatures greater than about 1000° C. and comprises an A3-structured phase and up to about 40 volume percent of a B2-structured phase.

An area array connector adapted to connect contact pads on a first generally planar circuit element to corresponding contact pads on a second generally planar circuit element is described. The area array connector includes an interposer housing and at least one electrical interconnector positioned within the interposer housing. The at least one electrical interconnector is comprised of a plurality of electrical contacts stacked in a substantially parallel relationship to one another. The at least one electrical interconnector is positioned to make contact with a first contact pad on the first generally planar circuit element and a second contact pad on the second generally planar circuit element to provide an electrical interconnection therebetween.

A tool comparing different health insurance plans. A User can review a plurality of health plans for likely cost, quality, and provider availability. The results are arranged in a table according to selectable criteria, such as actuarially estimated total costs (premiums plus actuarial estimate of out-of-pocket). Actuarial cost estimates are used with one or more of the following: personalized summary quality measures produced by the User's applying personal weights to different aspects of quality; availability of User-selected health care providers indicating if these providers participate in each listed plan; information on the costs and quality of available health care providers; ability for User to adjust actuarial estimates based on User-predicted health care conditions, procedures, and products; and ability for User to adjust premiums based on User preference as to whether to accept the full available subsidy. User can sort, filter, and select plans based on displayed features.

The present invention provides an apparatus for attachment to pipe handling arm, comprising a clamp for gripping a tubular and a guide for aligning said tubular with another tubular prior to connection thereof, characterized in that said clamp and said guide are movable relative to each other in a direction longitudinal of the tubular, the arrangement being such that said tubular can be brought closer to said another tubular in a direction longitudinal of the tubular.

The present invention provides highly efficient solar energy collectors that use conductive fluids that are mixed with dark absorption pigmentation or objects. The pigmentation or objects are provided in the fluid itself, giving the fluid a dark appearance. A preferred embodiment relates to a method of capturing solar energy in the form of selective radiation surfaced (dark surfaced) microbeads, nanobeads, particulates or nano-particulates immersed and carried in a high temperature oil or other working fluid. The fluid containing these dark materials more readily absorbs solar radiation, and makes the absorbed radiation more readily available for transmission and use. Specially adapted enclosures are also provided for use with such fluids. Inexpensive methods of use and production of the fluids and enclosures are also provided.

The invention discloses a multi-channel parallel near infrared spectrum imaging system. A multi-wavelength light emitting diode (LED) is applied to finishing emission of near-infrared light. An avalanche photodiode is used for detecting a weak optical signal, the simulating lock-in amplifier technology is used for achieving amplification of the signal, and a near infrared spectrum cerebral function imaging helmet disclosed in Chinese patent application CN200520002784.8 can be used for improving the partial unreasonable design of a self-adaptation head portion. The multi-channel parallel near infrared spectrum imaging system can achieve continuous rapid accurate detection and collection of cerebral blood oxygen signals, overcomes the defect of an existing functional near infrared system, and brings superiority of the near infrared spectrum imaging technology compared with other cerebral function imaging technologies into full play.

The invention relates to a dynamic traffic simulation platform which comprises a perception layer, a fusion layer, an application layer and a presentation layer. The perception layer is connected with a dynamic traffic data collecting device, multivariate heterogeneous traffic flow data are obtained and transmitted to the fusion layer in real time, and the fusion layer is connected with the application layer. The multivariate heterogeneous traffic flow data and GIS data are received for processing, the application layer obtains road network dynamic traffic flow data, and a traffic simulation model is formed. Through the traffic simulation model and a traffic OD matrix, dynamic traffic simulation is performed, and the presentation layer receives the traffic simulation result of the dynamic traffic simulation in the application layer, and provides service application and presentation to a terminal client. The problem that in the prior art, a large number of real-time dynamic traffic data can not be rapidly matched with a road section well is solved. Therefore, the multifunctional dynamic traffic simulation platform is capable of performing OD back stepping and real-time dynamic traffic early warning on dynamic traffic flows on the basis of a GIS grid rapid matching technology.

Mobile partitioning wall with several wall elements displaceably suspended in running rails. The mobile partitioning wall have structural units that are technically simple to manufacture and to mount and are structured to be universally usable and can be easily and variably disposed at the edge sides of individual wall elements. The wall elements have mounting elements that are horizontally and/or vertically disposed at the edge sides. Modular structural units are laterally insertable into the mounting elements.

A method and equipment to form a digital print by applying dry colourants on a surface, bonding a part of the colourants with a binder and removing the non-bonded colourants from the surface. Also, a method to form embossed structures. Hard press particles may be applied in patterns on a carrier that is pressed against a surface.

This invention relates to SMPS controllers employing primary side sensing. We describe a system for identifying a knee point in a sensing waveform, at which the output voltage of the SMPS may be sampled accurately on the primary side. The system identifies the knee point by fitting a tangent to a portion of a power transformer voltage waveform, and samples the voltage waveform at the knee point to determine the SMPS output voltage. In preferred embodiments this technique is implemented using a decaying peak detector, providing a timing signal indicating detection of the knee point. Sample/hold and error amplifier circuits may be employed to achieve output voltage regulation.

A system and method of use for a viable alternative to private vehicles in urban areas is described. The system may include a number of vehicles, a number of checkout locations employing different technology according to specific geographic features of the location and a central computer system operatively coupled to the checkout locations and the vehicles at these locations which actively monitors the use of the vehicles in real-time. The system also includes demand predicting software operatively coupled to the central computer and the checkout locations to determine vehicle accessibility and availability. The goal is to build a system capable of matching the private vehicle's high availability ratio of apparently ninety-nine percent or greater.

A system for facilitating a transaction between a first party and a second party is controlled by a trusted third party system and is programmed to carry out the method by receiving the first party's instructions for fulfilling at least a part of the first party's obligations in said transaction. The system communicates with the second party and provides the second party with perceptible assurance that the second party is in communication with a trusted third party system through the system. The system transmits information to the second party to provide assurance that the first party's instructions have been or will be fulfilled. Thus trust in the third party is transferred to the first party and the second party can trust that the first party's obligations have been or will be fulfilled.

Improved lamp of the type comprising the crystal bulb of an incandescent lamp or the crystal tube of a fluorescent lamp or preferably of the type comprised of a tube-shaped fluorescent lamp, characterized in that the structure of the tube itself forms a support for a luminescent product arranged as a coating which captures the light proceeding from a source and generated by the lamp itself thereby enabling it to emit its own light after the excitation has stopped thereby providing a self-contained lighting element.

A vehicle power supply apparatus has first and second engine-driven electrical generators and first and second storage batteries, the first generator supplying a stable voltage to the first battery and a first set of loads, and the second generator supplying the second battery and a second set of loads, which can tolerate supply voltage variations. Operation of the second generator and charging/discharging of the second battery are controlled to maintain the total engine torque applied to the generators at a level whereby fuel consumption is reduced, while the supply voltage of the variation-tolerant loads is allowed to vary substantially.

A compact and thin piezo-electric resonator is provided having a high air-tightness and available at a low cost, in which a piezo-electric resonator element is provided in a housing having a structure which permits adjustment of the frequency after sealing the housing. Further, a surface-mounting type piezo-electric resonator is provided, in which a piezo-electric resonator element is provided in a housing, having a structure which permits frequency adjustment through an opening provided in a base or a lid forming the housing.

A mounting structure of a motor drive circuit and an electric compressor are disclosed. A sub-communication circuit 50a of a communication circuit 50 is accommodated in a depression 11v of a compressor housing 11. Semiconductor switching devices S1 to S6 are arranged on the flat mounting portion 11t of the compressor housing 11, i.e. on the outside of the depression 11v. As a result, the sub-communication circuit 50a can be isolated from the semiconductor switching devices S1 to S6. Although the switching operation of the semiconductor switching devices S1, S2, . . . , S6 generates electromagnetic noise, since the sub-communication circuit 50a is accommodated in the depression 11v, the sub-communication circuit 50a receives less electromagnetic noise.

The invention relates to a magazine unit for fitting a brewing device with a portion capsule. The magazine has a storage magazine for storing portion capsules, said portion capsules being stacked one after the other in a stacking direction, and the magazine unit has a transporting means for transporting a portion capsule out of the storage magazine into the brewing device. The transporting means can be pivoted about a pivot axis between a removal position for removing the portion capsule from the storage magazine and a dispensing position for fitting the brewing device with the portion capsule, said pivot axis being perpendicular to the stacking direction.

A microimprint/nanoimprint device includes a mold, a substrate and an energy transferring module. The substrate is disposed oppositely to the mold and at least has a molding material layer. The energy transferring module includes an energy transferring member and at least one energy source, wherein the energy transferring member is connected to the substrate or the mold, and the energy source provides imprint energy to the substrate or the mold, such that at least part of the imprint energy goes through the energy transferring member to the substrate or the mold for performing imprint molding.

A package for a compacted stack of stick electrodes comprising a thin metal foil encapsulating the stack with at least one axial seam and two end closures. One end closure includes a generally flat end portion extending from the stack and terminating in a sealed section of the metal foil spaced outwardly from the stack. The flat end portion including a structure to open the package for access to the stack of electrodes. This package is used in combination with an elongated shipping carton with a vision opening exposing a package therein.

The invention provides a sending method and device for a channel state information-reference symbol (CSI-RS). The method comprises the steps of enabling a network side to trigger aperiodic CSI-RS configuration corresponding to first user equipment (UE) according to downlink control information (DCI) of the first UE; enabling the network side to generate the aperiodic CSI-RS corresponding to the first UE according to CSI-RS configuration information, and sending the aperiodic CSI-RS to the first UE. Through the sending method and device for the CSI-RS, spending of CSI-RS reference signals is reduced, and system capacity is improved.

Described is a steering rack bar which is low in costs, which is hollowed in overall length, and for use in steering equipment for automobiles. A rack is formed on a first steel tube by plastic working, wherein the first steel tube has good plastic workability by low carbon content, and has high strength after hardening. The above first steel tube and a second steel tube are joined to complete a hollow steering rack bar, wherein the second steel tube has a higher carbon content and is lower in cost than the first steel tube. Moreover, the second steel tube which has a margin of the strength can be thinner than the first steel tube for reduction of weight.

Example systems and methods associated with router synchronization are described. One example method includes reducing a likelihood that a first network device will be favored over a peer device as a router. This likelihood may be increased after the first network device has received a threshold amount of routing information from the peer device. This may allow the first network device to begin performing non-routing related tasks after it starts up without causing interruption of data streams for which the first network device does not have current routing information.

The invention provides a personality prediction method based on microblog user behaviors. The method comprises the steps that first, an id list of microblog active users is acquired, personality questionnaires filled on line by tested users are acquired according to the id list of the active users through a 'talk to him' function of the microblog; second, according to the list of the tested users who fill the personality questionnaires, microblog data of the users are downloaded, and according to an established microblog network behavior system, corresponding static behavior features and dynamic behavior features are extracted from the microblog data; third, numeralization is conducted on the extracted dynamic behavior features of the users according to a time sequence analysis method to achieve a complete microblog feature set; fourth, according to a stepwise regression algorithm, a biggest obvious feature set is extracted from the microblog feature set to achieve feature selection; a personality prediction regression model is established for the selected features, and personality psychology indexes of the users are predicted.

Film structures, packages, films and methods of making the same are provided wherein the film structures have a desiccant material incorporated into a layer of the film structures and further wherein the film structures can comprise a material for making a peelable seal when the film structures are heat sealed to other film structures. The film structures are utilized for a package to hold a product that may be sensitive to the presence of moisture. The product may preferably be pharmaceutical or nutraceutical products, although any moisture-sensitive product is contemplated by the present invention.

In certain example embodiments, a multi-layer undercoat may include a layer of or including tin oxide on the glass surface and a layer of silicon nitride thereover. Tin oxide is advantageous in that it is relatively durable, and is a low stress material with excellent adhesion to glass. Moreover, the sputtering rate for tin oxide is several times higher than that of silicon nitride. Thus, problems of high cost (due to slow deposition rate) and durability (due to high compressive stress) can be overcome through the use of tin oxide as a bottom portion of the dual layer overcoat. The coated article may or may not be heat treated in different embodiments of the invention.