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The invention provides a method and apparatus for transmitting a message from a sender to an intended recipient. The method includes encrypting a message using a symmetric key, sending the encrypted message to an intended recipient without the symmetric key and providing the symmetric key to a third party. If the intended recipient signs and returns to the third party a receipt for the message, the method includes transferring, by the third party, the receipt to the sender and providing the symmetric key to the intended recipient.

System and method for repeater in a power line network. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for power line communication network. The method includes providing a virtual local area network (VLAN), which VLAN includes at least a repeater, a client, and a gateway. The VLAN is associated with a network encryption key. The repeater is associated with a first identification. The client is associated with a second identification. The gateway is associated with a third identification. The first identification and the third identification are a service identification type. The second identification is a client identification type. The method also includes providing a power line network that is configured to transmit data through OFDM signaling. The method includes sending a first data packet in first format from the client through the power line network. The method additionally includes receiving the first data packet by the repeater through the power line network at through a first network interface.

An automated system and method for philanthropists to gain access to projects and organizations of interest and, if desired, for projects and organizations to gain access to philanthropists or philanthropic or other funding. The system is remotely accessible so that donor, organization and project managers or team members, and others can gain access to the system from disparate locations, such as through an intranet or the Internet. The system provides tools for organizations to manage information about themselves and projects with which they are connected or in which they are interested. It also provides tools for donor users to manage information about themselves and entities in which they have donated or that they are monitoring, and tools to find an associate themselves with those and other entities. The system provides security features and provides a topology that limits outside access to underlying system data and data facilities. The system is also structured to allow limited access to the public in general in order to promote the system and its use. The system facilitates methods of use that can provide methods of revenue generation for access to or use of the system or methods of use of the system.

A catheter for mapping and/or ablating continuous linear or circumferential lesions at the intersection of a generally flat structure, such as the left atrium, and the ostium of generally cavernous regions of the heart, including pulmonary vein and the pulmonary venous antrum, comprises a catheter body with an intermediate section that is connected to a tip assembly by a highly flexible section. The intermediate section has at its distal end a preformed section, e.g., a curve, the intermediate section being deflectable in a direction opposite to the curve. The highly flexible section presets the tip assembly at an off-axis and/or off-plane angles from the preformed section. Accordingly, the preformed section is adapted to sit in the region and the preset angles of the ablation assembly enable contact with surrounding tissue. A high bending modulus enables the flexible section absorb displacement force applied to the ablation assembly, such as when the tip assembly encounters uneven tissue surface, without displacing the curve from the region. The tip assembly can be irrigated as enabled by a plurality of irrigation ports, a coil electrode, and a porous covering to disperse fluid over the outer surface of the tip assembly.

The present invention relates to circuitry and a method for providing data security, which circuitry contains at least one processor and at least one storage circuit. The invention is based on the idea that circuitry is provided in which a processor is operable in at least two different modes, one first secure operating mode and one second unsecure operating mode. In the secure mode, the processor has access to security related data located in various memories located within the circuitry. The access to these security data and the processing of them need to be restricted, since an intruder with access to security data could manipulate the circuitry. When testing and/or debugging the circuitry, access to security information is not allowed. For this reason, the processor is placed in the unsecure operating mode, in which mode it is no longer given access to the protected data.

Provided is a computer system in which a plurality of virtual machines operate on a host computer. The host computer has a time subtraction table for storing the time subtraction with the respective virtual machines, and a log collection unit for collecting the logs of the respective virtual machines. The log contains a time stamp which shows at least the log output time. The log collection unit corrects the time stamp of the logs collected from the respective virtual machines based on the time subtraction stored in the time subtraction table. According to this computer system, the logs of the virtual machines operating in a time series that is different from the time series of the host computer can be collected upon integrating the time series of the virtual machines and the host computer.

A method and apparatus for providing security of a mobile terminal in various ways are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving a 1^st signal from a mobile communication network via a wireless communication unit, when the display unit is activated, displaying a 1^st substitute screen including a password input window on a display unit, inputting a password to the password input window, transmitting the inputted password to the mobile communication network via the wireless communication unit, if a 2^nd signal indicating that the password is valid is received from the mobile communication network in response to the transmission, canceling the 1^st substitute screen, and if a 3^rd signal indicating that the password is not valid is received, maintaining the 1^st substitute screen.

A system for enhancing the safety and functionality of a motorcycle or bicycle type helmet includes built-in turn and brake indicators, a transceiver for wireless communications with a corresponding transceiver mounted on a motorcycle, bicycle, or other vehicle, and a speaker and a microphone. The speaker and microphone permits two-way audio communications between the wearer of the helmet and others, either through a cellular network or through a wireless connection to the helmet of a passenger of the vehicle, and further permits such enhanced features as transmission of voice instructions to a navigation system and reception/playback of responsive navigation information, playback from a music system, and audio feedback that the turn signals are being operated, as well as anti-theft protection.

The present invention provides a method and system for monitoring, detecting, and/or characterizing a biological particle that may be present in a sample. The method may be accomplished in a sealed container by utilizing a first step time-dependent spectroscopic technique to obtain at least two measurements of a growth composition comprising a sample and correlating said measurements for the detection and/or characterization of a biological particle that may be present in the sample. The method further provides for a subsequent step for the separation, characterizion and/or identification of the microorganisms in the sealed container.

A distributed interlocking device, architecture and process are disclosed, and are based on segregating the vital logic for a signal installation by type of signal equipment. A plurality of intelligent signal devices is disclosed, wherein each intelligent signal device is used to control a basic signal unit. In turn, a signal unit includes a set of signal apparatuses that are geographically and logically interrelated. An intelligent signal device receives data related to the states of other signal devices, determines and controls its own operational states, and communicates its own operational states to other devices.

A generic intelligent signal device is also disclosed, and is based on a parameterization approach that incorporates a plurality of vital parameters into the vital logic of the device. The device is then customized to a site specific location by activating the appropriate parameters for that location. In addition, a plurality of new concepts, and signal control functions are provided, and include a vital change management process, and a failure recovery scheme based on dynamic reconfiguration of home and distant control functions.

The present invention provides a method for an additional security feature on a gaming machine regarding the content of a cashbox positioned within the gaming machine through the printing of a coupon. The method involves transferring information from a bill validator to a printer all within a gaming machine wherein the transfer of the information is achieved by a serial port connection between the bill validator and the printer.

The present invention also provides a system for an additional security feature to a gaming machine through the printing of a coupon containing information relating to the content of a cashbox positioned within the gaming machine. The coupon is produced by information retrieved from the bill validator. The transfer of the information from the bill validator to the printer is achieved through a serial port interconnection between the bill validator and the printer.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a power and energy storage lithium-ion battery. A negative active substance of the power and energy storage lithium-ion battery comprises soft carbon, hard carbon, a mixed material of soft carbon and graphite and a mixed material of hard carbon and graphite. The designing method of the battery comprises the steps of designing the gram volume of the negative active substance as the primary lithium-embedding gram volume, designing the gram volume of the positive active substance as the primary lithium-removal gram volume, designing the ratio of the capacity of the positive electrode and the capacity of the negative electrode to be (1: 1) to (1.5: 1). By adopting the designing method, the capacity and comprehensive performance of the battery can be remarkably improved, and excellent lithium-embedding and lithium-removal capacity of the soft carbon material and the hard carbon material can be adequately exerted. Compared with the existing lithium battery technology, the prepared power lithium battery has long service life, high multiplying power, high safety performance and excellent low-temperature performance and can be widely applied to the fields such as electric tools, various portable devices, spaceflight, starting power supply and the like.

An optical device projecting one or more synthetically magnified images that has been laser marked with one or more static two dimensional (2D) images is provided. The static 2D image(s) laser marked on or within this device and the synthetically magnified image(s) projected by this device help determine the authenticity of a document (e.g., passport data page) or product that employs it. Several embodiments of the inventive device also offer increased resistance to tampering or alteration and wear.

An interface infiltrated quasi-solid alkali metal cell is provided by the invention and comprises a cathode layer, an anode layer and an electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer is a solid electrolyte. The cathode layer and/or the anode layer comprise electrode active compounds and an interface infiltrating additive. The interface infiltrating additive is of a liquid state in a work temperature range, can conduct ions and can infiltrate the electrode active compounds and the solid electrolyte. Electrodes of the cell and a preparing method of the cell are also provided by the invention. The cell is high in safety characteristics and wide in voltage window and can work in a wide temperature range.

An adjustable trigger stop assembly comprises a first generally cylindrical lateral arm having an inner end and an outer end and a second generally cylindrical lateral arm having an inner end and an outer end. The first and second lateral arms each have an aligned axis, with the inner ends of the first and second lateral arms respectively facing each other. An intermediate portion is formed on the axis between the inner ends of the first and second lateral arms respectively. The intermediate portion has at least a first facet spaced from the axis and a second facet spaced from the axis, the first and second facets in use engaging a trigger so that each facet permits different amounts of movement of the trigger.

A negative active material of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a compound represented by formula 1:

Li_xM_yV_zO_2+d  (1)

where 0.1≦x≦2.5, 0<y≦0.5, 0.5≦z≦1.5, 0≦d≦0.5, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Cr, Mo, Ti, W, and Zr.

Methods and systems to manufacture gun suppressors using laser metal melting (LMM) are disclosed, together with gun suppressors manufactured according to the methods and systems. In preferred forms the LMM process involves deposition of a metal powder such as titanium oxide.

A biometric sensor may be coupled to a portable communications device, such as a cellular telephone. The biometric sensor may be configured to acquire one or more measurements of biological characteristics of an individual. One or more of the measurements may relate to internal, sub-epidermal characteristics of the individual, such as non-volitional processes occurring within the individual, sub-epidermal structures within the individual, or the like. A biometric marker may be derived from one or more of the measurements. The portable communications device may be activated responsive to deriving the biometric marker. The activation may include transmitting the measurements and/or biometric markers derived therefrom to a receiver using the portable communications device.