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A changeable cover for an electronic device and method of using same in a payment system is provided. The cover has a transponder responsive to interrogation by an electric field. The cover provides an electronic identification number and other information in response to the interrogation signal. Also provided is a system for making payments, comprising at least one mobile station (4) which has an associated cover (100) for providing local data transfer. The system also comprises at least one point of sale terminal or the like, which has a second transceiver for providing data transfer.

A database system comprises an encrypted index; and a secure component capable of manipulating said encrypted index.

A changeable cover for an electronic device and method of using same in a payment system is provided. The cover has a transponder responsive to interrogation by an electric field. The cover provides an electronic identification number and other information in response to the interrogation signal. Also provided is a system for making payments, comprising at least one mobile station (4) which has an associated cover (100) for providing local data transfer. The system also comprises at least one point of sale terminal or the like, which has a second transceiver for providing data transfer.

Systems for monitoring an inventory condition of objects based on captured images are described. An exemplary system includes at least one storage drawer, each storage drawer including a plurality of storage locations for storing objects; and a data storage device storing reference data for each storage drawer. The reference data includes, for each region of interest corresponding to each respective storage drawer, at least one of a reference image signature representing attributes of the region of interest when a stored object is present, and a reference image signature representing attributes of the region of interest when the stored object is not present. A data processor of the system is configured to derive an image signature representing attributes of a region of interest corresponding to a drawer using a captured image of the drawer; and determine an inventory condition of the drawer according to the stored reference data corresponding to the region of interest and the derived image signature representing attributes of the captured image of the region of interest.

A system and method of using a computer to prevent fraud and abuse and to promote reporting transparency, according to various exemplary embodiments, can include receiving data of an entity and individuals; accessing data about the entity and individuals in one or more remote computers to prevent fraud and abuse from being committed by the entity or the individuals; determining whether the data of the entity and individuals satisfies a plurality of criteria and issuing a certification identification number if the data of the entity and individuals satisfies the plurality of criteria; determining whether the data of the entity and individuals is in compliance with at least one government regulation; and defining a plurality of customized criteria and determining whether the data of the entity and individuals satisfies the plurality of customized criteria.

Systems and methods for determining an inventory condition of objects based on captured images are described. An exemplary inventory control system or method utilizes a highly efficient and economical approach to apply suitable imaging parameters for capturing images of a storage drawer being accessed by a user, or for manipulating the captured images of the drawer. An inventory condition of the drawer is determined based on the captured images or manipulated images.

An end to end fast signalling procedure is disclosed in order to improve standard RTP / RTCP transport protocols for the support of streaming services within any kind of wireless and / or mobile networks, in particular for the introduction within GSM-GPRS. The streaming flow is expected to be sent from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to Mobile Stations (MS). During fast signalling procedure, RTCP feedback messages are sent at a rate higher then the one expected in standard RTCP protocol. Fast signalling messages are made by upgraded Receiver Reports (FRR) intended to make the end to end QoS control mechanism able to react quickly to sudden changes in the available bandwidth that can occur at the radio interface.

Systems for monitoring an inventory condition of objects based on captured images are described. An exemplary system includes at least one storage drawer, each storage drawer including a plurality of storage locations for storing objects, wherein each drawer is associated with an identifier with known color attributes; and an image sensing device configured to capture an image of one of the storage drawers along with the associated identifier. A data storage device of the system stores, for each storage drawer, information of the known color attributes of the associated identifier. A data processor of the system is configured to access information of the known color attributes of the identifier associated with the drawer corresponding to the captured image; determine color attributes of the identifier in the captured image; determine a correction factor based on the color attributes of the identifier in the captured image and the known color attributes of the identifier; and apply the correction factor to subsequent images captured by the image sensing device.

An alarm transmission system and method for summoning assistance in response to a problematic situation, with police, consumer and helper versions. In all versions, a fast data transmission mobile phone is carried by a user, which is capable of transmitting real-time on-site video images (a video call) to a server. In the police version and helper version, the real-time on-site video images are transmitted to a monitoring device, which may cause transmission of the real-time on-site video images to a rescuer communication device or otherwise take action in response to the video transmissions. In the consumer version, the user of the phone will communicate with an inter-active voice response system, which may trigger transmission of the real-time on-site video images to a rescuer communication device. In all cases above, the video calls are recorded live. An innovative testing system is constructed to measure the delay at the video call.

A method and system for analysis of genetic information. Preferably, such analysis enables genetic counseling to be provided to a patient and / or relative, in which such counseling includes conveying at least one aspect of the analysis in lay terms.

The present invention relates to washing appliances making use of fluids and fluid delivery systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to washing appliances having a fluid treatment system for treating a fluid that can be used or delivered by the appliance, with suitable treatments including, for example, filtration and / or addition of additives, such as rinse aids, detergents and / or the like.

The present invention relates generally, to a method of distance learning. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of distance learning comprising the steps of: installation on at least one education center server of a software for database management, data transfer and communication amongst the education system users; student registration in the scope of which they receive at least one electronic data carrier containing educational material for the subject studied in a given format; establishing at least one interactive on-line session between a lecturer and the students, during which session the lecturer presents educational material to the students' interface, in particular by means of activating the material contained in the students' electronic data carriers, and asks the students questions and / or transfers tests and / or exercises to solve, wherein the students' interface is comprised of windows and tools, including those of remote communication, such as electronic mail, voice mail, chat and forums; and finishing the on-line session within a predetermined period of time.

A syringe includes a cartridge and a second chamber. The cartridge includes a first chamber, a second end, and a locking mechanism. The second end is movable within the first chamber between a first position and a second position. The locking mechanism has a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration and prevents movement of the second end within the first chamber while in the locked configuration. The locking mechanism includes: a flexible arm having a first end coupled to the second end of the cartridge and a second free end; a tab coupled to the second free end; and a groove in the inner surface of the chamber configured to receive the tab. The cartridge is moveable within the second chamber.

Inventory control systems for monitoring the removal and replacement of objects are described. An exemplary system includes at least one storage drawer, each storage drawer includes at least one storage location for storing objects, and configured to move in a first direction allowing increasing access to storage locations of the drawer, and a second direction allowing decreasing access to storage locations of the drawer. An image sensing device is provided to form at least one first image of the storage locations when a respective storage drawer moves in the second direction. The system includes a data processor configured to receive information representing images of the storage locations generated by the image sensing device, and determine an inventory condition of the objects stored in the respective storage drawer according to the at least one first image.

The invention provides a multi-state undisturbed soil column infiltration simulation system and an unsaturated osmotic coefficient determination method. The simulation system comprises a bottom member, one or more soil column experiment standard members which are connected onto the bottom member and a multi-strength rainfall infiltration device arranged at the top of the soil column experiment standard members; a soil filling member of the simulation system is composed of a plurality of standard members and is automatically controlled by a computer; the determination of a rainfall infiltration coefficient and an osmotic coefficient is realized based on the system and testing steps and a calculation method are provided; in a determination process, a large-diameter undisturbed soil column is used for an indoor experiment and the multi-strength rainfall infiltration device is used for simulating three types of strength rainfall infiltration boundary conditions, such as low-strength rainfall whole infiltration boundary condition, a middle-strength rainfall radial flowing infiltration boundary condition and a high-strength rainfall stable infiltration boundary condition; and the multi-state undisturbed soil column infiltration simulation system has the characteristics of strong practicability, good utilization effect and convenience for popularization and utilization.

A syringe includes a cartridge and a second chamber. The cartridge includes a first chamber, a first end having a conduit in liquid communication with the first chamber, a liquid disposed within the first chamber, a second end moveable within the first chamber, and a locking mechanism. The conduit is adapted and configured to rely on a property of the liquid to prevent movement of the liquid out of the first chamber. The locking mechanism is adapted to prevent movement of the second end within the first chamber while in the locked configuration. The cartridge is moveable within the second chamber.

In a method of manufacturing projection objectives including defining an initial design for a projection objective and optimizing the design using a merit function, a set of related projection objectives including a first projection objective and at least one second projection objective is defined. Further, a plurality of merit function components, each of which reflects a particular quality parameter, is defined. One of these merit function components defines a common module requirement requiring that the first projection objective and the second projection objective each include at least one common optical module that is constructed to be substantially identical for the first and the second projection objective. The method results in a set of projection objectives having at least one common optical module. Employing the method in the manufacturing of complex projection objectives, such as projection objectives for microlithography, facilitates the manufacturing process and allows substantial cost savings.

The invention discloses a high-performance superfine cement based grouting material for microfissuring and silty fine sand soil grouting treatment, and application of the grouting material. The grouting material comprises the following ingredients in parts by weight: 50-79 parts of Portland cement clinker, 19-48 parts of an auxiliary cementing material and 2-7 parts of desulfurized gypsum, whereinthe auxiliary cementing material comprises the following ingredients in parts by weight: 25-57 parts of mineral slag, 8-21 parts of steel slag, 18-36 parts of pulverized fuel ash, 6-12 parts of limestone flour, 1-8 parts of silica fume and 2.5-12.8 parts of a high-performance composite regulator; the high-performance composite regulator comprises the following ingredients in parts by weight: 5-16parts of sodium hydroxide, 4-12 parts of sodium silicate, 4-14 parts of potassium metaaluminate, 12-21 parts of calcium chloride, 11-18 parts of lithium chloride, 4-12 parts of triethanolamine, 21-27parts of alum, 18-29 parts of aluminum sulfate, 0.2-1.5 parts of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, 0.1-3.0 parts of viscous polymer, 0-0.8 parts of polypropylene fiber and 0.5-3.0 parts of a superplasticizer; and the viscous polymer is an acrylic ester polymer or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer.

Systems and methods for determining an inventory condition of objects based on captured images are described. An exemplary inventory control system or method utilizes a highly efficient and economical approach to apply suitable imaging parameters for capturing images of a storage drawer being accessed by a user, or for manipulating the captured images of the drawer. An inventory condition of the drawer is determined based on the captured images or manipulated images.

A cyclonic separating apparatus includes a first cyclonic separating unit including at least one first cyclone, a second cyclonic separating unit located downstream of the first cyclonic separating unit and including at least one second cyclone, and a third cyclonic separating unit located downstream of the second cyclonic separating unit and including at least one third cyclone. The separation efficiency of the second cyclonic separating unit is substantially the same as the separation efficiency of either the first cyclonic separating unit or the third separating unit, providing an apparatus which achieves a higher separation efficiency than known separation apparatus.

The invention relates to a process for high speed railway ballastless track construction. The process comprises the steps of preparing for construction; surveying and setting out; paving ballast bed bottom layer rebars; mounting longitudinal templates; assembling sub-sleepers and sections of a track; mounting and coarsely regulating the sections of the track; paving and binding top layer rebars; finely regulating the sections of the track; pouring concrete; vibrating, plastering and moulding; maintaining a ballast bed; detaching and transferring machines and tools. The problem of difficulty in optimizing a high speed railway ballastless track construction technique is solved, the construction efficiency is improved, the ballastless track construction period is shortened, and the construction quality is guaranteed; the process for high speed railway ballastless track construction has the characteristics of high construction efficiency and high degree of mechanization, and the efficient and orderly construction of the high speed railway ballastless track is ensured.

The invention provides a rainfall infiltration soil column simulation system and an unsatured hydraulic conductivity determination method. The simulation system comprises a bottom structural element, one or several soil column experiment standardized structural elements which are connected to the bottom element and are connected in series connection, and an apparatus for simulating rainfalls of a plurality of forms at the top of the soil column experiment standardized structural elements; soil containing structural elements of the simulation system comprise a plurality of standard structural elements and are automatically controlled by a computer, and determination of rainfall infiltration coefficient and unsatured hydraulic conductivity can be realized based on the system; determination steps and computing methods are provided, undistributed soil column of large diameter is used for laboratory experiment during determination, devices for simulating rainfall of a plurality forms are used for simulating four kinds of hydraulic power boundary conditions, which comprise a low intensity rainfall full infiltration boundary condition, a middle intensity rainfall infiltration with runoff boundary condition, a high intensity rainfall stable infiltration boundary condition, and a snow melt infiltration boundary condition. The system and the method have the characteristics of good practicality, good usage effects, as well as promotion and usage convenience.

Disclosed is a sterilizing composition including (i) at least one mono or dialdehyde; (ii) at least one glycol or polyol or derivative thereof; (iii) a non-ionic first surfactant; and (iv) a second surfactant having a cloud point in the range of about 30° C. to 50° C. Also disclosed is a sterilizing composition including (i) at least one mono or dialdehyde; (ii) at least one glycol or polyol or derivative thereof; (iii) a non-ionic first surfactant; and (iv) a second surfactant, wherein the second surfactant is a quaternary ammonium compound. A process for preparing the compositions of the invention is also disclosed. The compositions of the invention are low or substantially non-foaming under high pressure, high temperature conditions, thus allowing maximum benefit from the new, more reliable, generation of automated endoscope reprocessing machines.

The invention discloses a method for generating an electronic channel chart based on the Changjiang River standards, which is mainly based on the digital channel measurement data transmission standard of the Changjiang River, the digital channel measurement data verification standard of the Changjiang River and the electronic sea chart data protection scheme recommended by IHO (International Hydrography Organization), sets up a standardized electronic channel chart database of the Changjiang River by utilizing advanced computer network technology, data communication technology and geographic information processing technology, realizes the measurement and the management for channels over the Changjiang River, the generation of the electronic channel chart and the automation, integration and networking of the entire release process by means of the generation flow including data acquisition, data processing, editing of the channel chart, checking of the channel chart, release of the channel chart and application of the channel chart, and provide, in the form of browser, the latest electronic channel chart service for ships sailing on the Changjiang River, shipping related departmentsand enterprises and public institutions in time. The method has the obvious advantages of normative data format, complete data updating mechanism, mature business system, safe information protection mechanism, great advantage in popularization and the like.

The invention discloses an automatic paving control system for a paving machine. The automatic paving control system for the paving machine comprises a paving machine automatic leveling system, a paving machine electric-control system, a longitudinal slope sensor, a transverse slope sensor, a scraper motor, a spiral distributing device motor and a vibrator. The automatic paving control system for the paving machine further comprises a center-control computer, a man-machine interaction device, a global positioning system (GPS), a data transmission system, a laser emitter, a laser scanner, an ultrasonic material level sensor, a speed sensor and an ultrasonic sensor. Relevant construction drawing technical parameters are input into the center-control computer, and the paving machine is controlled by the center-control computer through the data transmission system to complete the automatic paving process. The automatic paving control system for the paving machine is simple, convenient to use, applicable and capable of saving time and labor and greatly relieving labor intensity, automatic paving is achieved, inappropriateness of manual operation is reduced, manual misoperation is avoided, and accurate, continuous and standard automatic paving is achieved; high-efficiency, programmed, automatic and standard high-technology construction is completely achieved.

A fracture reduction is mechanically achieved by supporting a body region having the bone fracture on a frame. A first reduction mechanism on the frame is operated to apply to the bone fracture a first predefined force reduction vector that returns the bone fracture to a corrective alignment in a first anatomic orientation, while also mechanically maintaining the corrective alignment in the first anatomic orientation. Independently, a second reduction mechanism on the frame is operated to apply a second predefined force reduction vector that returns the bone fracture to a corrective alignment in a second anatomic orientation different than the first anatomic orientation without altering the corrective alignment in the first anatomic orientation, while mechanically maintaining the corrective alignment in the second anatomic orientation. The fracture reduction is mechanically fixed by mechanically guiding the placement at least one bone fixing device into the reduced bone fracture.

A frame structure for an IEEE 802.16j standard, a wireless communication apparatus and a method for assigning the same in a wireless communication system are provided. The wireless communication system comprises a base station (BS), a mobile station (MS), and a relay station (RS). The frame structure comprises an MS sub-frame and an RS sub-frame. The MS sub-frame is used for transmitting data between the RS and the MS. The RS sub-frame is used for transmitting data between the RS and the BS.

The present invention relates to thermostable proteinases from thermophilic Bacillus species and their uses in the preparation of nucleic acid samples. The enzymes of the invention are stable and active at 65-80 ° C., but are readily autolysed or denatured above 90° C.