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A tool attachment for mounting on a hand-held machine tool provided with a tool holder, the tool attachment having an output shaft and a base body at whose outer circumference a locking sleeve is disposed in a manner allowing it to rotate to release at least one assigned locking element; at the outer circumference of the base body, an anti-rotation unit is formed for the twist-proof mounting of the base body on a fastening unit assigned to the hand-held machine tool; on the anti-rotation unit and at an inner circumference of the fastening unit, complementary geometrical forms are provided which are configured to mesh with each other for the releasable, twist-proof mounting of the base body on the fastening unit.

A subscriber identity module (SIM) indicative information display method of the present invention includes receiving SIM indicative information one of a SIM card detected in one of the SIM card slots, registering the SIM indicative information with a SIM identity of the SIM card, detecting a SIM indicative information request requesting the SIM indicative information of the SIM card, and displaying the SIM indicative information mapped to the SIM identity of the SIM card when a SIM indicative information request is detected.

A high data availability write-caching storage controller has a volatile memory with a write cache for caching write cache data, a non-volatile memory, a capacitor pack for supplying power for backing up the write cache to the non-volatile memory in response to a loss of main power, and a CPU that determines whether reducing an operating voltage of the capacitor pack to a new value would cause the capacitor pack to be storing less energy than required for backing up the current size write cache to the non-volatile memory. If so, the CPU reduces the size of the write cache prior to reducing the operating voltage. The CPU estimates the capacity of the capacitor pack to store the required energy based on a history of operational temperature and voltage readings of the capacitor pack, such as on an accumulated normalized running time and warranted lifetime of the capacitor pack.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for improving the accuracy of expected error estimations in hybrid cellular and WLAN location determination. In some embodiments, the method can include providing a WLAN based location estimate and an expected error estimate for the WLAN based location estimate, providing a cellular based location estimate and an expected error estimate for the cellular based location estimate, and determining the expected error of the location determination by evaluating the consistency of the cellular based location estimate to the WLAN based location estimate. In some embodiments, the location estimate with the lower expected error can be selected as the location determination of the WLAN and cellular enabled device. In some embodiments, the consistency of the estimates can include the distance between the cellular based location estimate and the WLAN based location estimate.

A system for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere to reduce global warming including an air extraction system that collects carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through a medium and removes carbon dioxide from the medium; a sequestration system that isolates the removed carbon dioxide to a location for at least one of storage and which can increase availability of renewable energy or non-fuel products such as fertilizers and construction materials; and one or more energy sources that supply process heat to the air extraction system to remove the carbon dioxide from the medium and which can regenerate it for continued use.

An object is to provide a compound-eye imaging apparatus in which a plurality of plane images in different image taking ranges can be taken by a plurality of image pickup devices, and also, a user can recognize the image taking ranges of the plurality of plane images and confirm details of a subject. When a simultaneous tele/wide image taking mode is set, zoom positions of a zoom lens of a right imaging system and a zoom lens of a left imaging system are set to be different from each other, and a wide-side image can be taken by the right imaging system, and a tele-side image can be taken by the left imaging system. Based on the positions of the zoom lens and the zoom lens, guidance, which is a figure in which a frame indicating the image taking range of a wide-image and a frame indicating the image taking range of a tele-image are superimposed so that centers of the frame and the frame coincide with each other, is generated, and a live view image taken by the right imaging system and the guidance are displayed in a superimposed manner. The guidance is displayed so as to be superimposed on a tele-side live view image.

Dynamically constructed grammar-constraints and frequency or statistics-based constraints are used to constrain the speech recognizer and to optionally rescore the output to improve recognition accuracy. The recognition system is well adapted for hands-free operation of portable devices, such as for voice dialing operations.

A radio controlled model rotorcraft implemented with features improving ease of flight and flight performance by increasing structural stability, increasing rotorcraft visibility and orientation awareness through the use of multifunctioning, configurable, and aesthetically pleasing components, while also increasing resistance to damage from crashes through use of impact and vibration absorbing components.

A display input device includes a control unit for correcting horizontal coordinates of an object to be detected on an xy coordinate plane extending on a touch panel 1, which are acquired by a proximity sensor 12, according to an angle of elevation φ, an angle of deviation θ and a vertical distance z between the object to be detected and a surface of the touch panel, φ being the angle of a straight line OC with respect to the surface of the touch panel, the straight line OC extending between a predetermined point O positioned on the touch panel and a predetermined point C positioned outside the touch panel, and θ being the angle between a straight line which is an orthogonal projection of the line OC onto the xy coordinate plane, and an x axis on the xy coordinate plane.

A problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a small-sized display device in which image data with a large information amount, such as moving images, large capacity mail data, and the like are displayable on a large-sized screen.

A mobile telephone (1) equipped with a display device includes an accommodating unit (5) arranged on one side of a main unit (2), and this accommodating unit (5) is provided with a winding/unreeling shaft (7) and can accommodate a display unit (4) including a polymer liquid crystal film or the like that can be wound up in a rolled-state by the winding/unreeling shaft (7). The display unit (4) is unreelable by reeling it out or pulling it out to protrude from an opening (6) of the accommodating unit (5). The display control unit (12) performs drive control of the winding/unreeling shaft (7) so that the display screen results in a size that corresponds to the display size of the display information by controlling an unreeling amount of the display unit (4), to allow the display unit (4) to display information. It is also possible to change the display size of the display information in performing display according to the unreeling amount of the display unit (4).

Methods and apparatus for delivering uninterruptible power to loads are provided. One aspect on the invention is directed to a system for providing power to a load. The system includes a first input to receive AC power from a first AC power source, a second input to receive AC power from a second AC power source, a third input to receive DC power from a first DC power source, an output that provides output AC power to the load, and converter circuitry, coupled to the first, second and third inputs, adapted to provide the output power derived from at least one of the first AC power source, the second AC power source and the first DC power source.

A method for transferring public information to a private information store maintained by a private information space manager. The method may include the steps of selecting public information from a public information source; initiating a sync request by selecting a sync request button on the public information web site; and identifying the private information space were the public information is to be stored. In a further aspect, the invention comprises a system for synchronizing public content from a public information web site to a private information store. The system may include a sync enable button on the public information web site; a pop-up window provided by a private information store provided responsive to the sync enable button on the public information web site; and a sync interface transfer button on the pop-up window initiating transfer of the public information to the private information store. In a further aspect, the public information web site is provided by an affiliate server and said affiliate server includes code enabling said sync button by directing a client web browser to the private information store provider. The system may further include at least one synchronization routine synchronizing the public information data with the private information space.

A handheld communication device having dual operating modes includes a casing, a display and a keyboard. The casing is formed with an accommodating trough. One side of the accommodating trough is provided with a first connecting port. Further, the casing is provided thereon with a receiver. The display is sealed to cover on the accommodating trough and is displaceable with respect to the casing. The keyboard is detachably received in the accommodating trough. One side of the keyboard is provided with a second connecting port for insertion to correspond to the first connecting port. The keyboard is provided with an emitter for transmitting wireless signals to the receiver and a battery module for providing the necessary power of the emitter. Via the mutual insertion and disconnection between the second connecting port and the first connecting port, wired and wireless operating modes can be switched.

Some embodiments establish for an entity a virtual network over several public clouds of several public cloud providers and/or in several regions. In some embodiments, the virtual network is an overlay network that spans across several public clouds to interconnect one or more private networks (e.g., networks within branches, divisions, departments of the entity or their associated datacenters), mobile users, and SaaS (Software as a Service) provider machines, and other web applications of the entity. The virtual network in some embodiments can be configured to optimize the routing of the entity's data messages to their destinations for best end-to-end performance, reliability and security, while trying to minimize the routing of this traffic through the Internet. Also, the virtual network in some embodiments can be configured to optimize the layer 4 processing of the data message flows passing through the network.

An image information processing apparatus which uses more than one wireless IC tag to detect the information concerning a present position of a target object to be shot and which senses an image of the object based on the position information is disclosed. This apparatus is operative in corporation with the wireless tag to display on a monitor screen the information as to the object position and output it in an audible form. Additionally, in the case of more than two target objects being present, the apparatus manages the priority orders thereof.

For executing a graphic display without generating the sense of incompatibility in a view, within a receiver apparatus enabling 3D display, and also for an improvement of usability thereof, a receiver apparatus or a reproducing apparatus for obtaining digital information including information of whether a cubic display can be made or not, together with video information, comprises a controller portion for producing graphic data for use of display added with a parallax thereto, wherein the graphic data without generating a sense of incompatibility to a user by changing all or a part of the graphic data for use of display into data for use of cubic display, when producing the data fitting to a condition of a cubic display of an output video. In particular, when producing data of electronic program table, the cubic display is executed, partially, fitting to an object, and thereby increasing usability for a user.

There is provided a device having a function of browsing contents obtained through a network. The device includes a display unit, an operation unit, a storing unit configured to store a thumbnail corresponding to a part of a captured image of contents as a bookmark, and a thumbnail rearrangement control unit configured to form a screen displaying stored thumbnails on the display unit while arranging the thumbnails in a ring shape, to accept user designation of a target thumbnail to be moved through the operation unit, to rotate the thumbnails arranged in the ring shape on the screen in response to a user operation through the operation unit while keeping a potion of the target thumbnail at a predetermined position in the screen, and to accept user designation of a target position to which the target thumbnail is to be moved through the operation unit.

An appliance is provided that includes a control unit, a plurality of components, and a touchscreen in which the plurality of components and touchscreen are configured to operate under control of the control unit. A graphical user interface (GUI) may be generated for display by the touchscreen. The GUI may include graphical control elements for respective components of the plurality of components. For each graphical control element of the graphical control elements, a touch gesture to drag the graphical control element may be detected for a component of the respective components. In response, a mode or setting of a plurality of modes or settings of the component may be adjusted.

A conference call system provides multidimensional indexing of recorded audio data through connecting the audio stream to adjunct data generated by the conference call participants during the conference call or thereafter and or/by automatic audio analysis of the audio data. The conference call may be initiated by outgoing calls to the conference participants reducing the burden to those participants for remembering and connecting to the conference call.

Provided are an apparatus and method for improving usability of a touch screen. The apparatus includes a touch sensing unit that senses a first touch and a second touch and detects the touched locations of the sensed touches, a pointer setting unit that sets a pointer to the detected location of the first touch, and a coordinate transforming unit that transforms movement of a touched location, which is caused by movement of the second touch, into movement of a location of the pointer.

First, a plurality of selection objects having at least one part thereof displayed on a display area of a display device are moved relative to the display area, based on an output signal outputted from an input device. Then, when an end-located selection object among the moved plurality of selection objects reaches a predetermined position of the display area, displayed on the display area is an object having a shape identical or similar to one part of the plurality of selection objects displayed on the display area.

A condensate secondary pan for a central air conditioning system is herein disclosed whereby overflow protection of the primary condensate removal system for a fan coil unit of a central air conditioning system is realized. The secondary pan is positioned directly beneath the primary pan of the central air conditioning system to convey condensate safely outside an enclosure should the primary pan overflow due to clogging of the primary drain line, or leak due to cracks or fissures formed in the primary pan. The condensate secondary pan has a predetermined girth sufficient to extend laterally beyond the primary pan of a conventional fan coil unit. The condensate secondary pan also has a bottom panel which is frustoconical in shape, thus minimizing the pooling of condensate on its surface as well as an integral drain pipe connecting means, thereby eliminating the need for a superfluous user supplied connecting means which is typically made of metal and thus is susceptible to corrosion.

An API counting process that sets a limit number for an API used by a client, and when an access token is issued in response to a request from an authority delegation destination and a request to verify the issued access token is received, manages an API usage limit number on a client-by-client basis in accordance with the usage limit number for each API set for the authority delegation destination, is executed. The API usage number is incremented (S5.2), compared with the usage limit number (S5.3), and the access token verification is considered to have failed in the case where the limit has been exceeded.

Methods for efficiently filtering and sorting a large number of managed objects of different object types are presented. A single context-sensitive listing form is employed, the operation and display of which changes dynamically according to the selection of a target object. Whenever the user changes the selected target object, the items of a list type menu change to display the applicable list types. An action menu and/or a context-sensitive tool bar changes based on the selected target object to provide quick access selected object type specific actions. The solution allows users to paste objects into the listing form, perform complex filtering based on the object type used, provide a quick assessment of list filtering effectiveness, and invoke appropriate actions on managed object hits. Advantages of the solution include enhanced complex context-sensitive filtering and sorting capabilities, improved performance in dealing with large lists as well a reduction in window management.

The present invention provides compositions and method for increasing the immunogenicity of antigens such as tumor antigens. The compositions comprise liposomes such that they are suitable for targeting denderitic cells. The compositions preferably comprise at least 50% liposomes which are less than 120 nm. The liposomes comprise a cationic lipid and phosphatidyl choline. The antigen is intercalated within or in the bilayer or covalently linked to the liposomal molecules.

A ballistics subsystem is coupled to a force sensor of an isometric input device. The ballistics subsystem augments control by applying a dual gain transfer function that smoothly transitions from separate gain factors for low and high force inputs. When applied in a cursor device, such as a joystick or force pad, pointer movement is coupled to input force, not input displacement. Traditionally, an array of miniature strain gauges is used to measure the input force. A more recent method optimized for very low cost uses an array of capacitive sensors. Regardless of what physical mechanism is used to measure input force, customized algorithms are generally used to establish the feel and usability of an isometric joystick. The invention comprises several new methods for optimizing the use of an isometric joystick as a cursor-positioning device, altering the transfer function gain to take advantage of asymmetry, detecting selection and deselection, and combined selection and deselection. A method is also described to perform real time suppression of unwanted cursor motion related to selection.

An interactive input system includes at least one imaging device having a field of view looking into a region of interest and capturing images; at least one pen tool comprising an accelerometer configured to measure acceleration of the pen tool and to generate acceleration data, the pen tool configured to wirelessly transmit the acceleration data; and processing structure configured to process the images and acceleration data to determine the location of at least one pointer in the region of interest.

The invention relates to a transaction-redo-based multi-copy consistency maintaining method for heterogeneous clusters. The method is characterized by comprising the following stages: a query executing stage: a cluster transaction management module tracks an activity transaction list and records transaction operations, and clusters produce transaction redo logs for a master data node and send transaction redo log files to all copy data nodes and manage the states of the nodes; a copy maintaining stage: the copy data nodes receive the transaction redo log files from the master data node; and a failure recovery stage: database administrators find out archived logs corresponding to failed nodes and recover data of all the copy data nodes to a state consistent with that of the master data node. The method has the advantages that the problems of high cost and poor performance in the prior art are solved, the shortage that a binary log transmission mode cannot support heterogeneous databases is made up, the quick consistency maintenance among multiple copies is realized, the high availability is guaranteed in the case that no shared clusters exist, and meanwhile, the heterogeneity of cluster database nodes can be supported.

A wireless network system (30, 60) and a method for commissioning a wireless network system (30, 60) is described. The network system (30, 60) comprises at least a network device (1, 1′, 1″) and a joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111). In a commissioning mode, the network device (1, 1′, 1″) broadcasts network identification information. The joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) sends, upon reception of the network identification information, a request to said network device (1, 1′, 1″) to join the network, comprising a predefined address of said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101,111). The network device (1, 1′, 1″) assigns said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) a network address and stores corresponding data. The network device (1, 1′, 1″) sends joining information comprising at least said network address to said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) using said predefined address and said joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) receives the network address, so that the joining device (21, 81, 91, 101, 111) is addressable in the network system (30, 60) using said network address.

A mobile device is equipped with a transmitting function to transmit data. When a power switch is turned off during data transmission, a transition is made to a transmission-during-power-off mode that continues data transmission. The transition to the transmission-during-power-off mode is performed when an inquiry is made on a screen as to whether transmission will be performed and “continue” is subsequently selected. In this mode, even when the mobile device with the power switch being turned off is carried around, data transmission is continued and data is recorded into a storage section of a home personal computer.