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Streaming compressed digital hypervideo received upon a digital communications network is decoded (decompressed) and played in a client-computer-based "video on web VCR" software system. Scene changes, if not previously marked upstream, are automatically detected, and typically twenty-one past scenes are displayed as thumbnail images. Hyperlinks within the main video scene, and / or any thumbnail image, show as hotspots, with text annotations typically appearing upon a cursor "mouse over". All hyperlinks-as are provided and inserted by, inter alia, the upstream network service provider (the "ISP")-may be, and preferably are, full-custom dynamically-resolved to each subscriber / user / viewer ("SUV") upon volitional "click throughs" by the SUV, including retrospectively on past hypervideo scenes as appear within the thumbnail images. Hyperlinking permits (i) retrieving information and commercials, including streaming video / hypervideo, from any of local storage, a network (or Internet) service provider ("ISP"), a network content provider, and / or an advertiser network site, (ii) entering a contest of skill or a lottery of chance, (iii) gambling, (iv) buying (and less often, selling), (v) responding to a survey, and expressing an opinion, and / or (vi) sounding an alert.

A cartridge of a surgical instrument includes a housing, a lead screw mounted for rotation in the housing, a drive member operatively coupled with the lead screw, and a knife member. The knife member is driven distally by the drive member and is configured to cut when moved distally. During an initial distal movement of the drive member, the knife member is coupled with the housing to restrain the knife member from moving distally. Subsequent to the initial distal movement of the drive member, the drive member drives the knife member toward the distal end.

A cartridge of a surgical instrument includes a housing, a lead screw mounted for rotation in the housing, a drive member operatively coupled with the lead screw, and a knife member. The knife member is driven distally by the drive member and is configured to cut when moved distally. During an initial distal movement of the drive member, the knife member is coupled with the housing to restrain the knife member from moving distally. Subsequent to the initial distal movement of the drive member, the drive member drives the knife member toward the distal end.

The present invention is a module testing tool for Web services. In one embodiment, the present invention automates the testing of Web services that use SOAP as a wire protocol and HTTP as a transport protocol. The invention provides an easy interface for exercising Web services and testing their functionality. The invention helps users confirm the responses to SOAP messages with such features as fault detection, textual comparisons, XML validation by DTDs or XML Schemas, and the ability to express and flag complex patterns in XML. The invention lets the users validate responses that require application-specific verification (such as business logic validation) by plugging in their own code. It also provides the capability to perform regression testing of web services. The invention can automatically creates regression test controls from SOAP Client responses, or users can create their own regression tests.

A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more caregivers, that generally comprises: a first subsystem that monitors the activity levels of an individual and determines whether the activity level is indicative of a decline in said individual's health status; a second subsystem that can be selectively activated by the individual to alert caregivers that assistance is needed; a third subsystem that automatically alerts caregivers that assistance is needed based at least in part on determination of the first subsystem; and a fourth subsystem that monitors whether the individual is exhibiting wandering activity.

An apparatus and method for an immersive active and interactive educational invention. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes an activity device including an activity sensor for generating an activity interaction signal responsive to a sustained large-muscle physical activity of a user operating the activity device; a controller, coupled to the activity monitor, generating a virtual environment supporting a virtual user frame-of-reference in the virtual environment, the controller generating a set of virtual education elements in the environment and a goal for the set virtual representation with respect to the virtual education elements wherein the controller is responsive to the activity interaction signal to produce an affected interaction of the virtual representation with the virtual education elements with the controller measuring a conformation of the goal by the affected interaction; and a feedback system, coupled to the controller, for presenting the virtual environment with the frame-of-reference in relation to the virtual education elements for providing the user with feedback regarding the goal and the conformation of the goal by the affected interaction.

The invention relates to an apparatus for rehabilitation treatment of patients with lower limb paralysis or physical strength weakening, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for lower limb rehabilitation treatment and exercise. The apparatus and method allows a user to exercise both lower limbs separately, and which can detect changes in the angle of lower limb joints and the magnitude of weight loaded on lower limbs to determine the exercise condition, exercise intensity and motor ability of the respective lower limbs to provide corresponding feedback to the user, thereby enabling effective rehabilitation treatment.

Systems and methods for distributed energy services management are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving an input command via a network interface at a site gateway, the input command including information for controlling one or more physical devices at a site; converting, by use of a data processor, the input command to a virtualized command in a common command format; executing, by use of the data processor, one or more executor modules to cause execution of one or more corresponding virtual devices associated with the virtualized command; and using the executed one or more virtual devices to control the corresponding one or more physical devices at the site.

A spun-bonded nonwoven fabric constituted of a web of continuous filaments of thermoplastic synthetic fibers, the structure of which fabric is set by a pattern composed of areas which are produced by partially fusing the fibers by hot pressing and pierce through the fabric and concavely and convexly embossed patterns on the surfaces of the fabric which patterns are composed of high-density concave and convex areas of unbonded fibers respectively and the bulkiness of which fabric is 100 to 400 % in terms of the ratio of the thickness of the fabric inclusive of the convexly embossed pattern surface to the thickness of the low-density areas of the fabric. The application of a hydrophilic agent to the nonwoven fabric gives sanitary supplies such as disposable diaper.

An abdominal training apparatus designed to be used by a seated exerciser for concentrated training of the abdominal muscles, comprising an upper portion and a lower portion pivotably suspended from a base, the upper portion and lower portion being linked together causing them to rotate in opposite directions from, in a fixed angular proportion to, one another. The apparatus includes weight addition means on the upper and lower portions to respectively increase and decrease the force required to perform the crunch exercise, so as to accommodate both advanced and beginning exercisers as well as those with injured or weak abdominal muscles. The apparatus further includes a pivotably mounted seat portion enabling the apparatus to be used by an exerciser to target both the oblique and the frontal abdominal muscles.

The invention discloses a back bonding platform for a superchip. The back bonding platform comprises a substrate, a chip peeling and overturning unit, an X-Y direction movement unit, a multi-degree of freedom bonding head and a mounting platform unit, wherein the chip peeling and overturning unit is used for respectively peeling and overturning a chip on a wafer disk and sending the chip to a to-be-picked position; the multi-degree of freedom bonding head is arranged on a supporting guide rail of the X-Y direction movement unit in a cantilever mode, and has functions of automatically levelling and aligning; the mounting platform unit is used for adsorbing the substrate and matched with the bonding head, so that the chip and the substrate are mutually positioned. In addition, in order to ensure the high-precision movement or matching of units, a plurality of vision positioning systems are configured in the back bonding platform. The back bonding platform can reach micrometer-level alignment accuracy, has the parallel adjusting accuracy of higher than 0.01 degree, and has the advantages of compact structure, convenience for operation and the like, so that the back bonding platform is particularly suitable for back bonding of the superchip.

The invention relates to solid-state electrolytes, in particular to a polycarbonate all-solid-state polymer electrolyte, an all-solid-state secondary lithium battery made of the same and preparation and application thereof. The all-solid-state polymer electrolyte is prepared from polycarbonate macromolecules, lithium salt and a porous supporting material; the thickness is 20-800 micrometers, the mechanical strength is 10-80 MPa, the room temperature ion conductivity is 2*10<-5>S / cm-1*10<-3>S / cm, and the electrochemical window is higher than 4V. The all-solid-state polymer electrolyte is easy to prepare and form, good in mechanical property, high in ion conductivity and wide in electrochemical window; meanwhile, the solid-state electrolyte effectively inhibits growth of negative electrode lithium dendrites and improves interface stability and long circulation performance.

The invention discloses a pregnant sow feeding mode and belongs to the technical field of sow breeding. Aiming at physiological characteristics and nutritional requirements of sows during gestation period, the physiological stage of pregnant sows is further subdivided, the nutritional requirements of the pregnant sows at each stage per day are specified, and the body conditions, feeding environments and the like of different pregnant sows are combined. Meanwhile, aiming at the physiological characteristics and feeding modes of the pregnant sows at each stage, pregnancy beginning feed, pregnancy first-half-period feed, pregnancy second trimester feed, pregnancy latter half feed and perinatal feed are scientifically compounded. A reasonable, detailed and scientific feeding mode is formulated, the motion quantity of the pregnant sows can be effectively improved, the nutrient substances are accurately and timely supplied, the functions of the digestion and absorption system and immune system of the pregnant sows are promoted and improved, the number of living piglets is obviously increased, the embryo mortality is reduced, and the birth weight and uniformity of piglets are improved.

A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more caregivers, that generally comprises: a first subsystem that monitors the activity levels of an individual and determines whether the activity level is indicative of a decline in said individual's health status; a second subsystem that can be selectively activated by the individual to alert caregivers that assistance is needed; a third subsystem that automatically alerts caregivers that assistance is needed based at least in part on determination of the first subsystem; and a fourth subsystem that monitors whether the individual is exhibiting wandering activity.

An improved exercise apparatus for use in performing exercises may include: an upper portion which may have a handle coupled to an upper surface, and a lower surface; and a lower portion having a lower surface including a slip resistant material, and having an upper surface rotatably coupled to the lower surface of the upper portion. The exercise apparatus, is a fitness product designed to allow the exerciser to do push-ups without strain on the wrists and / or to increase the number of major muscle groups used, as compared to an unassisted push-up. The exercise may be used by assuming a push-up position on the floor, while engaging the apparatus in the exerciser's hands with the handle in a starting position, about parallel to the body. One disc of the exercise apparatus device may be placed in the left hand, and the other disc may be placed in the right hand. As the exerciser pushes his body up, the handle may rotate and / or swivel about 90 degrees so that the handle may then be substantially perpendicular to the exerciser's body at the height of the push-up. As the exerciser exercises, the handle may swivel back to the starting position, parallel to the body.

A recreational assistance device having a streamline shaped substantially open main body with four large pneumatic tires to allow the device to move easily over rough terrain. The device is equipped with a braking system including at least one brake handle. A safety harness may be secured to the braking system and worn by a user to automatically actuate the braking system if the person falls, slips or stumbles when jogging or walking. The handle bars and other upper portions of the device are preferably padded and the rear wheels have associated movable stops to allow the device to be stopped and held in a rest or stop position. The four-wheel recreational assistance device may be provided with telescoping supporting arms for a carrying bag for holding packages or other materials.

The cooker has a locking / unlocking device to lock / unlock a lid on a bowl. The device has a jaw (4) moved between locking and unlocking positions of the lid. A control unit (7) has a handling unit (8) to control the jaw movement. A control part (9) has an aperture (14) placed at a locking valve (10) so that the valve occupies an upper position within the aperture when the jaw is in locking position, to lock the part (9) in its position.

The present invention relates to a method of the 3D track simulation for a miniature aircraft under urban surroundings and belongs to the field of the 3D real-time route navigation technology for a miniature aircraft. The following modules are set in a computer: a map digitalized module, which digitalizes the 3D model of urban surroundings including threat points, buildings, the departure and target points of a miniature aircraft that is inputted by the graphical user interface (GUI), map parameters and the coordinate of a candidate navigation point composed of the 3D model of urban surroundings and the map parameters; a flight path programming module, which inputs the data from the map digitalized module, calculates the overall route index that takes the flight resource consumption rate and the survival rate into consideration, figures out the most feasible route using network optimizing algorithm under the condition of taking barriers into consideration, and then smooths the bevel at turnings and generates a realtime flight orbit; a data-collecting module, which collects the coordinate values of the aircraft positions and postures outputted by the flight path programming module and forms a posture coordinate value including orthogonal coordinate variables X, Y and Z, a pitch angle h, a yawing angle p and a roll angle r. The present invention saves flight resources and improves flights simultaneously.

A roller-type bicycle trainer includes a frame and a series of rollers that are configured to support the wheels of the bicycle. At least one of the rollers is formed of electrically conductive material, e.g. aluminum, and a magnetic resistance arrangement includes one or more magnets that are spaced from the electrically conductive material in order to create an eddy current resistive force that resists rotation of the roller, upon rotation of the roller by operation of the bicycle. The magnetic resistance arrangement includes an adjustment feature for adjusting the position of the one or more magnets relative to the roller, to vary the strength of the eddy current resistive force and thereby the degree of resistance to rotation of the bicycle wheel.

This invention relates to an air circulating, shock absorbing shoes which reduce the impact exerted to the feet of the wearer by providing ventilation in the shoes, resulting in pleasant and comfortable wearing of shoes.The air circulating and shock absorbing shoes are technically characterized by being constituted with a buffering space (11) formed on top of the said outsole (10) containing cushion member (40); multiple nuts (50) penetrating the front and rear parts of the said buffering space (11); multiple insertion holes (41) vertically penetrating the said cushion member (40) facing said nuts (50); buffering device inserted in said insertion holes (41) embedded with vertical spring (61); cap screws (70) jointed with said nuts (50); multiple wavy grooves (42)(43) formed at the front and rear parts of said cushion member (40) and connected with grooves (42a)(43a); path (44) which connects said front and rear wavy grooves (42)(43); 1st and 2nd check valves (80)(90) formed at the said path (44) and rear part of the outsole (10) respectively; and multiple suction holes (21)(31) formed at the front part of the said midsole (20) and insole (30) and connected with the front wavy groove (42).

The invention discloses a pig feed and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of sow feeding. Physiological stages of a pregnant sow are further subdivided and detailed according to physiological characteristics and nutritional requirements of the sow during a pregnancy period, the feed suitable for each stage is provided according to the nutritional requirements of the pregnant sow at each stage each day, and a reasonable and detailed feeding method is designed by combination with body conditions, feeding environments and the like of different pregnant sows, so that the exercise of the pregnant sow can be effectively increased, nutritional substances can be accurately and timely fed, the functions of a digestive absorption system and an immunity system of the pregnant sow can be promoted and improved, the number of living piglets is remarkably increased, the embryo mortality is reduced, the birth weight of the piglets is increased, and the uniformity of the piglets is improved.

A multihull hydrofoil watercraft incorporates a stabilization system wherein the buoyancy of the hulls is used as a sensing and control mechanism for the hydrofoils. The use of hull buoyancy to adjust the hydrofoil lift provides for automatic control of altitude, pitch and roll, and allows the craft to accommodate varying weather and sea conditions while providing a smooth ride for passengers. The stabilization technique eliminates the need for extraneous sensing mechanisms placed in or on the water surface which are subject to fouling, damage, or disruption by localized surface disturbances.

Cardiac Output (CO) has traditionally been difficult, dangerous, and expensive to obtain. Surrogate measures such as pulse rate and blood pressure have therefore been used to permit an estimate of CO. MEMS technology, evolutionary computation, and time-frequency signal analysis techniques provide a technology to non-invasively estimate CO, based on precordial (chest wall) motions. The technology detects a ventricular contraction time point, and stroke volume, from chest wall motion measurements. As CO is the product of heart rate and stroke volume, these algorithms permit continuous, beat to beat CO assessment. Nontraditional Wavelet analysis can be used to extract features from chest acceleration. A learning tool is preferable to define the packets which best correlate to contraction time and stroke volume.

The invention discloses a bias output three freedom spherical parallel mechanism with a central spherical hinge, which consists of a three freedom spherical parallel mechanism, the central spherical hinge and a bias output link unit, and is characterized in that the lower end of a lower support bar (3) of the central spherical hinge is fixed to a fixed platform (1); the axis of the lower support bar (3) passes through the central point of the fixed platform (1); a cylindrical straight output link (8) passes through the center of a moving platform (7), is fixed to the moving platform or connected with the moving platform through a prismatic pair; the upper end of the straight output link (8) is fixedly connected with a bias output link (9) at the point of intersection (A) of central lines; the axial included angle alpha h of the cylindrical straight output link (8) and the bias output link (9) ranges from 0 DEG to100 DEG; and the bias direction is random. The bias output three freedom spherical parallel mechanism has the advantages of high restriction, high rigidity, large working space, unloading function and greatly improved mechanical property of mechanism.

The invention discloses a graphene-based ternary composite film gas sensor and a preparation method thereof. The graphene-based ternary composite film gas sensor consists of a ternary composite film and a substrate, wherein the ternary composite film is formed by compounding graphene, metal or metal oxide nanoparticles and conducting polymers. The high specific surface area and excellent electric and physicochemical characteristics of the graphene and the nanoparticles and the specific gas-sensitive response characteristic of the conducting polymers are fully utilized, a gain complementary mechanism is formed between different materials due to ternary compounding, and the gas-sensitive characteristic and stability of the system are enhanced. Meanwhile, the preparation method is combined with a self-assembling process with high ordering property and can be used for preparing the high-sensitivity room temperature detection gas sensor.

A behavior modification aide includes a user-modifiable BMI (body mass index) goal, weight goal, a display for displaying messages dependent upon the daily eating schedule and exercise schedule and the number of times the user-initiated habit-occurrence indicator is used, and an overall visual indication of the degree to which the user is maintaining the eating and exercise schedule