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A method and system is disclosed to improve the turnaround time to provide adequate time to meet project schedules in the event that adjustments or modifications to the design are necessary. A method for improving a turnaround time for design verification of a process database representing a semiconductor design includes the steps of (a) deriving a timing database and a (DNE) database from the process database; (b) performing, using the timing database, one or more design changes and one or more timing verifications and corrections to generate a modified timing database; (c) initiating, using the process database, physical validation of the semiconductor design prior to completion of step (b) to generate a modified DNE database; (d) merging the modified timing database with the modified DNE database to form a modified process database; and (e) performing, using the modified process database, one or more design verification checks of the semiconductor design.

A system, method, and apparatus for retrieving trouble codes from an equipment under diagnosis and retrieving only relevant diagnostic information relative to the returned codes from one or more remote diagnostic libraries. An electronic diagnostic library contains diagnostic vehicle information tagged with trouble code identification ID's at a first location, and a diagnostic tool at a second location requests only relevant diagnostic information from the electronic library that is tagged with trouble code identification ID's corresponding to the retrieved trouble codes and information identifying the equipment under diagnosis. The diagnostic tool receives the specific diagnostic vehicle information at the first location and may store the specific vehicle information locally prior to displaying an index to the information to a repair technician.

Systems and methods for detecting, reporting and repairing of damaged scripts used to obtain financial account information from financial institutions are described, along with systems and methods for improved communications to users of financial software of the status of repair efforts. The systems and methods provide for improved speed in repairing script errors. In some embodiments, the script errors may be detected and repaired before a user even notices and/or reports the script error. In addition, the systems and methods provide for automatic detection and prioritization of script errors in conjunction with enhanced response times to script errors reported by users of financial software. Benefits are provided to the user experience, as well as to the efficiency of and resources required of service providers to repair broken scripts.

Improved microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), processes and apparatus using thermocompression bonding are disclosed. For example, process embodiments are disclosed in which wafer-scale as well as die-scale thermocompression bonding is utilized to encapsulate MEMS and/or to provide electrical interconnections with MEMS. Apparatus embodiments include apparatus for performing thermocompression bonding and bonded hybrid structures manufactured in accordance with the process embodiments. Devices having various substrate bonding and/or sealing configurations variously offer the advantage of reduced size, higher manufacturing yields, reduced costs, improved reliability, improved compatibility with existing semiconductor manufacturing process and/or greater versatility of applications.

Noninvasive systems and methods are provided for determining electrical activity for a heart of a living being. A processor is configured to meshlessly compute data that represents heart electrical activity from a set of noninvasively measured body surface electrical potentials. This is accomplished using data that describes a geometric relationship between a plurality of locations corresponding to where the body surface electrical potentials were measured and the heart.

A system and method for deploying user apps to user devices is disclosed. A service module on a host system maintains class files of the user app within an original archive, and creates an install agent archive and a modified user app archive from the original archive. In some embodiments, the service module deploys an install agent from the install agent archive and a runtime agent of the modified user app archive to the user device. In other embodiments, the install agent and the runtime agent are pre-installed within a virtual machine of the user device. The install agent receives the class files from the service module, and the runtime agent loads and executes the class files to deploy the user app on the user device. In a preferred embodiment, the system enables faster initial deployment and redeployment of user apps on Android user devices than current systems and methods.

A method and system for scheduling vessels among a number of shipping companies to obtain parallel transport cycle as part of a vessel and voyage assignment scheduling system. Port laytime and parallel port service cycle time is scheduled efficiently by port operators by providing a berth for an inbound vessel and the transfer of crew from an inbound vessel to an outbound vessel already pre-serviced for departure such that the crew is not required to remain at port during the port service cycle. Unloading of cargo and reloading of cargo on an inbound vessel is performed prior to the timing of the crew transfer so that the crew transfers to the pre-serviced vessel and exit support system to proceed to the next port of call without minimum amount of delay in the port at which they arrive.

There is provided a data processing system-implemented method, system and an article of manufacture for providing a serviceability framework for autonomic resource management in a computer data centre. The data centre is monitored based on a logical representation (model) in the serviceability framework representative of the actual physical devices. The data centre logical model is constantly synchronized with the physical devices of the actual data centre where inconsistencies occur, and fast reporting is required before more problems occur. Monitoring agents associated with all the data centre devices are implemented to quickly identify and deal with problems before human intervention is required. A data centre health monitor is capable of detecting the malfunctions of typical devices and sub-systems in the data centre. For problems or failures that require drastic steps, the subsystem may be isolated and then interrogated separately from the rest of the data centre. Interruptions may be avoided by cloning a designated portion of the data centre systems for off-line trouble-shooting, thereby saving the systems from shutting down totally. A robust set of messages and trace logs including current operational status and health of the data centre may be provided for further diagnostic problem determination.

A method for designing a mask for fabricating an integrated circuit is provided wherein a mask layout that requires coloring, such as for alternating phase shift, double-exposure and double-exposure-etch masks, is organized into uncolored hierarchical design units. Prior to modification by OPC, each hierarchical design unit is locally colored. OPC is then performed on the locally colored hierarchical design unit. The local coloring information for the hierarchically arranged OPC-modified design unit may be discarded. After OPC modification, the uncolored OPC-modified design units may be placed within the mask layout, and the flattened data may be colored. Thus, turnaround time for mask design is significantly improved since the numerically intensive OPC is performed on the hierarchical data, avoiding the need to perform OPC on flattened data, whereas the less intensive global coloring is performed on flattened data.

A method and system for determining, organizing, directing, displaying,and calling out a dynamic real time better boarding order of passengers by their assigned seats. The method includes the interactive participation of boarding passengers with a better boarding machine that hosts and directs the systematic progression of the better boarding order. The system accommodates and adjusts for passenger purchases at the gate, standby passengers and passengers who are late. The system also provides passengers with educational and entrainment videos, promotional videos and advertisements. A system machine for boarding passengers is also disclosed.

A point of care testing system includes a reader having an incubator disposed within a reader housing, the incubator having a rotor supported for rotation and having a plurality of circumferentially disposed slots. A drive mechanism is configured to rotate the rotor about a center axis A plurality of analytical test elements are sized for fitting in the slots of the incubator either manually or on demand. Each analytical test element commonly includes a support within a cartridge. The support retains at least one of a dry chemistry chip comprising a porous spreading layer disposed in stacked relation with at least one reagent layer or a lateral flow assay device wherein the plurality of test elements can assume a common form factor with multiplexed capability, and in which cartridges are preferably gated to enable random access processing.

An aspect of the present disclosure determines incompatibilities of automated test cases with modified user interfaces. In one embodiment, a mapping data between test cases in a test suite and user interface (UI) elements in the user interfaces of an application (tested using said test suite) is maintained, with mapping data indicating for each test case, the corresponding UI elements that the test case is designed to test. In response to receiving a modified (version of the) application that is to be tested with the same test suite, a set of UI elements (of the application) that are defective in the user interfaces of the modified application is found. Test cases that would fail are then identified based on the mapping data and the set of defective UI elements. The identified test cases are then reported as having incompatibility with the user interfaces of the modified application.

The invention relates to systems, apparati, and methods for real-time diagnostics to detect and diagnose disease conditions in patients. In an embodiment, the apparatus is attached to a patient, takes samples of the patient's blood, allows real-time detection of markers in the patient's blood, and provides rapid diagnosis of the patient.

A device comprising; a controller arranged to receive data for an article to print; a sub-device comprising a resin source arranged to provide material for printing the article; a radiation source arranged to direct radiation for the printing of said article; a plurality of stations, said stations including a printing tank in which the article is printed, at least one cleaning station for cleaning the printed article and a curing station arranged to at least partially complete the curing of the printed article; a build surface upon which the article is arranged to be printed; wherein controller is arranged to move the build surface and the plurality of stations relative to each other.

A calibration device for calibrating a metering system that dispenses a product to a seeder towed by a farm vehicle is provided for obtaining and maintaining a desired rate of delivery of the product from the seeder. The calibration device comprises a first console port positioned at or near the farm vehicle and a second console port at or near the metering system, each operative to receive at least one a calibration console for calibrating the rate of product delivery and adjust the metering system accordingly.

A method for automatic evaluation, processing and/or testing of an anatomic pathology specimen is disclosed. The specimen is placed into a primary or secondary container labeled with a unique identification code, placed into a specimen carrier, and the carrier marked with an identification code which uniquely identifies the specimen and, by virtue of the identification code, the evaluation, processing and/or tests to be conducted thereon. The identification code may be in the form of a bar code, an RFID tag or similar device or any other identification that is either human read able, machine readable or electronically transferred. The specimen contained within the specimen container or within the specimen carrier is entered into the anatomic pathology, histology or molecular diagnostics LAS at a receiving station, which reads the identification code.

A method for analyzing a circuit design in preparation for a simulation. The method generally includes the steps of (A) marking each of a plurality of modules between a target module of the modules and a top module of the modules in a hierarchy of the circuit design as a first type by traversing upward through the hierarchy starting from the target module, (B) marking each of the modules as a second type where a parent module of the modules is marked as the first type by traversing downward through the hierarchy starting from the top module and (C) marking each of the modules as a third type where the parent module is not marked as the keep type by traversing downward through the hierarchy starting from the top module.

The invention discloses a standardized cold box system for cold-chain transportation and a cold-chain transportation method. The standardized cold box system comprises first-stage cold boxes, second-stage cold boxes and third-stage cold boxes. The external dimension of the two or four second-stage cold boxes is identical to that of one first-stage cold box after the two or four second-stage cold boxes are spliced. The dimension of the second-stage cold boxes has a diploid relation with that of the third-stage cold boxes, and the external dimension of one second-stage cold box is identical to that of a set number of third-stage cold boxes after the third-stage cold boxes are spliced. The first-stage cold boxes are used for main transport or branch transport of major clients. The second-stage cold boxes are used for branch transport or end distribution of small and medium-sized clients, or the second-stage cold boxes are used for main transport after being spliced. The third-stage cold boxes are used for end distribution of individual small clients or branch transport after being spliced. The needed cold box dimension is selected according to the quantity of cargoes to be transported and the categories of the cargoes, the different kinds of cargoes are placed into the cold boxes of different dimensions for spliced transportation, the freshness of various kinds of products can be improved, and the cargo distribution efficiency can also be improved.

The invention realtes to a preprocessing technology for processing integral key shaft, accomplished by the following steps: induction annealing area of integral key shaft using electromagnetic induction to be heated to above A[C3] over 50-80 degree for incubation of 1-2 hours, namely slowly cooling to 300 degree in asbestos drum and then air colling to narmal temperature. The surface hardness can be greatly decreased by surface induction annealing treatment, at the same time the uniformity of hardness is increased and the grain can be refined (grain size 8), and the uniformity of structure can be advanced, therefore the processability of integral key shaft can be greatly improved, the process quality thereof can be advanced, the tool life is increased by more than 5 times, the processing cost is saved, and the production effciency and economy benefit can also be obviously generated. Compared with modulator procedure, the said technology saves proscessing cost and greatly increases production timeefficiency.