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An information management system for restricting access to personal data in compliance with law or regulation includes a database having restricted records stored therein, at least one of the records including an identification of a client or group of clients about whom said record concerns. A computer system under the control of a trusted information broker is configured to receive via a communication medium a request initiated by a requester for access to at least one of the restricted records in the database, the request including an identification of the requester. The computer system is further configured to transmit a request for consent to the client and receive an indication from the client that the client consents or does not consent to access to the restricted record by the requestor. The computer system grants or denies access to the restricted records based upon the indication from the client.

An active (laser-illuminated) imaging system is described that is suitable for use in backscatter absorption gas imaging (BAGI). A BAGI imager operates by imaging a scene as it is illuminated with radiation that is absorbed by the gas to be detected. Gases become "visible" in the image when they attenuate the illumination creating a shadow in the image. This disclosure describes a BAGI imager that operates in a linescanned manner using a high repetition rate pulsed laser as its illumination source. The format of this system allows differential imaging, in which the scene is illuminated with light at least 2 wavelengths-one or more absorbed by the gas and one or more not absorbed. The system is designed to accomplish imaging in a manner that is insensitive to motion of the camera, so that it can be held in the hand of an operator or operated from a moving vehicle.

A method and system for blending and dispensing fuels that makes it easier for a retail filling station (10) to provide blended fuels to its customers and that more effectively encourages customers to purchase the blended fuels. Gasoline and additives such as ethanol are received and stored in separate tanks (12-18) at the filling station. Customers of the filling station are then allowed to select the amount of additive, if any, to add to their gasoline. Once a selection has been made, a proportioner (40) blends the selected amount of additive with gasoline at the time of purchase and then dispenses the blended fuel to the customer.

In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for driving demand for services. An appointment platform operating on a server may identify, based on an appointment inventory of a service provider, an open appointment to be filled. The appointment platform may rank a plurality of users to which the open appointment may be offered. The appointment platform may rank a user of the plurality of users based on a current membership score of the user. The appointment platform may determine, based on the ranking, to offer the user the open appointment. The appointment platform may identify, based on the current membership score of the user, a type of incentive from a plurality of types of incentives, to offer to the user for filling the open appointment.

A method of forming an array of selectively shaped optical elements on a substrate, the method including the steps of providing the substrate, the substrate having an optical layer placed thereon; placing a layer of particles on the optical layer; performing an etching cycle. The cycle includes the steps of: etching the layer of particles, using a first etching process so as to reduce the size of the particles within the layer, then; simultaneously etching the optical layer and the layer of particles, using a second etching process, the further reducing particles forming a mask over areas of the optical layer to create discrete optical elements from the optical layer.

A drill out bi-center bit and a method for using the same are provided that offer the ability to drill out cement and casing shoes, and increased stability. The bi-center bit includes a bit body having a first end operable to be coupled with a drill string, a second end including a pilot section, and an eccentric reamer section intermediate the first and second ends. A first plurality of cutter assemblies is disposed upon the exterior surface of the pilot section, while a second plurality of cutter assemblies is disposed upon the reamer section. A plurality of recessed cutter assemblies is also disposed upon the pilot section, such that the recessed cutter assemblies are located within a radius beginning at a central axis of the pilot section and terminating at a central axis of the reamer section and are recessed with respect to a lower surface of the pilot.

A calling method using a communication integration system, which has a CIS server configuring a cell bound in connection of plural communication means and plural communication networks and a relay server connected to at least two CIS servers, includes the steps of: (a) transmitting a fittest communication route calculation request signal from the CIS server to the relay server; (b) the relay server calculating a fittest communication route between users based on a predetermined weight according to the request signal and then providing the fittest communication route to the CIS server; and (c) the CIS server connecting a call between communication terminals of the users.

This invention discloses a multi-function breadmaker comprising: a housing, a base plate, an oven chamber, an electric heater, pan assemblies, a control assembly, an electric motor, a transmission assembly and multiple driving shafts; said base plate is installed at the bottom within the housing, said oven chamber and electric motor are both installed on the base plate, said transmission assembly is installed below the base plate; said multiple driving shafts, passing through the base plate, are installed at the bottom of the oven chamber, and driven simultaneously by the electric motor; characterized in that, there are at least two sets of pan assemblies, each set includes pans of different number and different size; each pan assembly includes a pan, a pan base and at least one kneading bar; each set of pan assemblies is interchangeable with another set, and can be installed on the bottom of said oven chamber, the kneading bar of each pan assembly engaging with corresponding driving shaft can be driven by said driving shaft; said control assembly includes software, whereby said breadmaker can work in different modes with corresponding set of pan assemblies loaded.

The invention discloses an intelligent auxiliary monitoring system and method for a substation. The system comprises an adaptive communication module, an intelligent electronic device (IED) model automatic configuration module, a version automatic matching module and an XML based interface configuration module. The adaptive communication module is used for achieving adaptive communication between a comprehensive monitoring host and various sub-monitoring systems. The IED model automatic configuration module is used for generating IED performance description files rapidly after the system configuration is changed. The version automatic matching module is used for achieving automatic matching of an integrated power supply system and the comprehensive monitoring host software version. The XML based interface configuration module is used for enabling XML files to perform description modeling on the whole character lattice LCD human-computer interface to generate an interface according to the model files. By the aid of the system and the method, high multi-system fusion is performed on technologies of IED model automatic configuration, version automatic matching, adaptive communication, interface configuration and the like, and a uniform novel intelligent auxiliary monitoring system platform which is intelligent and efficient and adaptive to substation development requirements is built.

A system, method and computer program product for allowing users to set-up a separate stored value account on their transaction instrument to fund expenses. The stored value account, referred to herein as a Universal Rollover Account (URA) system, can be funded by check, an Automated Clearing House (ACH), or by charging another card or transaction instrument. Users and/or card-members will be given access to a web portal to manage their Universal Rollover Accounts, including changing their funding method, adding or withdrawing funds, and changing their configuration such that the URA bucket can come before or after other funding accounts in a payment hierarchy.

An image forming apparatus comprises an image former that prints target data on a sheet, a first judger that judges a supply unit that is replaceably loaded thereon and has a memory storing identification information uniquely given to the supply unit and information about a plurality of vendors providing the supply unit, is whether or not a reproduced product, an accessor that accesses a server owned by a vendor supplying the supply unit according to the information about the vendors providing the supply unit, which is stored in the memory of the supply unit, if the first judger judges that the supply unit is a reproduced product, a second judger that judges whether or not the identification information stored in the memory of the supply unit is registered in the server owned by the vendor supplying the supply unit, which is accessed by the accessor. Print operations performed by the image former are limited if the second judger judges that the identification information is not registered in the server, meanwhile, print operations performed by the image former are permitted if the second judger judges that the identification information is registered in the server.

Provided are silica nanoparticles doped with dyes having a negative charge by using cationic polyelectrolyte as templet and preparing method thereof. The nanoparticles have a core-shell structure, inner core comprises cationic polyelectrolyte aggregates, in which fluorescent dye having a negative charge and SiO2 are doped, and optional additive having a negative charge, the shell is consisted of SiO2, wherein the sum of negative charge carried by the additives and the fluorescent dye is less than that of positive charge carried by the polyelectrolyte aggregates. The preparing method comprises the following steps: preparing complex solution of polyelectrolyte and fluorescent dye; prehydrolysis of organosilicon source; coating with organosilicon source. The method can be applied to dope silica with various fluorescent dyes having a negative charge. Various dyes can be doped at the same time, the doping amount, and particle diameter and shape of the product can be controlled by the method. The nanoparticles are spherical, the particle diameter thereof is uniform, and colloid formed therefrom is stable.

The invention discloses a method and system for utilizing distance sensing to reduce mobile phone radiation. The method includes the steps of S1, answering a mobile phone; S2, utilizing a distance sensor to detect the distance between a tested target and the mobile phone; S3, judging whether or not the distance between the target and the mobile phone satisfies a preset condition and obtaining a judgement result; S4, according to the judgement result, conducting corresponding adjustment on the radio frequency power of the mobile phone. The system includes a signal detection module, a comparisonmodule connected with the signal detection module and an adjustment module connected with the comparison module; the signal detection module detects the distance between the mobile phone and the cheek of a user; the comparison module compares the distance detected between the mobile phone and the cheek of the user by the signal detection module with a set distance to determine whether or not thedistance between the mobile phone and the cheek of the user is in accordance with the set distance, and obtains a judgement result; the adjustment module carries out corresponding adjustment on the radio frequency power of the mobile phone according to the judgement result. The method and system can be used for reducing the radio frequency power when it is detected that the cheek of the user approaches the mobile phone, the mobile phone radiation is decreased without adding SAR sensors and increasing the cost of hardware, and the practicability is high.

Disclosed is an air handling system, comprising: a top cover (1), a base (5) and at least one air handling device (2, 3, 4) arranged between the top cover (1) and the base (5). An air outlet (102) is arranged on the top surface of the top cover (1), and at least one air inlet (191) is arranged on the bottom surface of the top cover (1); an air inlet is arranged on the bottom surface of the base (5), and at least one air outlet is arranged on the top surface of the base (5); and at least one air inlet (431) is arranged on the bottom surface of the air handling device (2, 3, 4), and at least one air outlet (432) is arranged on the top surface of the air handling device (2, 3, 4).

The invention relates to the pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical field of non-ferrous metals, in particular to a method for extracting nickel and cobalt from nickel laterite by chloride roasting. The method provided by the invention comprises the following steps: grinding a chlorinating agent and ore material together and uniformly pelletizing, wherein the amount of the chlorinating agent accounts for 15-20wt% of the ore material; loading an ore sample which is well ground into a porcelain crucible, covering a cover, and placing into a tube furnace for roasting, wherein the roasting temperature is 600-800 DEG C and the roasting time is 2-3 hours; leaching the ore sample after roasting with acidified water with the pH value of 2-4.5 at the temperature of 50-80 DEG C for 20-40 minutes, then performing solid-liquid separation, and performing vacuum suction filtration to obtain nickel and cobalt filtrate. According to the method provided by the invention, the laterite with low nickel content is treated by a chloride roasting technology, and the selective chlorination of the nickel, the cobalt and other valuable metals, as well as iron and magnesium is realized; by using the acidified water method to leach the valuable metals, namely the nickel and the cobalt, the hydrolysis of ferric chloride is simultaneously inhibited, the loss of the nickel and the cobalt caused by precipitation is prevented, and the high leaching rate of above 85% of the nickel and high leaching rate of above 70% of the cobalt are simultaneously ensured.