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Building-integrated photovoltaic devices can be provided, which function as sensors, wherein the output parameters from the device are used to provide information about light intensity and ambient temperature, in addition to providing power, to an intelligent building energy management system.

A vehicle has self-contained, stand-alone flexible displays in a wide variety of locations and serving a wide variety or purposes, such as entertainment, safety warnings, operating instructions, maps, vehicle information, etc. The displays may be positioned on a vehicle interior component having a contoured surface profile, or may be movable from a generally concealed storage position to an extended position. The display may be rolled like a scroll in a storage position. The displays may show a single picture, multiple pictures on sequential frames, interactive videos, etc. and may include audio information, touch screen switches, etc.

A cellphone program or service is disclosed to allow a user to set up an instant text reply for both incoming voice calls and SMS messages from other cellphone users via an SMS message (hereinafter, Instant Text Reply) stating the reason for the user's unavailability. In use, a cellphone user can create, save, and select various outgoing SMS messages from their cellphone user interface. The cellphone user then selects the desired instant text reply message that will be automatically sent to other cellphone users attempting to contact them for a predetermined time period. At the end of the time period for operation of the Instant Text Reply, the operation of the cellphone is returned to its ordinary function. The invention can be implemented with a program on the cellphone or at the carrier level. When used in combination with a carrier program, the cellphone user can optionally turn off their cellphone.

A stemless humeral shoulder assembly having a base member and an anchor advanceable into the base member. The base member can include a distal end that can be embedded in bone and a proximal end that can be disposed at a bone surface. The base member can also have a plurality of spaced apart arms projecting from the proximal end to the distal end. The anchor can project circumferentially into the arms and into a space between the arms. When the anchor is advanced into the base member, the anchor can be exposed between the arms. A recess can project distally from a proximal end of the anchor to within the base member. The recess can receive a mounting member of an anatomical or reverse joint interface.

A target is illuminated with illumination light for image capture by a solid-state imager of an imaging reader. Internal reflections of the illumination light at a window are minimized, if not eliminated, by configuring the window as a non-planar optical element operative for redirecting the internal reflections away from the imager to enhance reader performance.

An electronic device displays a radial menu including a first sequence of selectable options that extends off an edge of the display so that a first portion of the first sequence of selectable options is displayed while a second portion of the first sequence of selectable options is not displayed. The radial menu also includes a first selection region at a first fixed location on the radial menu. While a first option in the first sequence of selectable options is displayed in the first selection region of the radial menu, the electronic device detects an option-selection input associated with the radial menu. Responsive to detecting the option-selection input, the electronic device slides the first sequence of selectable options around the perimeter of the radial menu so that the first option is moved out of the first selection region and a second option is moved into the first selection region.

A ship according to the invention for conveying and setting up offshore structures having:

• • a hull with a U-shaped cross-section having an open stern and projections of the side walls extending at the rear beyond the rear edge of the floor,
  • jack-up leg systems with jack-up legs integrated in the hull that are movable in a vertical direction with their bottom ends in positions below the floor, and
  • a crane that can move on the top edges of the side walls.

The invention concerns a method of fabricating a composite substrate comprising at least one thin insulating layer interposed between a support substrate and an active layer of semiconductor material. The method comprises: providing a source substrate that comprises a semiconductor material and a support substrate; forming or depositing an insulating layer on the source substrate; providing recovery heat treatment of the insulating layer; providing plasma activation of a front face of the recovery heat treated insulating layer or a front face of the support substrate; molecular bonding, after the plasma activation, the front face of the insulating layer with the front face of the support substrate to form a bonded substrate; and lifting off a back portion of the source substrate from the bonded substrate to retain an active layer that comprises a remaining portion of the source substrate.

A method for software installation and pre-setup, the installation comprising of downloading image files to a target computer during manufacture, a partition image file being used for partitioning the target computer's storage device into a first, a second and a third partition; boot-up files are stored in the third partition and at least one operating system (OS) image file is stored in the second partition. The method of pre-setup comprises executing the boot-up files when a user powers on the computer for a first time, whereupon an OS selection frame is presented. Upon user OS selection, the computer merges the first and second partitions then explodes the appropriate OS image file into the resulting merged partition. The boot-up files remaining in the third partition are executed during a first reboot, subsequently, the third partition is hidden and the OS in the merged partition executed during a second reboot.

A modifiable jewelry piece including a strand and one or more adjustable retainers. The adjustable retainers include an interior structure configured to establish a frictional engagement with the outer surface of the strand. The jewelry piece wearer may select the location of the placement of the adjustable retainer anywhere along the length of the strand. The interior structure may be a solid or semi-solid having high surface tension or rough surface profile. The interior structure may alternatively be a mechanical capturing device. The jewelry piece also includes one or two end connectors having a slot and flange arrangement for easy passage of beads thereover only when desired. The flange and slot are arranged for alignment with threaded and flanged beads.

The invention discloses a key lifting switch device, comprising a keycap, a retractable assembly positioned above a base plate, a switch mechanism for closing and opening the key signal corresponding to the keycap lifting action, the retractable assembly comprises a pair of frames which are impossible to contact with each other, are arranged in a reciprocal manner and form a cavity, the corresponding bottom edges of the two frames can be arranged in two sliding kits which are preset at the two sides of the base plate in a sliding manner, the respective corresponding top parts thereof are arranged with two pivoting-arranged kits which are preset on the bottom of the keycap in a pivoting manner; synchronous sliding pieces used for pressing the synchronous lifting of the pair of frames penetrates the cavity of the pair of the frames, one side thereof is arranged on the base plate and the other side thereof is limited to move along with the retractable movement of the bottom surface of the keycap. In addition, the invention also discloses an assembling fixture and an assembling technology corresponding to the switch device. Compared with the prior art, in the invention, the structure of the key lifting switch device is simplified, the assembling fixture and the assembling technology are improved, thus the production efficiency of keyboards and the finished product acceptability are further improved.

A remote communication device, such as a radio frequency type device, that receives temperature indicia concerning a container and/or its contents and communicates such temperature indicia along with an identification indicia to a reader. The remote communication device can measure and communicate temperature indicia associated with a container in a periodic manner. The remote communication device can also measure and communicate temperature indicia associated with a container when such temperature indicia exceed a certain minimum or maximum threshold temperature. The remote communication device can also include power circuitry to store energy when energized in the range of an interrogation reader so that the remote communication device can be powered for temperature indicia measurements when not in the range of an interrogation reader. The temperature associated with the container and/or its contents may be determined by various techniques including thermal contact between the temperature sensor and the container, measuring the discharge rate in a discharge capacitor associated with the remote communication device, and determining the frequency of maximum energy absorption of the remote communication device to correlate it to temperature.

The invention discloses a counterfeit TCP covert communication method based on an SYN-ACK dual-server rebound pattern. A covert information sending end is in communication with a covert information receiving end through a rebound server A or a rebound server B. A three-way handshake principle of connection is set up through a TCP, and covert information is embedded into a sequence number domain of the TCP and an acknowledgement number domain through a counterfeit source IP address and sent to a target end through rebound of the rebound server A. Meanwhile, the covert information feeds information back to the covert information sending end according to the modification operation of a sequence number and the modification operation of an acknowledge number and through the rebound server B, and the loss detection of the target end and the retransmission timeout of the target end are achieved.

The invention discloses a method of estimating operational driving range of all-electric buses. The method includes the steps of S1, building a line energy consumption model based on stop adjacent sections; S2, modeling for energy consumption of an all-electric bus by a fuzzy time sequence analysis algorithm; S3, deducting overall energy consumption of the stop adjacent sections; S4, predicting energy consumption of the stop adjacent sections or influencing factors of energy consumption by a weighted binary fuzzy set model; S5, after obtaining a weighted energy consumption predicted value, subtracting the weighted energy consumption predicted value by an energy consumption residue value to obtain energy consumption residue predicted value; S6, operating a first stop adjacent section available driving range, namely a half driving range, corresponding to the energy consumption residue predicted value not meeting a lowest energy consumption required value. Various factors influencing energy consumption of the all-electric bus are fully considered and quantitatively calculated, a current prediction algorithm focusing on battery residual energy is omitted, and a mathematical model comprehensively considering various factors is provided.

The invention provides tea fermented distilled liquor. A preparation method of the tea fermented distilled liquor comprises the steps of: grinding grain; evenly mixing tea leaves with the ground grain at the dry weight ratio of (1-3):(7-9); adding water and yeast for fermentation; and distilling to obtain the tea fermented distilled liquor. Grain is a mixture of rice, corn, sorghum, buckwheat, wheat and barley at any ratio, tea leaves are one or more of camellia nitidissima, pu-erh tea, green tea and black tea, and fermentation is raw material fermentation or clinker fermentation. According to the tea fermented distilled liquor, tea leaves and grain, especially camellia nitidissima and grain, are mixed together for fermentation, the specific fermentation flora in the tea leaves and the yeast in the traditional wine making are mutually acted, the nutritional ingredients and fragrance ingredients in the tea leaves are mixed and acted with ingredients in the liquor, to form novel liquor fragrance and mouthfeeling. The liquor is soft and long in vinosity, has no odor and is mellow and good in taste, and the fresh liquor is equivalent to the mouthfeeling more-than-five-year grain distilled liquor with the same ingredients and equal alcohol content. Patients with dampness and wetness and prolonged and untreated influenza can be healed by single orally taking 20-50ml.

A rotor system that allows an aircraft to operate as a helicopter and as an airplane is disclosed. The invention incorporates an annular airfoil attached at the tips of the rotor blades. The rotor system stops and is secured from rotation for operation at high forward speeds. The annulus acts as the primary lifting surface in airplane mode at high speed. The rotor blades incorporate leading and trailing edge flaps for control in transitional and fixed wing flight modes.

A tool handle including: a body configured to receive a handle of a tool; a hand grip extending approximately perpendicular from the body; and an arm ring rotatably disposed on the body, wherein the arm ring is adapted to be placed in at least two positions, a first position in which the arm ring is generally perpendicular to the hand grip such that a user may place the user's forearm through the arm ring to grasp the hand grip and a second position in which the arm ring is generally parallel to the hand grip so as to minimize the width of the tool handle.

In a pet door system designed to allow a user to control a pet door to manage access inside and outside of a space, a speaker that plays a first phrase in response to a first trigger. The pet door system comprises at least a sensor, a pet door, and a door opener. The sensor detects a pet entering an area about the pet door in response to the first phrase. The door opener opens a pet door when the sensor detects the pet entering the area about the pet door.