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The present invention presents a “smart verify” technique whereby multi-state memories are programmed using a verify-results-based dynamic adjustment of the multi-states verify range for sequential-state-based verify implementations. This technique can increase multi-state write speed while maintaining reliable operation within sequentially verified, multi-state memory implementations. It does so by providing “intelligent” means to minimize the number of sequential verify operations for each program/verify/lockout step of the write sequence. In an exemplary embodiment of the write sequence for the multi-state memory during a program/verify cycle sequence of the selected storage elements, at the beginning of the process only the lowest state of the multi-state range to which the selected storage elements are being programmed is checked during the verify phase. Once the first storage state is reached by one or more of the selected elements, the next state in the sequence of multi-states is added to the verify process. This next state can either be added immediately upon the fastest elements reaching this preceding state in the sequence or after a delay of several program cycles. The adding of states to the set being checked in the verify phase continues through the rest of the set of multi-states in sequence, until the highest state has been added. Additionally, lower states can be removed from the verify set as all of the selected storage elements bound for these levels verify successfully to those target values and are locked out from further programming.

The present invention provides compositions and methods for manipulation of plant arabinoxylose and plant xylan synthases. Compositions include novel nucleotide sequences encoding xylan synthases and biologically active variants thereof. The invention also includes the discovery xylan synthase activity is a property of CslA polypeptides. Further provided are methods for xylose manipulation using the sequences disclosed herein. One method comprises stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell, a CslA encoding nucleotide sequence operably linked to a heterologous promoter and regenerating a stably transformed plant. Methods for enhancing digestibility of plants and improving gum production in plants are also provided.

A solution to a variant of a class constrained multiple knapsack problem. Previous solutions require that memory demand of every application be identical and do not consider minimizing placement changes. Previous techniques do not consider optimizing placement to improve load balancing as is described subsequently. Thus, the present invention provides systems, methods and apparatus, encapsulated in software, to provide the dynamic placement of application instances on a heterogeneous cluster of server machines. It depends on the existence of a visible and controllable platform, systems management and other business services that signal events and accept commands. It provides dynamically placing applications on servers such as to maximize a total amount of satisfied application demands, minimize a number of placement changes from a current placement, and minimize imbalance of load distribution of said applications on said at least one server.

A node apparatus for providing versatility in routing of IP packets in communication between mobile terminals, comprising a first memory containing entries each defining routing information corresponding to a destination address, a second memory containing entries each defining a header processing rule corresponding to a combination of source and destination addresses, and a routing controller for converting a received packet into an outgoing packet according a header processing rule defined in the second memory and for delivering the outgoing packet to an output port according to routing information defined in the first memory.

Optical systems providing any or all of better images, brighter images, better optical usability, and better mechanical flexibility are made available to users of catalog lenses. These systems are enabled by apparatus including field compressor/corrector lenses and coordinated groups of field compressor/corrector lenses, and methods which include teaching the user how to make effective use of the apparatus. In preferred embodiments, the field compressor/corrector lenses are newly designed and are adapted to correct a field aberration of standard achromatic doublets. The apparatus may also be extracted from prior art lens combinations by separating these combinations into discrete components. These discrete components are then provided to the user and the user is taught how to combine these components to meet the user's specific requirements.

An input text string is received that contains characters or words. The input text string can be completed or corrected using contact scores based on n-grams. In addition, a subsequent text string and a preceding text string for the input text string are also identified, again using n-gram scores. A corrected text string is created by inserting the preceding text string before the input text string and appending the subsequent text string after the input text string.

Provided are an organic light-emitting display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate including an active area and a pad area, an anode electrode in the active area, an organic emission layer on the anode electrode, a cathode electrode on the organic emission layer, an auxiliary electrode connected to the cathode electrode, a signal pad in the pad area, and a first pad electrode connected to the signal pad, the first pad electrode covering a top of the signal pad, the first pad electrode being configured to prevent the top of the signal pad from being corroded, wherein the auxiliary electrode includes a first auxiliary electrode and a second auxiliary electrode connected to the first auxiliary electrode through a contact hole, and wherein the first pad electrode includes a same material as the first auxiliary electrode.

A battery pack adapted to automatically intercept a charge and discharge path when the temperature of a battery increases to no less than a reference temperature during a charging and/or discharging of the battery to improve stability and reliability. The battery pack includes at least one rechargeable battery; at least one posistor located on one side of the battery and connected to the battery in parallel at substantially a same time and having a resistance value which increases when the temperature of the battery increases; a first switch having one end connected to the posistor and configured to be applied with a driving voltage when the resistance value of the posistor increases; and a second switch connected to a charge and discharge path of the battery and connected to the first switch at substantially a same time to intercept the charge and discharge path when the first switch operates.

A method, medium, and system rendering 3-dimensional (3D) graphic objects. According to the 3D rendering method, medium, and system, a minimum number of objects for expressing a current state of a user interface are extracted, and the extracted objects are rendered, thereby enabling the rendering performance of a user interface engine to be improved. Here, according to a method, medium, and system minimizing the number of rendering objects, a minimum number of objects for expressing each state of a user interface are culled, and a list of the culled objects is generated, thereby enabling the minimum number of objects for expressing a current state of a user interface to be extracted using the list of the culled objects.

One embodiment is an enhanced power supply including electronic power supply circuitry within a housing. The enhanced power supply further includes one or more sockets operatively associated with the housing providing for the connection of an external apparatus to the enhanced power supply such that the external apparatus may communicate data or another signal through the connection to an output cable. The output cable may to be connected to a device such that both power and at least one signal will be provided to the device through the output cable. Systems featuring an enhanced power supply and methods of providing power and one or more other signals to a device with a reduced number of cables are also disclosed.

Provided is a multiband low noise amplifier including a first transistor, an input matching circuit, and a first capacitor. The first transistor includes a collector electrically connected to a first power supply, a grounded emitter, and a base connected to the other end of a first inductor having one end as an input end of the low noise amplifier. The input matching circuit is connected between the collector and the base of the first transistor. The first capacitor connected to the collector of the first transistior. The input matching circuit includes a varactor. The input matching circuit includes a second capacitor connected to the varactor. The input matching circuit includes a first resistor connected to the varactor. In the multiband low noise amplifier, a varactor having a variable capacitance is installed at an input end, thereby easily performing band switching through bias voltage control by a small amount and minimizing noises that may be caused by a control signal.

Object detection apparatus includes storing unit storing learned information learned previously with respect to sample image extracted from an input image and including first information and second information, first information indicating at least one combination of given number of feature-region/feature-value groups selected from plurality of feature-region/feature-value groups each including one of feature areas and one of quantized learned-feature quantities, feature areas each having plurality of pixel areas, and quantized learned-feature quantities obtained by quantizing learned-feature quantities corresponding to feature quantities of feature areas in sample image, and second information indicating whether sample image is an object or non-object, feature-value computation unit computing an input feature value of each of feature areas belonging to combination in input image, quantization unit quantizing computed input feature value to obtain quantized input feature value, and determination unit determining whether input image includes object, using quantized input feature value and learned information.

A modular housing for enclosing an electrical meter or metering type instrument is adapted for housing one of a plurality of modular type electrical meter or metering instruments, including instruments with or without a readable display. The housing includes at least one open end for receiving an instrument or instrument components and an interchangeable closure member for closing the open end. The closure member has a first connection means for inter-engagement with the open end of the housing and second connection means for mounting the instrument to a surface such as a wall or a connector rail, preferably a DIN rail. The housing may be used for surface, panel and rail mounted instruments of the same type.

A multi-level lookup table includes a plurality of search levels with each search level including a plurality of subtrees, each subtree representing a plurality of nodes. A search of the multi-level lookup table for an entry corresponding to a search key results in a value stored in an entry associated with the node in a subtree. A default value is associated with the root of the subtree. Multiple entries for the subtree can store the default value. To minimize route update time, the default value associated with the subtree is stored in a single location. Instead of storing the default value in multiple entries, each entry stores a use default indicator to indicate that the default value stored in the single location is to be used. To further reduce the number of locations to modify to update the default route, the single location can store an inherit indicator to indicate that the default value for the subtree is inherited from another subtree.

The present invention allows for remotely and securely configuring settings for targeted devices within a network with multiple security-trust boundaries. Configuration information is encoded in messages that are digitally signed to ensure the integrity of the configuration information and sent in accordance with a standard messaging transport protocol. By utilizing an already existing port of the standard messaging transport protocol, e.g., SMTP, the number of open ports for configuration purposes is minimized. Further, example embodiments take advantage of hidden fields, i.e., machine readable fields that contain metadata that by default are not presented at a client user interface, for encoding the configuration or command/control information within the messages. The present invention further provides for a central console module that can manage and report on the status of the configuration settings for a plurality of targeted devices that an authorized user or system administrator has attempted to remotely configure.

Disclosed herein is an aqueous dispersion and a method for making said dispersion, and more particularly, a dispersion that comprises a nanoclay such as a tubular clay (e.g. halloysite), a fluoropolymer and the requisite surfactants for dispersion stability. In various embodiments, and applications thereof to substrates and the like, the dispersion improves the manufacturability of articles that include coating fluoropolymer dispersions while retaining the unique properties of the fluoropolymer coating.

A sliding door with reversible hand configurations can include a plurality of mounting locations along a top and a bottom edge thereof. The plurality of mounting locations can be configured to allow the sliding door to selectively hang and operate according to multiple orientations in order to satisfy site-specific handedness requirements. In one implementation, the sliding door includes a door frame and mounting hardware for selectively mounting the sliding door to a roller track affixed near the upper portion of a doorway.

A method of synchronizing a plurality of content-directory service (CDS) devices is provided. The method includes retrieving and discovering N CDS devices in a home network by a control point (CP), transmitting a StartSync message that requests the start of synchronization to a certain CDS device of the N CDS devices by the CP, forwarding a StartPeerSync message that informs remaining N-1 CDS devices of the fact that synchronization will be started by the CDS device that has received the StartSync message, and synchronizing each of the N CDS devices with the remaining N-1 CDS devices, in a home network that includes N CDS devices that provide metadata of multimedia content existing in the home network, and the CP that receives metadata from the N CDS devices and requests the media renderer to replay the multimedia data.

Integrated handover authentication technology for a next generation network (NGN) environment to which wire-less access technology and mobile IP based mobility control technology are applied is provided. In a method of operating a mobile terminal MN in order to perform the integrated handover authentication in the NGN environment including an access router PAR, a target router NAR, and an authentication(AAA) server. First, a handover authentication key HK_NAR which is shared by the mobile terminal and the target router and protects a fast binding update (FBU) message between the mobile terminal and the target router is generated. Then, an authentication request message AAuthReq generated using the handover authentication key HK_NAR is transmitted. Thereafter, an authentication success message AAuthResp is received in response to the authentication request message AAuthReq. Accordingly, hierarchical handover can be performed according to the localization of the mobility of the mobile terminal, thereby minimizing the overhead of the authentication (AAA) server.

A vehicle communication interface (VCI) that allows for a single communications protocol to be used between a software application and a plurality of software drivers that are connected to physical interfaces of the VCI. Also, a method of communicating with a vehicle using a host system such as a personal computer. The method also makes use of a single communications protocol between a software application that processes information received from a vehicle and a plurality of software drivers.

An approach is provided for digital triggering a recording of one or more digitized signals on a digital oscilloscope by means of carrying out a level comparison for determining a triggering instant in each case between two successive sample values of a reference signal and a threshold values. According to the approach, at least one additional sample value of the reference signal is determined between two sequential samples of the reference signals by means of interpolation.

An image reading apparatus includes a light source, a light receiving unit, and an optical system. The light receiving unit includes a plurality of light receiving elements. The optical system includes a plurality of optical components for splitting the light reflected from the object to be read, and guiding the split light to each of the plurality of light receiving elements. The plurality of optical components include a splitting component that splits the light reflected from the object to be read in a direction corresponding to a main direction, and a common component provided with a common portion. The common portion has an optically acting area causing a common effect on the tight split by the splitting component. A cross sectional shape of the optically acting area orthogonal to a direction corresponding to the main direction is the same shape along the direction corresponding to the main direction.

A screen assembly for removing particulates from a fluid in a well bore said well bore being provided with a tubing for transport of fluids inside the tube, said tube being provided with sliding sleeve doors through which the fluids flow from the well bore external the tube and into the tube. The screen assembly comprises a filter arranged external the tubing and covering the sliding sleeve doors, such that the filter prevents particles above a predefined size from entering through the sliding sleeve doors: The screen assembly further comprises a supportive tube having apertures allowing well bore fluids to pass. Furthermore said filter is arranged on the inner side of said supportive tube, such that the filter is placed between the supportive tube and the tube with the sliding sleeve doors. The filter is made from ceramic material.

A process for providing one or more protected copper elements on a surface of a workpiece is set forth. In accordance with the process, a barrier layer is applied to the workpiece. If the barrier layer is not suitable as a seed layer for subsequent electroplating processes, a separate seed layer is applied over the surface of the barrier layer. One or more copper elements are then electroplated on selected portions of the seed layer or, if suitable, the barrier layer. If used, the seed layer is then substantially removed. At least a portion of a surface of the barrier layer is rendered unplatable while leaving the copper elements suitable for electroplating. A protective layer is then electroplated onto surfaces of the one or more copper elements.

A fuel cell component including a body disposed along a plane and having a boundary past which a reactant and water flows is provided. The boundary has a discontinuous edge adapted to militate against a pinning of the water at the edge. The fuel cell component may be a bipolar plate having a port hole with the discontinuous edge. The fuel cell component may be a subgasket for a fuel cell having a boundary with the discontinuous edge. The discontinuous edge facilitates a transportation of water from an upper surface of the fuel cell component to a lower surface of the fuel cell component.

An integrated operator cable-connector and base housing for an automotive shifter mechanism includes a generally cylindrical opening in the base housing, an isolator installed onto one end of a steel sleeve compressed against one or more shoulders in the opening and held therein with a cap snap fitted to a protrusion on the base housing. A swivel tube has a head portion captured between facing partially spherical seats formed on an end of the isolator and an interior portion of the base housing respectively, and a rod laterally supported and slidable therein. The operator cable has its case crimped into a protruding end of the sleeve and its core wire passed through a plastic tubular insert in the sleeve, an opening in the end of the isolator, and the inside of the swivel tube to a rod to which it is attached to the rod slidable in the swivel tube.

The present invention relates to a terrestrial DMB receiver capable of eliminating image noise and minimizing the number of external elements. In the invention, a terrestrial DMB signal is down-converted into a baseband I/Q signal and then up-converted into a predetermined intermediate frequency signal. The invention solves the problematic image noise and minimizes the number of external elements at the same time.

There is provided a patient procedure schedule throughput optimiser system comprising: a data extractor module configured for receiving patient procedure training data from a patient procedure schedule data database, a machine learning module having as input the patient procedure training data, the patient procedure training data representing a plurality of prior patient procedures and a duration for each of the prior patient procedures and wherein the machine learning module is configured for training using the patient procedure training data for generating a plurality of patient procedure duration probability distribution models; a trained machine module configured in accordance with the patient procedure duration probability distribution models and having as input schedule data, the schedule data representing a plurality of future patient procedures, and wherein the trained machine module is configured for calculating patient procedure duration probability distributions for each of the future patient procedures; a schedule optimiser module having as input the patient procedure duration probability distributions and wherein the schedule optimiser module is configured for calculating an optimised patient procedure schedule in accordance with the patient procedure duration probability distributions and wherein the schedule optimiser module is configured for optimising the number of sessions of the optimised patient procedure schedule; and a schedule interface configured to display the optimised patient procedure schedule.

An algorithm for mapping memory and a method for using a high performance computing (“HPC”) system are disclosed. The algorithm takes into account the number of physical nodes in the HPC system, and the amount of memory in each node. Some of the nodes in the HPC system also include input/output (“I/O”) devices like graphics cards and non-volatile storage interfaces that have on-board memory; the algorithm also accounts for the number of such nodes and the amount of I/O memory they each contain. The algorithm maximizes certain parameters in priority order, including the number of mapped nodes, the number of mapped I/O nodes, the amount of mapped I/O memory, and the total amount of mapped memory.

The invention is related to a method for testing multilayer tablets in a multiple rotary press, in which die holes of a circulating die plate are successively filled with tablet material of different layers in consecutive filling devices, and the tablet material is compressed layer after layer to pressed articles having n layers by means of synchronously circulating compression punches in compression stations respectively associated to the filling devices, and the pressed articles are subsequently ejected and unloaded in a unloading station, wherein in a testing procedure, pressed articles having in layers are unloaded in an unloading station after the compression and are fed to a testing station, wherein holds 1<=m<n. According to the invention, it is provided that after the initiation of the testing procedure, die holes with pressed articles having in layers run through the (m+1)^th filling device after the m^th layer had been pressed, and there, tablet material of the (m+1)^tb layer is filled onto the pressed articles located in the die holes, that the tablet material of the (m+1)^th layer is subsequently sucked off from the die holes containing the pressed articles having m layers by means of a suction device arranged after the (m+1)^th filling device and before the (m+1)^th compression station, and that only pressed articles from such die holes are fed to the test station that are situated between the m^th filling device and the suction device in the moment of the initiation of the testing procedure.