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A system and method to help maintain quality control and reduce cannibalization of accessories and attached probes in a highly sensitive patient monitor, such as a pulse oximetry system. One or more attached components may have information elements designed to designate what quality control mechanisms a patient monitor should look to find on that or another component or designate other components with which the one component may properly work. In a further embodiment, such information elements may also include data indicating the appropriate life of the component.

A method for handing off a call between networks includes monitoring a quality of a first link between a mobile station and a wireless local area network (WLAN) when the mobile station is actively connected with the WLAN on a call and monitoring a quality of a second link between the mobile station and a cellular network when the mobile station is actively connected with the WLAN on the call. The method also includes handing off the call from the WLAN to the cellular network when the quality of the first link is less than a handoff trigger threshold for a drop count duration and when the quality of the second link is greater than a minimum cellular link quality threshold.

A system and method for detecting and recording events related to the quality of service experienced by a wireless device in a wireless network. In one example, these events may be detected and recorded by the wireless device, without support from the network. Performance monitoring tests may be initiated by the wireless device at the direction of a management server, independent of the network in which the device may be operating. The wireless device may store the results of these tests and report the results to the management server.

A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling one or more aspects of one or more communication devices. In one embodiment the communication device is configured to transmit and receive packets of data via a packet-switched network. In one configuration the monitoring and controlling is performed by a command and control system (C / C system) that is configured to operate in conjunction with a communication device. In one configuration the communication device comprises an Interface device configured to Interface a voice communication network with a packet switched network. The C / C system may be configured to monitor or control aspects of the communication device including temperature, cooling device operation, security, drive operation, power supply output and power supply routing, system re-boots, or any other aspect of device operation. In one configuration the C / C system Interfaces with a remote location via a communication link, such as a packet switched network. Monitoring and control of various systems can be achieved from the remote location.

A centralized clock distribution mechanism for synchronous TDM communications traffic transported over asynchronous networks such as Ethernet networks. The centralized clocking mechanism of the present invention distributes a high accuracy central clock source to a plurality of CES modules over an Ethernet network. Clock synchronization information based on a high quality clock reference source is distributed to circuit emulation service (CES) modules in the network. CES modules receive the clock synchronization information and use it to reconstruct a local clock. A plurality of clock distributors provide clock redundancy whereby each CES module selects the best clock source to use in reconstructing the local clock.

Disclosed are cooking devices having inspection systems including: a distance sensor and a digital optical recognition device. The distance sensor detects the position of the food product placed in the cooking device and the digital optical recognition device captures a series of images for the purpose of food product recognition. Once the food product is recognized, the operator is provided with the correct cooking cycle / program for the position and type of food product placed in the cooking device. The inspection systems also ensure that the food product has been properly cooked at the end of the cooking cycle / program. The inspection systems ensure: (1) the food product is correctly recognized; (2) the cooking cycle / program is correctly selected; (3) the correct cooking cycle / program is followed to completion and (4) the quality of the cooked food product meets expected standards.

A precision voltage control circuit applicable to a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) circuit can offer CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) or EEFL (External Electrode Fluorescent Lamp) tubes a stable high frequency voltage or current, so that each CCFL or EEFL tube can get an appropriate compensation current and an optimal emitting efficiency and enhance its emitting quality. The circuit also has an overload current, low current, and overload voltage and low voltage protective circuit to protect the CCFL or EEFL tubes from being injured. The circuit can also be applied to the TFT LCD TV or other large LCD panels, and develops the best display effect of each LCD tube.

A method of operating an internal combustion engine having a reductant delivery and storage system in an emission control system, comprising of correlating a change in a monitored operating condition with a refill event to determine whether a reductant-diluting substance has been added to the reductant storage system; and limiting vehicle operation based on the correlation.

This invention relates to maintaining or re-establishing a communications session in a wireless communications system. The present invention provides a method of re-routing a call between a user device and a third party device, the method comprising: setting up a call with the third party device using a first wireless connection between the user device and an access point; monitoring a quality parameter of the first wireless connection at the access point; automatically re-routing the call from the third party device to the user via a second wireless connection between the user device and a base station in response to determining that the quality parameter of the first wireless connection has fallen below a predetermined threshold.

A method for generating a title report for a target real estate parcel includes the steps of gathering data records pertaining to real estate parcels from a plurality of disparate sources, storing the gathered data records in a common format within a computer database, indexing the commonly formatted data records within the computer database to facilitate searching, searching the indexed data records within the computer database for data records pertaining to a target real estate parcel, selecting at least one record of data pertaining to the target real estate parcel, electronically abstracting pre-selected data directly into an associated file while simultaneously viewing said record and generating a title report containing the pre-selected data in a predefined format. A system for generating a title report for a target real estate parcel includes a computer database containing data records from a plurality of disparate sources, wherein the data records pertain to real estate parcels and are commonly formatted within the database. The system further includes a search algorithm for searching the computer database for data records pertaining to a target real estate parcel and a report building algorithm for electronically abstracting pre-selected data directly into an associated file and generating a title report containing said pre-selected data.

The present invention is directed to a system and method for monitoring perceived quality of a packet-switched voice service in a network. The method includes the step of receiving a packetized voice communication via the packet-switched voice service. At least one objective measurement is obtained from the received packetized voice communication. User perceived quality of voice data is derived from the at least one objective measurement. The user perceived quality of voice data is provided to a user. The steps of receiving, obtaining, deriving, and providing are performed in real-time.

The disclosure relates generally to different devices, methods, systems, and computer program products for a self-contained dice shaker assembly. The self-contained dice shaker assembly may include a container device defining an opening into an interior configured for receipt of one or more dice and a sensor assembly in communication with the container interior. The sensor assembly may be configured to monitor, in accordance with one or more predetermined parameters, the shake quality of the dice in the container during a shaking event. The self-contained dice shaker assembly may include an identification assembly operable to identify the outcome of a respective outcome face of each die associated with the outcome of a shaking event.

A food processing apparatus for detecting and cutting tough tissues from food items such as fish, meat, or poultry. At least one x-ray machine associated to a first conveyor for imaging incoming food items on the first conveyor based on a generated x-ray image indicating the location of the tough tissues in the food items. A vision system supplies second image data of the food items subsequent to the imaging by the x-ray machine. The second image data including position related data indicating the position of the food items on the second conveyor prior to the cutting. A mapping mechanism determines an estimated coordinate position of the food items on the second conveyor by utilizing the x-ray image and tracking position data. The processor compares the estimated coordinate position of the food items to the actual position on the second conveyor based on the second image data.

For structuring solar modules, a track is inserted in a solar module by a structuring tool, and the inserted track is at the same time detected by a sensor following the structuring tool. This makes it possible to achieve quality control.

The invention discloses a quick checking method for life cycle asset of power asset. The quick checking method for the life cycle asset of the power asset uses the mobile computing technology, RFID radio frequency technology, hand-held terminal equipment technology, information communication technology and other Internet related technologies to relate the life cycle asset data and check quickly so as to guarantee the real-time linkage of the accounts, cards and goods of the power asset, reinforce the basic fixed asset management, improve the financial intensive management level and lay a good foundation for the subsequent life cycle asset management. The quick checking method for the life cycle asset of the power asset perfects and improves the safety, effectiveness, precision, intensification and global performance of the asset management of the State Grid Corporation of China.

The invention relates to an Internet of Things method and system. Through techniques, complex Internet of Things associated elements are systematically sorted; analysis is carried out from different dimensions; an application-level service referable Internet of Things system architecture model is set, the Internet of Things capability problems of good comprehensive perception, convenient access, reliable transmission, data value, intelligent processing, business closed loop, system guarantee, sustainable development and the like are solved, the fusion of a physical world and a digital world isbetter realized, and the wisdom of a human body is materialized and extended.

A system for providing flexible billing in a cable environment can establish billing practices based on tier level of service, quality of service or the amount of network resources consumed. A plurality of tiers or levels of service can be defined by parameters including at least a maximum or peak bit rate or bandwidth for providing services over a shared channel. A plurality of levels or tiers of services are defined by maximum bandwidth or bit rate and a subscriber receives service at that subscribe-to level or at a slower data rate depending on availability of shared bandwidth. Quality of service is maintaining the specified bandwidth, jitter or delay. The amount of network resources consumed may be expressed in terms of the amount of data transmitted or the connect time of a network access device to the network.

The invention discloses a method used to online review subject items. Its steps include answer card scanning and inputting, image curving and dispatching, computer aided grading and error control and grade composing and conversion. The invention adapts to entrance examination for college, self-teach examination, adult entrance examination for college, entrance examination for high school and other society examinations. Adopting the invention, reviewing error of subjection items is controlled to furthest realize equality and justice in process of reviewing and misjudge is avoided by adopting special treatment on question test papers to guarantee examinees' benefit.

The present invention proposes one kind of 3D real-time monitoring device for laser welding and cutting process. The 3D real-time monitoring device can acquire the coaxial infrared waveband and plasma radiation light signal for real-time quality monitoring. Compared with available technology acquiring only one kind of radiation light information, the present invention has the advantage of providing more precise information for the closed-loop control of 3D laser processing.

Apparatus and method for producing quantum entangled signal and idler photon pairs is provided. The apparatus makes use of a nonlinear optical fiber to generate the entangled photons. The use of an external broad band light source for alignment of any downstream measurement apparatuses is disclosed. One or more polarized output signals can be generated at both the signal and idler wavelengths using the alignment source, allowing the downstream measurement apparatuses to be aligned using classical light. Multiple signal and idler wavelengths can be generated and aligned using such a system.

Monitoring voice quality passively using line echo cancellation data across a telecommunications network and reporting monitoring data to a central network management system. Network is monitored for potential voice quality issues for pro-active isolation of problems prior to customer complaints about the problems. Line echo cancellation related and non-related data for IP and other networks is gathered and correlated together to provide voice quality assessments of network performance.

A medical device of the type used for assisting a user in manually delivering repetitive therapy to a patient (e.g., chest compressions or ventilations in cardiac resuscitation), the device comprising a feedback device configured to generate feedback cues to assist the user in timing the delivery of the repetitive therapy, at least one sensor or circuit element configured to detect actual delivery times, at which the user actually delivers the repetitive therapy, and a processor, memory, and associated circuitry configured to compare the actual delivery times to information representative of desired delivery times to determine cue times at which the feedback cues are generated by the feedback device.

The invention relates to a content delivery network (CDN) quality monitoring method. A CDN comprises a data center, a bandwidth provider switch and edge nodes. The method includes the following steps that monitors in the data center carry out packet internet grope (PING) testing on node servers; the monitors in the data center carry out PING testing on the bandwidth provider switch networked with the data center; the monitors in the data center carry out testing on the edge nodes, if the edge nodes are controllable nodes, at least a part of PING testing, downloading rate testing and page Poll testing are carried out, and if the edge nodes are uncontrollable nodes, PING testing is carried out; the controllable nodes are edge nodes, capable of being logged into by a supervisor of the data center through the network and deploying downloading rate testing and page Poll testing, of HTTP website service, and the uncontrollable nodes are edge nodes, incapable of being logged into by the supervisor of the data center through the network or deploying downloading rate testing or page Poll testing, of the HTTP website service.

In a WDM optical network DML signals are sideband filtered to compensate for chirp with a feedback loop carrying signals from a monitor unit which helps maintain the sideband filter offset from a peak output of the DMLs. Network components with filtering characteristics, such as AWGs, can be used as the sideband filters. The monitor units monitor the Q-factors or BERs of the filtered signals and the sideband offset is maintained by temperature control of the sideband filters with respect to the DMLs.

The disclosed on-line detection coil for silicon steel magnetic performance comprises: from inside to outside, a frame with cavity matched size of product line, a measurement coil, the isolation layer, an excitation coil. This invention needs not special sample to reduce detection cost and improve real-time detection effect.

A method is presented of evaluating a wireless connection while fitting a hearing aid. The method comprises the steps of sending a signal via the wireless connection from a computer system (103) to a portable device (102), receiving the signal in the computer system via the wireless connection from the portable device, thereby obtaining information about the wireless connection, evaluating the information in the computer system through retrieving a current value representative of the quality of the wireless communication, smoothing the current value thereby obtaining a smoothed value, and providing a quality parameter based on the smoothed value. Also a system for fitting a hearing aid, a computer program, and a computer system adapted to the use of such a method are presented.

A method and apparatus for transmitting packets of data over a packet-switched network and for monitoring the transmission characteristics associated with the transmission is disclosed. In one configuration the method and apparatus is configured to interface with a telephone network, such as the public switched telephone network. In such a configuration, two or more interface devices located at different locations connect to a computer network, such as the Internet and to a telephone network. The interface devices receive information from the telephone and manipulate this information and transmits it over a computer network to another interface device. Also included is monitoring and routing software located on any of the interface devices or a separate monitoring and routing system. The monitoring and routing software is in communication with each interface device to obtain information regarding the communication characteristics between each of the one or more interface devices. If the communication characteristics are undesirable, the monitoring and routing software may communicate with the one or more interface devices to achieve a change in routing of the information over the computer network.