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The invention provides a technique for serving relatively non-static content in a CDN (content delivery network). Content is pushed out from an originating server to a set of mirroring servers using differential caching. Each requestable object is separated into template and delta information. The originating server determines templates for differential caching, and causes those templates to be distributed using the CDN. Each mirroring server in the CDN is able to access a copy of a recent template for each request. Hosting of the template information is decoupled from hosting of the delta information. Delta information can include (a) changes to the template information since last distributed, or (b) personalized information specific to the client or to the request. Delta information can be served separately from the originating server, or can be served separately from mirroring servers using a CDN (possibly the same CDN as used to serve template information).

Techniques for dynamically altering security criteria used in a file security system are disclosed. The security criteria pertains to keys (or ciphers) used by the file security system to encrypt electronic files to be secured or to decrypt electronic files already secured. The security criteria can, among other things, include keys that are required to gain access to electronic files. Here, the keys can be changed automatically as electronic files transition between different states of a process-driven security policy. The dynamic alteration of security criteria enhances the flexibility and robustness of the security system. In other words, access restrictions on electronic files can be dependent on the state of the process-driven security policy.

Techniques for dynamically altering security criteria used in a file security system are disclosed. The security criteria pertains to keys (or ciphers) used by the file security system to encrypt electronic files to be secured or to decrypt electronic files already secured. The security criteria can, among other things, include keys that are required to gain access to electronic files. Here, the keys can be changed automatically as electronic files transition between different states of a process-driven security policy. The dynamic alteration of security criteria enhances the flexibility and robustness of the security system. In other words, access restrictions on electronic files can be dependent on the state of the process-driven security policy and enforced in conjunction with one or more cryptographic methods.

In the dry clearing machine, a common refrigerator is used for both the solvent cooler and the drying cooler, and the coolant compressed and liquefied in the refrigerator is supplied either one of the heat exchanger of the solvent cooler or that of the drying cooler, depending on the state of a switch. In the heat exchanger selected by the switch, the coolant is supplied and the solvent or the air is cooled when the coolant evaporates. That is, only the cooler selected by the switch works, but the other cooler not selected by the switch does not work. While the laundry is washed, normally, it is not necessary to supply air to the outer tub through the air path, and the drying cooler need not be operated. Thus, in the process of washing, the solvent is adequately cooled because an enough amount of coolant is supplied to the solvent cooler, and the temperature rise of the solvent is prevented.

A system and method for adapting code rate are provided. A method for a first communication device to transmit a resource assignment to at least one communication device includes assigning at least one transmission resource to transmit the resource assignment, adapting a code rate of an encoded payload based on the at least one transmission resource and a threshold, thereby producing an adapted payload, and transmitting the adapted payload.

Generally speaking, the method of the present invention is performed by making various ultrasonic scans at preselected orientations along the length of a material being tested. Data from the scans are then plotted together with various calculated parameters that are calculated from this data. Lines or curves are then fitted to the respective plotted points. Review of these plotted curves allows the location and severity of defects within these sections to be determined and quantified. With this information various other decisions related to how, when or whether repair or replacement of a particular portion of a structure can be made.

A network node selects a “sleep” level based on its current or projected battery capacity. In an embodiment of the invention, sleep levels define the physical radius within which the wireless network node will engage other devices. The node in question communicates its selected sleep level to the rest of the network so that the other network nodes can communicate accordingly with the node.

The present invention provides novel and improved protein purification processes which incorporate certain types of carbonaceous materials and result in effective and selective removal of certain undesirable impurities without adversely effecting the yield of the desired protein product.

A network node selects a “sleep” level based on its current or projected battery capacity. In an embodiment of the invention, sleep levels define the types of communication to which the node in question will be a party. The node in question communicates its selected sleep level to the rest of the network so that the other network nodes can communicate accordingly with the node.

Measuring light emitted from a laser light source and split into four light rays through optical fibers is emitted into a space from emission units, and bent upward at a mirror. The measuring light passes through a window in the center of the sample stage and strikes a lower surface of the biological sample placed on the sample stage. A portion of fluorescence emitted through excitation by the measuring light passes through the window, is bent in an opposite direction from the measuring light by the mirror, and guided to a fluorescence camera. An objective lens, and a spectroscopic unit for separating visible wavelength components are horizontally arranged between the camera and the mirror. Although the projection of the measuring light and the detection of the fluorescence are performed perpendicularly to the biological sample, the optical components and elements are horizontally arranged.

Due to the large vocabulary to be recognized, it is presently not possible in many commercially available speech recognition systems to identify, with the desired good recognition results, commands in parallel to the list elements (mostly recorded as dynamic vocabulary). It is now proposed that the speech pattern supplied to the speech recognition system by the user is intermediate stored. Parallel thereto, the at least one element selected from the list by the speech recognizer is merged in a first recognition step with the system command to form a temporary recognizer vocabulary. After the production of this temporary recognizer vocabulary, subsequently the intermediate stored speech input is newly submitted to the recognizer, wherein this now forms the basis of this temporary recognizer vocabulary. Then, if thereby the speech pattern is recognized with higher probability as element of the system command than as the at least one selected element from the list, then it is accordingly interpreted by the speech recognition system as system command. On the other hand, when it is recognized with higher probability as list element, the speech pattern is interpreted as selection of this element by the user.

A system and method for training users of an access control system. In particular, the system and method allow for the imposition of “penalties” for improper behavior so as to balance the training of the user with the burden placed on the operators of the system reacting to violations, while allowing the users to accomplish their tasks. The system can also track the location of users or items, determine if a request to pass through a control point is proper based on various factors, and if appropriate, administer a “penalty” based on several contributing factors.

There is provided a return path management system and method positioned between a user television and a provider system which delivers return paths from user televisions to provider systems in a packetized form. The return path management system comprises return path server, a provider database, a user database and a content database, wherein the provider database maintains providers information depending on levels which the provider systems belong to and which determine service levels, the user database maintains users information required for users authentication, a content database maintains contents information provided from the provider systems, and the return path server receives order information, identifies a provider to whom the received order information should be delivered, determines a service level based on the level which the provider belongs to in reference to the provider database, and performs interpretation and communication packetization of the order information depending on the determined service level. The return path management system according to the present invention can satisfy various demands of providers, because the system provides services dependent upon the provider systems. In addition, the return path management system according to the present invention can relieve excessive burdens loaded to return path servers caused by indiscriminate treatment of the return paths.

The present invention relates to a nacelle (1) for a jet engine (4) comprising a forward air inlet section (5), a mid-section (6) intended to surround a jet engine fan, and an aft section (9), at least one portion forming the aft section being connected to the mid-section via an at least partially peripheral radial knife-edge (31) capable of engaging by complementarity of shape with a corresponding groove (32) belonging to a portion (6a) of the mid-section, characterized in that the knife-edge comprises at least one reinforcing segment (35, 36) situated in a region for accommodating high loads, said reinforcing segment being made from a material which is stronger than the remainder of the knife-edge and tailored to the loads which are to be borne by said segment in this region.

Disclosed herein is an optical disk drive device comprising an spindle motor rotating a turntable on which an optical disk is safely placed; a clamper adhering the optical disk to the turntable to clamp the optical disk into the turntable; and an upper case provided with a hollow part so opened as to make the clamper face the turntable, and a support part contacting and supporting the clamper as an edge of the hollow part, the support part being inclined against the turntable.

A position detector having a plurality of sensor units is used. Each of the sensor units is configured to determine positions. The sensor units are selectively used for outputting positions of a moving object. Positional outputs are generated by combining outputs from a plurality of the sensor units in a segment where the plurality of sensor units output positions together, for allowing the positional outputs to change continuously from a start to an end of the segment.

The disclosure provides various embodiments of prostheses and delivery systems to permit an interventional cardiologist to create shunts between various blood vessels. Moreover, the disclosed shunts can be used to shunt between various hollow organs, as set forth in the present disclosure.