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Various embodiments of a method and apparatus whereby a single action may control fulfillment services are described. Various embodiments may include an inventory management system associated with a fulfillment services provider. The inventory management system may be configured to implement a fulfillment services management interface configured to generate a user interface providing an indication of item(s) listed for sale by a merchant. In various embodiments, order fulfillment services for such items may not be provided by a fulfillment services provider. Additionally, the user interface may provide a single action user interface element for the merchant to register the one or more items for fulfillment by a fulfillment services provider. The inventory management system may, in response to receiving an indication of activation of the single action user interface element, register the item(s) for fulfillment by the fulfillment services provider.

A method and processing device are presented for reconstructing an absorption and/or scattering image of a region of interest inside a scattering medium. A mathematical model is provided being representative of a relation between the distribution of the intensity and phase of electromagnetic radiation components scattered from a medium and a certain attenuation factor, which is function of spatial variations of scattering and absorption coefficients of the medium. The mathematical is used for processing a map of distribution of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation components scattered from known locations within the region of interest, thereby producing a halftone pattern of the region of interest.

The present invention relates to an arrangement (and a method) allowing multi-modal access of content over a global data communications network, e.g. Internet, comprising a mobile station (1), with a user agent, a proxy server (2), and a telephony platform (3). The mobile station (1) is a dual mode station supporting concurrent voice and data sessions, the proxy server (2) comprises an enhanced functionality for supporting voice browsing, and the telephony platform (3) comprises an Automatic Speech Recognizer (ASR) (31) and a block for converting text messages to speech. Said enhanced proxy server (2) interfaces the Automatic Speech Recognizer (31) of the Telephony Platform (3), and key elements (e.g. text, words phrases) are predefined and indicated in the (original) web content. When the enhanced proxy server (2) recognizes/extracts said key elements (using predefined rules) it triggers voice browsing, such that an arbitrary web content (page) can be accessed by voice commands without requiring conversion of the web content.

Various embodiments include an apparatus and a method to secure protected digital document content from tampering by their user, such as unauthenticated use or use violating a policy of the digital document. The digital document file can be transferred from a network node such as a web site server to a digital appliance, such as a computer, in encrypted form. The digital document file can be resident already on a device, and/or be transferred into a device that is connected to the digital appliance. The device (hereafter a DRM device) can internally store the digital document or part of the document. The DRM device may decrypt the digital document when requested to do so. The device may further format the content for usage, for example, convert text into its graphic bitmap representation. Device formatting can include sending plain text data to the digital appliance. The device may further process degradation to the resulted file, for example, reduce the resolution of the graphic representation. The digital appliance uploads the result of the processing or sections of the result of the processing for user access via the digital appliance.

An embodiment of the invention is to make possible a non-invasive grading of a tumor based on parameters determined from a frequency distribution (histogram) of values in a map representing cerebral blood volume (CBV) or cellular metabolism in the tumour. The method is especially applicable to brain tumors such as gliomas where histological grading is difficult. The invention provides a precise and consistent grading since it relies on values selected from the whole tumor (not just from hot spots); since it takes the diversity or heterogeneity of the vascularization into account by analyzing the frequency distribution (not just a mean value); and since it involves and allows for a more automated procedure wherein any subjective contributions from human operators is not critical to the resulting grading. CBV maps may be obtained by perfusion imaging using MRI or CT scanning. Cellular metabolism maps may be obtained from a glucose metabolism map obtained by positron emission tomography (PET).

System and method for shopping for products based on color of the product, time of product listing, and/or location of the seller of the product. Seller submits a representation of the product to be listed with an Internet-based shopping site that may include an image of the product. The site may determine one or more color of the product based on a submitted image by examining image pixels. The pixels examined may be chosen to accurately reflect the color of the product rather than the color of an image background or other image element. The color may include a set of the significant colors of the product or a single most significant or average color of the product. Shoppers may then search for products based on a color selected from a color search interface, a time selected from a time search interface, and/or a location selected from a location search interface.

An auxiliary power system providing electric power from a fuel cell stack at a nominal steady state output experiences an instantaneous voltage drop when maximum load is called for, which voltage drop can damage the fuel cell stack. Also, the required power increase cannot be provided for a short lag period during which the fuel cell fueling is ramped up. In the present invention, an electricity storage device, such as a battery, is provided in parallel with the fuel cell stack to meet the burst power demand during the fuel cell ramp-up lag. Various alternative control mechanisms are disclosed to assure that the necessary power is provided while also protecting both the fuel cell stack and the battery from damaging voltage swings. A vehicular application with a shared vehicle battery is also disclosed.

A getter and method for making is provided for removing unwanted impurities from the main body of a sealed hermetic enclosure or package containing one or more devices or objects that have sensitivity to contact with the impurity. The getter may be formulated from granular or powdered materials that react with gas-phase impurities through a combination of chemisorption and absorption mechanisms to form one or more stable species. A porous receptacle is included that contains the getter material such that it cannot penetrate into the main body of the sealed package while allowing the gases in the main body of the package, including the target impurities, to pass freely into the receptacle where they are subsequently rendered immobile by the action of the getter material.

A system and method for software development and in particular runtime program verification. The system is capable of monitoring a computer program and maintaining an abstracted model of the computer program using an agent which monitors a plurality of execution points in the program during the running of the computer program. The abstract model of the computer program is updated upon execution of the computer program at at least one of the execution points. The agent may also be adapted to detect a pattern in the abstracted model and issue an alert upon detection of the pattern.

A Token based, multi-Server and multi-protocol authentication system comprising a plurality of Servers employing potentially a plurality of Proof protocols each requiring a Proof of Token presence before accepting login request from a possessor of said Token and a plurality of Token apparatus capable of communicating with said Servers and storing at least a first private key accessible only to Token, whereby said first key is associated with a Manufacturer Certificate; and whereby each Token is capable of executing a plurality of Proof of possession protocols such that for each Server of the plurality of Servers there is at least one protocol common to Token and Server.

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a wireless transmission in a handoff zone. The method includes receiving a schedule grant selectively from a first base station sector of a multiplicity of base station sectors in an active set of a mobile station and receiving a rate control command concurrently at the mobile station from a second base station sector of the active set that did not provide said schedule grant to determine at least one of a rate level and a power level based on a precedence given to the schedule grant over the rate control command. Using a combining rule depending upon a particular case, the mobile station may resolve a rate or a power level for a protocol in a digital cellular network of a mobile communication system. For a first case, a first combining rule combines one or more rate control commands with one or more schedule grants for a common rate control protocol, adding a grant precedence parameter, i.e., a schedule grant from a non-serving base station sector has precedence over rate control commands from the sectors that did not send schedule grants in the active set of a mobile station. For a second case, a second combining rule combines more than one rate control commands with more than one schedule grants for a dedicated rate control protocol by selectively setting a parameter at a value for a protocol, a rate control command from a non-serving base station sector overrides a schedule grant from a serving base station sector. This may allow the non-serving base station sectors to control a level of load from multiple users.

Systems and methods are provided for supporting sharing the same table for protected and non-protected data columns. Different data object can be defined on the same database table. A discriminate flag can be defined to identify the data object to which a particular row belongs. The discriminate flag can be built into the data object so that rows belong to the data object are picked up during a query. Data protection can then be configured at the data object level so that rows that belong to the data object are subject to protection such as encryption or tokenization.

A method and system for allowing a resource associated with a target document usable for ad rendering by a first entity to be used for rendering of content by a second entity. Depending on one or more conditions, the first entity either uses the resource to render at least one ad or allows a second entity to use at least a portion of the resource to render content.

Non-transitory, computer-readable storage media, terminal devices, and methods are disclosed herein. The terminal device includes a processor and communicates selectively using one of many wireless communication systems comprising a first and second wireless communication system. The computer-readable media store computer-readable instructions therein. The instructions instruct the processor to generate first specific image data representing a first image when the first wireless communication system is specified. The instructions instruct the processor to store the first specific image data when the terminal device receives a first print instruction to print the first image while the first wireless communication system is specified. The instructions instruct the processor to provide first print data, based on the stored first specific image data, to the printing device when the wireless communication setting is changed from the first wireless communication system to the second wireless communication system after storing the first specific image data.

A vehicle seat includes a seat pad having a passenger support surface, a vibratory device that is incorporated into the seat pad and a support member secured to the seat pad. The vibratory device is arranged and constructed to transmit vibration produced therefrom to a passenger sitting on the vehicle seat. The vibratory device is rotatably supported on the support member.

A method for peer-to-peer management module configuration redundancy and recovery can be provided. The method can include fragmenting configuration data for a specified management module configured to manage systems components in a blade environment. The method also can include identifying peer management modules communicatively connected to the specified management module. The method yet further can include transmitting different ones of the fragmented configuration data to different ones of the peer management modules. In response to a reset condition in the specified management module, the method can provide for the retrieval of the fragmented configuration data from the peer management modules. Thereafter, the method can provide for the re-assembly of the retrieved fragmented configuration data and the application of the re-assembled fragmented configuration data to the specified management module.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for fluid transfer between a fixed marine production platform and a work vessel (eg. jack up barge). The method includes positioning the work vessel next to the production platform and then adjusting the elevational position of the vessel relative to the production platform so that the deck of the production platform and the deck of the work vessel or at about the same elevational position. A bridge truss spans between the deck portions of the production platform and work vessel, the truss having interconnected truss members and a planar surface that enables flexible hoses to be supported by the truss. The truss further includes a plurality of piping spool pieces that span across the truss. Ends of the spool pieces have quick connect fittings that enable the spool pieces to be quickly connected to the piping system of the production platform and work vessel. The gap between the production platform and the work vessel are spanned with the truss. Piping systems on the production platform and work vessel are connected to the spool pieces at the quick connect fittings so that fluid transfer is enabled between the production platform and the work vessel via the spool pieces on the truss. An upper tray enables flexible hoses (eq. hydraulic hoses) to span between the work vessel and production platform.

Provided is a bucket with an adjustable lifting assembly. The bucket includes an open top end, a closed bottom end, and an upstanding side wall having a perimeter. The bucket further includes a pivotally attached bail handle near the top end, and an adjustable lifting assembly that encircles the side wall. The lifting assembly includes an adjustable strap system and an annular handle attached thereto. The strap system tightly hugs the perimeter of the side wall while the annular handle is separated by a space. The lifting assembly is adapted to slideably mount onto a desired location along the height of the bucket so a user can move the lifting assembly up and down. In this way, the present invention provides a user with multiple locations for achieving a firm grip on the bucket, thereby facilitating the user with lifting or carrying the bucket.

This disclosure relates to computer-generated imagery (CGI) and computer-aided animation. More specifically, this disclosure relates to techniques for skin and volume simulation for use in CGI and computer-aided animation.

A method for allocating resources to passengers of passenger carrier vehicles is provided where one or more computer systems aboard a passenger carrier vehicle receive a request from a passenger to make use of a resource available to passengers of the passenger carrier vehicle. The request can be made via an entertainment system aboard a passenger carrier vehicle having a graphical user interface displayed at the passenger's assigned passenger location. The one or more computer systems aboard the passenger carrier vehicle can cause a first visual indicator to be displayed to the passenger via the graphical user interface displayed at the user's assigned passenger location acknowledging the request and instructing the passenger to remain in the passenger's assigned passenger location. The one or more computer systems aboard the passenger carrier vehicle can determine placement of the passenger into a queue associate with the resource. The one or more computer systems aboard the passenger carrier vehicle then can determine availability of the resource for the passenger. The one or more computer systems aboard the passenger carrier vehicle can cause a second visual indicator to be displayed to the passenger via the graphical user interface displayed at the user's assigned passenger location indicating that the passenger may leave the passenger's assigned passenger location and make use of the resource.

A clothes-treating apparatus and a controlling method thereof are disclosed. According to a controlling method of a clothes-treating apparatus, a clothes-treating apparatus is capable of steam-cleansing a heat exchanger of a heat pump provided therein automatically. An additional device may not be provided in the clothes treating apparatus to cleanse and sterilize a heat exchanger of a heat pump provided in a mechanism compartment to supply dry or heated air to clothes.

Disclosed is a piezoelectric foam formed of elastically anisotropic materials. The piezoelectric foam is defined with a unit cell having a relative density and volume fraction, and deformation specified by subjecting the unit cell to controlled mechanical and electrical loading conditions. Resultant stress and electric displacements field components are measured by capturing a homogeneous coupled response of the unit cell and by computing piezoelectric material constants using the captured homogeneous coupled response, to identify asymmetric and symmetric F1, F2 and F3 type piezoelectric foam structures.

An electrical indicator system and a method for operating the system includes a plug adapted to be electrically coupled to a power source remote from the vehicle and an indicator adapted to be mounted to the vehicle at a visible location. The indicator is operable to provide a first visual indication when electrical power is present at the plug. The indicator provides a second visual indication, different from the first visual indication, when current is flowing through the plug.

The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for controlling communication replies. The method can include the steps of selecting (210) one or more recipients of a call at an originating communication unit (110), placing (212) the call to the selected recipients and sending (214) along with the placed call a no reply indicator to the recipients of the call that will automatically block a reply call from the recipients. This block may prevent the recipients from having an opportunity to place the reply call. The method may also include the step of receiving (216) an acknowledgement from one or more of the recipients that indicates that the recipients received the placed call. As an example, the call can be a dispatch call, and the recipients can be members of a predetermined dispatch group.

A method and apparatus for calibrating an optical surface condition monitoring system (1). Light beams at different wavelengths (λ₁, λ₂) are emitted to a reference substrate (2) at different distances (L₁, L₂) as well as to sample substrates (5) at a specific distance (L_specific). Subsequently, ratios between the signals scattered back from the reference substrate (2) and the signals scattered back from the sample substrates (5) are calculated. Then, input data regarding a measurement distance (L_measurement) between a target surface (8) to be monitored, for example a road, and the receiver (3) of the system (1) is provided. Further, a preset program is selected. Dry calibration of the system (1) can then take place based on the calculated ratios, the measurement distance (L_measurement) and the selected program. Dry calibration can be calculated without having to perform an actual dry calibration in the field and no dry calibration plate or dry spot of the target surface (8) is required.

A system and method that enables users to expeditiously search for specific items features: 1) the geographic location of the user or the geographic area in which the user is searching; 2) the specific type of item desired; and 3) the ranking of the quality of the item based upon other user's ranking. The method is based on a three step process involving: 1) the user typing the desired item to be searched from a web based or mobile device which detects the user's location or geographic area being searched; 2) a list of similar items being populated for that geographic area in sequential order based on user preferences and the popularity of other users and paid advertisement by entities and individuals; and 3) upon clicking on the selected item the user can then obtain directions or obtain the contact information of the entities selling the selected item.

A method of powder bed fusion additive manufacture includes forming a component in a powder bed in a layer-by-layer process. The method may include sintering, without melting, selected regions of powder with an energy beam to form at least one support adjacent to the component; and melting further selected regions of the powder bed with an energy beam to form a component by layer-by-layer melting of material. The method may include directing an energy beam at selected regions of powder to form a friable support, the friable support including bonded powder which act as a solid and provide compressive support; and melting further regions of the powder bed with an energy beam to form a component by layer-by-layer melting of material.

Systems and methods allow an IC design process to continue in the face of errors while those errors are being investigated and fixed in the actual design data. Potential mismatches can be categorized and a user can choose which action (if any) to take when a specific mismatch is discovered. A set of potential mismatches and their action settings can be aggregated into a higher level setting that the end user of the system can choose during different stages of a design project. A record of the mismatches that have been encountered, the design elements that are involved in each mismatch, and what action where taken to repair the mismatch is kept and maintained.

A computer implemented method for searching electronic documents, and associated system and computer program product. The method includes receiving an input representing an example-based search query and processing the input. The method also includes determining, for each of the electronic documents, a relevance score between the input and the corresponding electronic document. The determination is based on, at least, textual similarity between the input and the corresponding electronic document, topical similarity between the input and the corresponding electronic document, as well as linkage relationship in a linkage network of the plurality of electronic documents. The method also includes determining, based on the determined relevance scores, a search result containing one or more of the electronic documents. The search results will be provided to the user.