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A system and method for hybrid processing in a natural language voice services environment that includes a plurality of multi-modal devices may be provided. In particular, the hybrid processing may generally include the plurality of multi-modal devices cooperatively interpreting and processing one or more natural language utterances included in one or more multi-modal requests. For example, a virtual router may receive various messages that include encoded audio corresponding to a natural language utterance contained in a multi-modal interaction provided to one or more of the devices. The virtual router may then analyze the encoded audio to select a cleanest sample of the natural language utterance and communicate with one or more other devices in the environment to determine an intent of the multi-modal interaction. The virtual router may then coordinate resolving the multi-modal interaction based on the intent of the multi-modal interaction.

The semiconductor device comprises: an interlayer insulating film 405 and an insulating film 409, interconnect lines 407, 408a and 408b embedded in the insulating film 409, circuit elements 410a and 410b mounted on the insulating film 409, a packaging film 415 formed so as to cover the circuit elements 410a and 410b, and an electroconductive shielding film 416 formed so as to cover the packaging film 415. The interconnect lines 408a and 408b are configured to be electrically coupled to the shielding film 416.

This invention relates to a compliance monitor for monitoring patient usage of a medicament delivery device, where the medicament delivery device includes a store of medicament and a medicament dispensing means. The compliance monitor includes a housing adapted to enclose the medicament delivery device, and a dose counter, associated with the housing, for recording the delivery of a dose of medicament to the patient from the medicament delivery device. The arrangement and construction is such that the housing is loosely coupled to the medicament delivery device, whereby the housing is able to move relative to the medicament delivery device during the delivery of the dose of medicament, and it is this movement which actuates the dose counter, either directly or indirectly, in order to record the delivery of the dose of medicament.

A ranging device includes an array of photon detection devices adapted to receive an optical signal reflected by an object in an image scene. First and second logic devices are adapted to respectively combine the outputs of first and second pluralities of the photon detection devices. A first range detection circuit is coupled to outputs of the first and second logic devices and a first counter is coupled to the output of the first logic device and adapted to generate a first pixel value by counting events generated by the first plurality of photon detection devices. A second counter is coupled to the output of the second logic device and is adapted to generate a second pixel value by counting events generated by the second plurality of photon detection devices. The first and second pixel values may be used in estimating a range to the object in the image scene.

An image sensor having a number of pixel zones delimited by isolation trenches, each pixel zone including a photodiode; a transfer gate associated with each of the pixel zones and arranged to transfer charge from the photodiode to a sensing node; and a read circuit for reading a voltage at one of the sensing nodes, the read circuitry including a number of transistors of which at least one is positioned at least partially over a pixel zone of the pixel zones.

Method and apparatus for creating a clone relationship between two or more optical-frequency comb sources (OFCSs). In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus having (i) first and second OFCSs, each adapted to generate a respective frequency comb, and (ii) means for locking the phases of two comb lines of the first OFCS and the phases of the respective two comb lines of the second OFCS to create a full or partial clone relationship between these two OFCSs. In one system configuration, the locking of the phases of the first and second OFCSs is achieved by locking the phases of two selected comb lines generated by each of these OFCSs to the phases of the respective comb lines generated by the same (third, reference) OFCS. In an alternative system configuration, the locking of the phases of the first and second OFCSs is achieved by locking the phases of two selected comb lines generated by the first OFCS to the phases of the respective comb lines generated by the third OFCS, and locking the phases of two selected comb lines generated by the second OFCS to the phases of the respective comb lines generated by the first OFCS.

A stacked integrated circuit package and a method for manufacturing the same are provided.The stacked integrated circuit package includes a first integrated circuit package comprising a first substrate, a first semiconductor chip, and a first molding portion, an interposer mounted on the first substrate to be electrically connected to the circuit pattern of the first substrate by a first solder bump, the interposer being provided with an opening to accommodate the first semiconductor chip, and a second integrated circuit package stacked on the first integrated circuit package and the interposer and electrically connected to the interposer by a second solder bump, the second integrated circuit package comprising a second substrate, a second semiconductor chip, and a second molding portion.

A method of and device for generating an amplified optical signal directly in an optical fiber by way of phase-sensitive amplification based on one or more four-wave mixing (FWM) processes. In one embodiment, an input signal and two pump waves are applied to a highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF). The input signal is amplified in the HNLF due to energy transfer from the pump waves to the input signal via a degenerate phase-conjugation (PC) process. In another embodiment, an input signal and first and second pump waves are applied to a first HNLF to generate, via a Bragg scattering (BS) process, an idler signal corresponding to the input signal. The second pump wave is then filtered out and the first pump wave, a third pump wave, and the input and idler signals are applied to a second HNLF, where they interact via a non-degenerate PC process to produce an amplified output signal.

An amplifier adapted to generate an analog output signal in response to a digital input signal and having an output stage powered by a power-supply circuit, which generates one or more power rails for the output stage such that at least one of these power rails tracks the output signal and substantially represents a biased and half-wave rectified version of that output signal.

Systems and methods for performing authority based content searching are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving user queries containing authority keywords and relevancy keywords and ranking a set of search results on the basis of the authority of the authors of entries within the search results. The authority of each author is expressed in an authority quotient which is calculated by determining an authority keyword score, a name score, a domain name score and a credential score based on the authority keyword provided by the user.

A storage management system receives at a computing system one or more search results from a search operation based on a search query. The search operation had performed a first search on content in a database accessible through an application, a second search on local to the computing system content, and a third search on Web content. At least one of the search results from the first search is associated with an application identifier identifying the application. The storage management system further ranks the search results from the first search, the second search, and the third search in aggregation. A search results integrator presents the ranked search results from the first, second, and third searches in an integrated view. The search results integrator further groups a subset of the ranked search results from the first search, the second search, and the third search into a subgroup within the integrated view.

A mobile manipulation system comprising:a base;at least one mobility component mounted to said base for rendering said base mobile;a platform;at least one robotic manipulator arm mounted to said platform; andan elevator mechanism movably supporting said platform on said base.

Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for generating network intelligence based on network data. In one implementation, a network traffic dataset representative of network traffic across one or more ports of a primary network is obtained. The ports are associated with a secondary network in communication with the primary network. A content distribution network log associated with the secondary network is obtained. The content distribution log includes a history of content requests. A domain name system log associated with the secondary network is obtained. The domain name system log includes one or more Internet Protocol addresses. Network intelligence is generated based on the network traffic dataset, the content distribution network log, and the domain name system log. The network intelligence may be customer analytics, an aggregated data feed, and / or recommendations for inventory placement.

A disposable absorbent article includes an absorbent core that is substantially cellulose free and a chassis that can include a topsheet and a backsheet, with the absorbent core located between the topsheet and the backsheet. The chassis may include an absorbent core which includes an absorbent particulate polymer material, the absorbent core being located between the topsheet and the backsheet, and wherein the absorbent core includes at least one strip extending through a portion of a crotch region of the article. The article can also include at least one longitudinally oriented crease passing through a portion of the crotch region, wherein a concave shape is formed within the article.

An integrated circuit comprising: at least one test input for receiving test data; test control circuitry between the at least one test input and circuitry to be tested; wherein the test data is clocked in on a rising clock edge and a falling clock edge.

In a case that documents satisfying search conditions input on a retrieval device are retrieved and there is a plurality of retrieved documents, the priority levels of the retrieved documents are determined based on the installation site of the retrieval device, information on the date and time when a search is executed, and information on the schedule of events at the installation site, with the display order of the plurality of retrieved documents determined, and the documents displayed, based on the determined priority levels.

A portable lighting device, such as a flashlight, with a mechanical power switch and multiple operating modes is provided. The mechanical power switch is disposed in series with the controller for the lighting device and acts as the user interface to the controller to change modes of operation. Because the mechanical power switch is in series with the controller, the portable lighting device does not consume battery power when the mechanical switch is open. A state machine coupled to the controller is polled by the controller each time it is powered up to determine the operational mode of the lighting device. A regulating circuit is used to power a controller and light source. The regulating circuit converts between current regulation and voltage regulation.

An integrated circuit having a monitor circuit for monitoring timing in a critical path having a target timing margin is disclosed. The monitor circuit has two shift registers, one of which includes a delay element that applies a delay value to a received signal. The inputs to the two shift registers form a signal input node capable of receiving an input signal. The monitor circuit also has a logic gate having an output and at least two inputs, each input connected to a corresponding one of the outputs of the two shift registers. The output of the logic gate indicates whether the target timing margin is satisfied or not satisfied.

The present disclosure provides a shift register unit. The shift register unit includes a pre-charge reset module; a pull-up module; a pull-down module; a first pull-down control module; and a second pull-down control module. The pre-charge reset module is connected to a forward scanning control signal input terminal, a reverse scanning control signal input terminal, a first signal input terminal, a second signal input terminal, and a pull-up control node. The pull-up module is connected to the pull-up control node, an input terminal of a first clock signal, and a signal output terminal. The first pull-down control module is connected to a pull-down control node, the forward scanning control signal input terminal, the reverse scanning control signal input terminal, the first signal input terminal, and the second signal input terminal.

The invention concerns a method of detecting a fault attack including providing a plurality of blinding values; generating a first set of data elements including a first group of data elements and at least one additional data element generated by performing the exclusive OR between at least one data element in the first group and at least one of the blinding values; generating a second set of data elements corresponding to the exclusive OR between each data element of the first set and a selected one of the plurality of blinding values; generating a first signature by performing a commutative operation between each of the data elements of the first set; generating a second signature by performing the commutative operation between each of the data elements of the second set; and comparing the first and second signatures to detect a fault attack.

An optical performance monitor (OPM) adapted to (i) sample an autocorrelation function corresponding to an optical signal transmitted in an optical network and (ii) based on the sampling, characterize two or more impairments concurrently present in the optical signal. In one embodiment, the OPM has an optical autocorrelator (OAC) coupled to a signal processor (SP). The OAC receives the optical signal from the network, generates two or more samples of its autocorrelation function, and applies said samples to the SP. The SP processes the samples and generates two or more signal metrics. Based on the signal metrics and reference data corresponding to the impairments, the SP then obtains a measure of each of the impairments.

The present disclosure concerns a method involving: forming a strained silicon germanium layer by epitaxial growth over a silicon layer disposed on a substrate; implanting atoms to amorphize the silicon layer and a lower portion of the silicon germanium layer, without amorphizing a surface portion of the silicon germanium layer; and annealing, to at least partially relax the silicon germanium layer and to re-crystallize the lower portion of the silicon germanium layer and the silicon layer, so that the silicon layer becomes a strained silicon layer.

A portable spectrophotometric system for detecting one or more target substances. In a representative embodiment, a system of the invention has an optical grating, an array of photo-detectors, and a MEMS device having a movable plate positioned between the grating and the array. Light transmitted through a gaseous sample is dispersed by the grating and is imaged onto the movable plate, which has a plurality of openings corresponding to selected infrared absorption lines of the target substance. A small-amplitude oscillation is imparted onto the plate such that the openings periodically move in and out of alignment with the corresponding intensity features in the image, which modulates electrical signals generated by the corresponding photo-detectors. A lock-in signal processor analyzes the modulation pattern by comparing it to the pattern expected in the presence of the target substance. When a positive correlation between the patterns is established, the system warns the user about the presence of the target substance.

A system, method, and computer program product for collaborative online gaming, including at least one of providing a central repository master browser system; providing an experience calibrated match-making service; providing a dynamic multiplayer server component auto deployment and aggregation system; providing a lobby centric simultaneous and collaborative client game play launching feature; and providing a video game screen over-layer technology giving users access to a control interface while inside a video game being played.

Load-balancing and bearing removal devices useful in removing bearings, such as rolling element bearings, for rotating machine maintenance and replacement. Insulation assemblies useful with bearing assemblies that fit in openings in bearing brackets of rotating machines, such as large synchronous motors or generators.

A method defines one or more monitoring target profiles, collects and stores initial calibration data of the metrology apparatus, compiling a library of spectra that would be observed from inspection of the monitoring target profiles using the metrology apparatus calibrated according to the initial calibration data. Some operations can be performed periodically, e.g., on a daily basis: obtaining current calibration data from the apparatus, modeling the effect of the current calibration data on the metrology apparatus operation, and using the result of the modeling and the contents of the library to determine any differences between one or more values of the initial calibration data and the current calibration data, and how these changes will be translated into changes in the measurement output for a given number of stacks and geometries.

An optical sensor includes a substrate, light emitting units for emitting light with different wavelengths, and a photodetector. The substrate has at least one receiver for containing these light emitting units and a slot for containing the photodetector. A light guide structure of the optical sensor can be the receiver with a specific design, so that the light emitted by the light emitting units can be reflected towards a central axis of the photodetector. Thus, when at least one of the light emitting units emits light onto an object, the photodetector can receive the light reflected from the object.

The present invention discloses an apparatus, method and computer program for providing page navigation in a multirole-enabled network application. The apparatus comprises: a virtual role creator adapted to create a virtual role for each user in the multirole-enabled network application based upon an atomic role set configured for the user; an access pattern generator adapted to generate a virtual-role-based access pattern by recording page access requests of the user and by performing pattern mining for the recorded page access requests according to the virtual role of the user; and a page navigation provider adapted to provide page navigation by utilizing the access pattern corresponding to the virtual role of the user when the user accesses the multirole-enabled network application. With the technical solution of the invention, pattern mining can be performed for access data of one or more users according to virtual role, so the user can be provided with optimized personalized page navigation.

A processing system which comprises means for storing a plurality of items defining a queue, pointer means having a first pointer and a second pointer associated with the beginning of said queue and a second pointer associated with the back of said queue; at least one writer for adding items to said queue; at least one reader for deleting items from said queue; and means for updating said second pointer when said at least one writer adds an item to said queue, said second pointer being updated by a swap operation.