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An access control system uses an existing file format standard, e.g. for personal data interchange (PDI) or image file interchange, for novel access control purposes to provide temporary access for a wireless key device to a lock device and its protected environment by creating appropriate temporary access defining data in a data object compliant with the file format standard and communicating the data object to the lock device via the wireless key device.

A karaoke home entertainment center for streamlining karaoke show; reduce stress, problems and time pressure on the KJ & to prevent piracy. The inventive device includes Ultimate Karaoke Book, Karaoke Rental Systems, ProPlayer, Karaoke Shoppe Download Centre, Karaoke Burning Station, Downloadable Karaoke CD+G Player, Video Library Pro, DRM and Licensing encryption engine, Pre-manufactured CD DRM. The Book eliminates the majority of KJ typing when creating or updating their book. Book with minimal player forms the Karaoke Rental System. ProPlayer incorporates super encryption Dongle or soft encryption, which permits “back-up” copy but can only be used with the original dongle. Karaoke Shoppe Download Center consists of basic computer system that can access our on-line database or come pre-loaded with encrypted songs. Karaoke burning Station Kiosk is either counter-top or stand-alone kiosks that can contain and deliver cds. Downloadable Karaoke CD+G Player is a quality karaoke player that doesn't require a special piece of hardware (other than a personal computer). It can download and play karaoke songs and be given away for free. Video Library Pro is an adaption of the book and player above designed for video professionals. There are two forms of DRM and Licensing encryption engine that perform the function of file protection. Together they form the Karaoke Home Entertainment Center.

A system and a method of providing on-line subscription services from a subscription server to a user of a mobile terminal through the Internet. The subscription server receives from the mobile terminal user-specific information relating to the user's mobile terminal capabilities, the user's preferences of products, and the user's financial information. The subscription server sends to the mobile terminal at least locally or remotely retrieved information related to a product based on the user-specific information. The subscription server receives from the mobile terminal a request indicating whether the user wishes to either cancel or purchase the product. The subscription server cancels the product when the user indicates so, and downloads the product to the mobile terminal when the user desires to purchase the product.

A method for managing information signal distribution in a communication system (100) includes transmitting a signal containing information configured according to a first media format from a first communication device (104) to a second communication device (110). At least one of the two devices (104, 110) monitors at least one operating characteristic of a depletable power supply (318) sourcing electrical energy for the second device (110). When a level of the monitored operating characteristic falls below a predetermined threshold, the first communication device (104) outputs the information to the second communication device (110) according to a second media format that requires less power consumption to process than does the first media format. Alternatively, under such circumstances, the first communication device (104) may output the information to a media output device other than the second communication device (110).

A computer system comprises a processor that is arranged to alter at least one aspect of operation only if a command to alter that at least one aspect is provided by a valid user. For this aspect of operation, a valid user may be a user authenticated by the processor by establishing that the user possesses a secret, or may be a user who satisfies a condition for physical presence at the computer system. However, for a predetermined time after authentication by establishment of possession of the secret has taken place, the processor will not be responsive to the or each such command when issued by a user who is not authenticated by the processor but who satisfies a condition for physical presence at the computer system. This approach is of particular value in the provision of commands to a trusted component of trusted computing apparatus.

The present invention provides an improved technique for communicating between a central processing unit and a graphics processing unit of a data processing apparatus. Shared memory is provided which is accessible by the central processing unit and the graphics processing unit, and via which data structures are shareable between the central processing unit and the graphics processing unit. A bus is also provided via which the central processing unit, graphics processing unit and shared memory communicate. In accordance with a first mechanism of controlling the graphics processing unit, the central processing unit routes control signals via the bus. However, in addition, an interface is provided between the central processing unit and the graphics processing unit, and in accordance with an additional mechanism for controlling the graphics processing unit, the central processing unit provides control signals over the interface. This enables the GPU to continue to be used to handle large batches of graphics processing operations loosely coupled with the operations performed by the CPU, whilst through use of the additional mechanism it is also possible to employ the GPU to perform processing operations on behalf of the CPU in situations where those operations are tightly coupled with the operations performed by the CPU.

A novel method is set out of preparation of radioactive diagnostic radiopharmaceutical in a stable, shippable, lyophilized form by an apparatus designed to rapidly flash freeze and dehydrate a radiopharmaceutical composition to minimize auto radiolysis. The method proposes rapid cooling and removal of ambient vapor, and then ultra cold removal when the potential of explosive liquid oxygen is eliminated. The radioactive diagnostic radiopharmaceutical requires no further cold or refrigerated storage, including with respect to shipping, subsequent to stabilization. The preferred composition can be reconstituted “on site” by the addition of a suitable diluent to bring the radiopharmaceutical complex into solution at a desired concentration.

An encrypted content and its encryption key under a copy right use condition of prohibiting a copy by the device having received a content are stored, and the encrypted content is copy-transferred with another device through the network, and at the same time, the encryption key is transferred through the network, so that it is stored in either one of the devices. Even when a high definition television broadcast signal received with a copy-once taken as a copy right use condition is recorded, an access flag that controls the presence or absence of the reproduction of the broadcast content for each broadcast content is provided. When an original broadcast content is transcoded into a low resolution, and is transfer to another device, its access flag is turned on, thereby making the reproduction possible.

A device (1) according to the invention for externally fixing broken bones (62, 62′) of a patient, particularly the extremities, comprises a support (11) composed of a plurality of joint elements (2, 2) that are stringed together, wherein said support can be disposed outside the body of the patient. The proximal ends (41) of at least two percutaneously disposed pins (4) are anchored in the bone tissue (61) of the patient, and the distal ends (42) are fixed to the support (11). The joint elements (2) are stringed on a central tensile force element (3), and in each case two adjoining joint socket (22). The individual ball joints, and thus the support (11), can be fixed in a reversible frictionally engaged manner by applying a tensile force of the central tensile force element (3). The joint elements (2, 2′) in turn are designed such that a pin (4) can be fastened to the support (11) in a clamping and/or frictionally engaged manner by applying the tensile force of the central tensile force element (3).

A battery pack includes a first battery stack having a plurality of battery cells connected in series, a second battery stack having a plurality of battery cells connected in series and connected in parallel to the first battery stack, a controller for sensing voltages of the plurality of battery cells of the first battery stack and the plurality of battery cells of the second battery stack and for outputting a fuse blowing signal when at least one of the sensed voltages is lower than a first reference voltage, and a fuse blowing unit for electrically decoupling the first and second battery stacks from an output terminal of the battery pack in response to the fuse blowing signal from the controller. A fuse blowing signal is also sent to the fuse blowing unit when the at least one of the sensed voltages is higher than a second reference voltage.

A method of measurement using a measurement probe system includes the steps of (i) providing a measurement probe system having a measurement probe to a user, the measurement probe system being suitable for use with co-ordinate positioning apparatus and (ii) monitoring usage of the measurement probe system.

An information processing apparatus includes a recording control unit configured to control recording of information on an information recording medium and recording of file system information corresponding to a file storing the recorded information. The recording control unit performs a sequential recording process of the file system information by switching between two modes of writing information on the information recording medium in accordance with a preset condition. The two modes include (a) a normal write mode where the file system information is not preferentially recorded; and (b) an immediate write mode where the file system information is preferentially recorded.

An LED lamp includes a lens which forms a light emitting surface and a shade mounted on the light emitting surface. Each of the shades includes a hole whose sectional area in radial direction is equal to that of the light emitting surface, an axial height of the hole following the formula of

wherein H_φ is the axial height of the hole, φ_max is a diameter value of the light emitting surface, and θ_max is an output angle of the lens. Accordingly, a work area of the LED lamp can be extended since the shade shields the stray light of a glare area of the LED lamp and strictly separates the work area from the glare area, and no stray light escapes. Therefore, the LED lamp can achieve light distribution as designed without glare under cooperation of the lens and the shade.

A radio base station is disclosed that monitors faults of radio communication modems based on the content of received frames that are received during call connection. The radio communication modems are mounted in units of prescribed number on signal converters of card structure and are assigned to correspond to mobile stations that perform call connections. The radio base station uses fault detection data to check the content of frames that are received during call connections for each radio communication modem, and counts the total number of received frames and the number of frames in which faults are detected. Upon termination of a call connection, the radio base station determines whether or not a fault has occurred in a radio communication modem based on the counted ratio of the number of frames in which faults are detected to the total number of received frames, and if a fault has occurred, attempts recovery control. If a radio communication modem does not recover, the radio base station deletes the radio communication modem as a candidate for next assignment. The radio base station further transmits, to maintenance personnel through the radio base station controller, a message prompting exchange of a signal conversion card in which the number of faulty radio communication modems reaches or exceeds a particular number.

A complementary signal generating circuit (301) generates first complementary signals (S1, S2) from a PWM signal. A signal converting circuit (302) converts the first complementary signals to second complementary signals (S3, S4 or S5, S6) having a voltage component based on a negative power supply (VPP−). Among the second-complementary signals, the signals (S3, S4) are supplied to a driving circuit (305), and the signals (S5, S6) are supplied to a current driving circuit (303). In response to the signals (S5, S6), the current driving circuit outputs third complementary signals (H3, H4) having a current component that is directed toward the negative power supply (VPP−), to a driving circuit (304). As a result, the driving circuits (304, 305) complementarily drive power-MOS transistors (401, 402).

The invention relates to a generating method for secret keys with user information. The generating method is characterized in that according to copyright protection of a digitalized product, each encryption key of digitalized product documents is jointly composed of a random information part and a user information port, and a server encrypts the digitalized product documents purchased by different users with the different secret keys so as to bind the user information with the digitalized product documents, so that only the legitimate users can own and use the secrete keys. The generating method comprises the following steps of (1) secret key requesting, (2) secret key generating, (3) secret key distributing, (4) secret key using, (5) counterfeiting prevention and source tracing.

Systems and methods are provided for the problem of automatic, algorithm-guided estimation of insurance loss ratio, claims frequency, the probability of excess claims, and other insurance policy performance characteristics for an individual insured or for groups of insured individuals. A time-series-derived Bayesian power spectrum weight is calculated from the frequency of temporal pattern-specific values in terms of intensities at various frequencies of the power spectrum computed from credit utilization ratio (CUR; outstanding balance of debt, as a percentage of credit line available) time-series obtained by the insurer by ‘soft pull’ inquiries submitted periodically to credit-rating agencies, and provides an opportunity to capture and measure the relative magnitude of frequent or unexpected changes in consumer liquidity. The present technology provides a system and method for classifying insurance risk, for insurance risk scoring, or for incorporating a power-spectrum-based temporal pattern-specific weight into an actuarial method to enhance the loss ratio estimation accuracy and statistical financial performance of insurance products and health plans.

A pin tumbler lock, operating between a locked position and a released position, comprising a first lock member having at least one first bore with a biasing device and a first pin deposing in the first bore, and a second lock member engaging with the first lock member, forming an interface surface with said first lock member. The second lock member has at least one second bore with a second pin disposed in the second bore, and is aligned with the first bore for receiving the first pin in the locked position. At least one pin is magnetized, and the corresponding second pin is magnetic permeable, such that, when the pins are mobilized by an external force, the magnetized pin remains attracted to the corresponding magnetic permeable pin. No open space between the pins is formed at the interface surface to release the lock members.

The present invention intends to provide a control device for controlling a vehicle automatic transmission which can prevents a feeling of sudden starting of a vehicle, even if a special mode running control prohibiting a shifting to a shifting position less than a predetermined shifting position is started during a fixed gear ratio running control fixing a gear ratio of the automatic transmission. For the above purpose, when control by special mode running control means (106) is executed during control by fixed gear ratio running control means (104), the special mode running control to be executed by a special mode set switch (114) operated by a driver is exclusively preferentially executed over the fixed gear ratio running control. Thus, occurrence of the vehicle sudden starting responsive to the accelerator operation can be suitably suppressed.

A button conveying device can reduce the sewing cost and reduce the user's work and management burden. The button conveying device (1) moves the mounting table (12) to the button mounting table (11) by the operation of the driving mechanism (13) driven by the driving device (14) after the button is placed at the button loading position. At the button supply position, the buttons on the button placing table (11) are clamped by the button clamping device (5); the button placing table has a plurality of button placing arms (111, 112) corresponding to the button holding pins (15, 16) The button placing arm is vertically provided with each button holding pin (15, 16) on the upper surface and can move independently along the upper surface of the mounting table, and also has fixing members (111c, 112c) for fixing each button placing arm at an arbitrary position ), by releasing the fixing of each button placing arm by the fixing member, and moving the plurality of button placing arms, the distance between the plurality of button holding pins can be adjusted.