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A direct connectivity system provides automated healthcare administrative transaction submission, including claim submission, eligibility verification and claim status, from healthcare service providers directly to payers. The direct connectivity system bypasses transaction processing intermediaries such as clearinghouses by directly connecting providers to payers in a many to many manner. Existing single payer web portals are supplanted by a many to many network that has a common interface across multiple payers. The direct connectivity system may receive responses directly from payers and may prepare or process the responses for a practice management program so that the service provider receives rapid feedback on the administrative transaction submission. The direct connectivity system may automatically analyze transaction file attributes to determine one or more of many payers to which to send a transaction file, from one of many providers. Batch and singleton file transfer is supported for multiple file formats, optionally with secure file transfer.

A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication systems that includes a plurality of adjacent cells, each containing one or more base stations operable to transmit signals to, and receive signals transmitted from, one or more users. The users are operable to feed back to the relevant base station(s) channel state information relating to channel(s) between the relevant base station(s) and the users, and the base stations are operable to adapt signals for transmission to users, based on the fed back channel state information, to account for channel variations. The proposed method involves obtaining information related to time-variation in channel spatial structure, and adjusting the timing with which a user feeds back channel state information, based on the time variation in channel spatial structure. The invention helps to achieve a suitable balance between the feedback overhead and system performance, and may be operable in systems operating according to various CoMP transmission modes.

A haptic keyboard apparatus includes a membrane resistor keyboard device and a haptic device. The membrane resistor keyboard device includes a plurality of key switches, each of the key switches being responsive to touch by a user. The haptic device is coupled to the membrane resistor keyboard device. The haptic device includes a plurality of haptic cells, each of which is disposed under a corresponding key switch. Each of the haptic cells is configured to provide haptic feedback in response to the touch by the user. In a specific embodiment, the haptic keyboard apparatus also includes a processor and a haptic controller that provide control signals to the haptic device. In an embodiment, the control signals include programmable voltages and frequencies, causing the haptic cells to effect vibrational patterns in response to the control signals and provide haptic feedback to the user.

Methods and software tools are described for allowing users to navigate through a time schedule quickly and easily. The time schedule interface facilitates a user viewing multiple time periods on an information schedule on a client device quickly without having to completely remake or redraw the entire interface. A user of a computer or similar device is presented with a time schedule interface. This schedule interface may resemble a schedule such as program guide or a train schedule. The schedule typically is composed of a grid or blocks of information defined by two parameters. One parameter is almost always time, while the other parameter depends on the type of schedule. The interface in this invention includes a moveable virtual slider. The slider rests on or is attached to a time scale axis. This time scale axis may be implemented as a horizontal or vertical bar and in addition may contain markings corresponding to time intervals much like a ruler. A user may select and control this slider along the time scale axis. The position of the slider along the time scale axis controls the time periods displayed in the schedule.

Methods and systems for subscriber advertising control are disclosed. According to one method, a subscriber is allowed to control advertising content provided to the subscriber in association with program content intended to include advertising. Advertising control information is received from the subscriber. Selected content is identified to provide to the subscriber with the program content based upon the advertising control information. Delivery of the program content with the selected content to the subscriber is effected, wherein the selected content is delivered as part of the program content.

In embodiments of the invention, selected aspects of a process' call stacks are hashed, and the hash is used to capture the execution state of the process in a concise form and with minimal impact on the performance of the process and with no modification to the process code. The hash allows vendors and developers to classify failures in order to associate them with their known root causes to support rapid customer feedback and to maximize efficiency of correction. Further, the hash provides a metric usable to prioritize diagnosis of failures. In an embodiment of the invention, the identities of modules on the call stack are hashed in combination with some but not all offset information to minimize the affect of patches and minor changes to the code, and improve the ability to discriminate different execution paths.

The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for analyzing defects in an object such as a semiconductor wafer. In one embodiment, it provides a method of characterizing defects in semiconductor wafers during fabrication in a semiconductor fabrication facility. This method comprises the following actions. The semiconductor wafers are inspected to locate defects. Locations corresponding to the located defects are then stored in a defect file. A dual charged-particle beam system is automatically navigated to the vicinity defect location using information from the defect file. The defect is automatically identified and a charged particle beam image of the defect is then obtained. The charged particle beam image is then analyzed to characterize the defect. A recipe is then determined for further analysis of the defect. The recipe is then automatically executed to cut a portion of the defect using a charged particle beam. The position of the cut is based upon the analysis of the charged particle beam image. Ultimately, a surface exposed by the charged particle beam cut is imaged to obtain additional information about the defect.

An apparatus and method for transmitting uplink fast feedback information using a fast feedback channel in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) communication system. A channel encoder generates uplink fast feedback information to be transmitted, and outputs codewords designed such that a minimum Hamming distance between the codewords is maximized, according to the uplink fast feedback information. A non-coherent modulator performs orthogonal modulation on transmission symbols corresponding to the codewords and allocates the orthogonal-modulated transmission symbols to subcarrier cluster. An inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) block performs IFFT on a transmission signal having the subcarrier cluster and transmits the IFFT-processed transmission signal.

The invention relates to an anti-counterfeit recognition system for a mobile phone two-dimensional code. The system transmits a video signal via a mobile communication network of a mobile operator, and scans and authenticates the two-dimensional code spray-printed on a commodity package via a camera on a mobile terminal so as to realize authenticating the truth of a commodity. At an interval whena customer is waiting for a recognition result, the system plays a stream media advertisement of a relevant product and distributes other information, and can effectively enable a trade company to acquire all data in a terminal operating process in time and directly realize seamless link between the trade company and the customer.

A technique for monitoring an execution of a program is provided. At least one relational query is constructed and compiled into a program instrumentation. The program instrumentation is incorporated into the program and one or more query results are output from the program as the program executes.

To increase throughput efficiency and attain a higher achieved bit rate for data transmissions over a high speed shared channel, a variable transmit power increase factor is used to control the maximum rate at which the power at which data is transmitted over the high speed shared channel can increase. In one non-limiting implementation, the power increase factor F is varied with the current total downlink transmitted power available for high speed downlink transmission. For example, when the available high speed shared channel power is large, the variable transmit power increase factor assumes a more conservative value, e.g., a smaller F value, at the beginning of the high speed downlink transmission, and then a more liberal value, e.g., a larger F value, later during the high speed downlink transmission.

The invention relates to an intelligent video monitoring system based on a distributed wireless sensor network. The wireless sensor network is effectively combined with an video image monitoring system, and the system is mainly composed of an intelligent video monitoring device, transmission nodes, sink nodes, a video data cloud service center and a user access terminal. Early-warning information is transmitted to the sink nodes by the intelligent video monitoring device through the wireless sensor network, the information is transmitted to the video data cloud service center or the user access terminal by the sink nodes through an Internet or a mobile communication network, and the video data cloud service center is used for storing historical data and allows the user access terminal to have real-time access. The intelligent video monitoring system based on the distributed wireless sensor network fully combines the advantages of the video monitoring system and the advantages of the wireless sensor network and thus has the advantages of being intelligent in early warning, sensitive in reaction, easy for a user to operate, convenient to deploy and maintain and the like.

The invention provides a real-time alarm system for industrial enterprise and a method thereof. The system comprises work stations, a system platform computer, an information transmitter-receiver, an information transmission network, and a called terminal. According to the invention, technical methods such as industrial data communication and mobile phone short message sending are used to carry out real-time monitoring of industrial enterprise process data, send alarm information in real time and realize the real-time alarm function for industrial enterprise.

The invention relates to a stress-strain information measurement device and method for a thin-walled tube, in particular to a bidirectional stress state stress-strain measurement device and method for a thin-walled tube. The device and method are used for solving the problems that according to an existing device and method, accurate control over a stress path and accurate measurement of stress-strain information can not be achieved in a bidirectional stress state of the thin-walled tube, and the accurate stress-strain information can not be obtained when the thin-walled tube is in the bidirectional stress state. The device comprises a base, a strain gage, a movable beam, a pump station, an oil pressure booster, a force sensor, a pressure sensor, a control system, two upper chucks, two lower chucks, two lead screw pairs and two motors, wherein the two motors are installed on the base in parallel, and one lead screw pair is fixedly installed at the output end of each motor. The measurement method includes the main steps that firstly, the thin-walled tube is selected; secondly, the two ends of the thin-walled tube are fixed and sealed; thirdly, a bidirectional stress-strain experiment is started; fourthly, the stress-strain information is detected; fifthly, the thin-walled tube is broken, and experimental data are saved.

An on-line teaching, learning and assessing system provides a teacher rapid feedback while teaching a classroom lesson on STEM principles by measuring student progress in learning the principles wherein student progress is measured by students' correct answers to assessment questions. The system includes at least one teacher computer and a plurality of student computers linked to the at least one teacher computer by a communications network. Each computer includes an input device and a touch sensitive screen for receiving handwritten input. The teacher inputs the teacher computer with at least one assessment question and at least one corresponding correct answer to the question, both inputs being handwritten using math expressions and STEM sketches. The student inputs the student computer with at least one student answer corresponding to the assessment question, the answer being handwritten using math expressions and STEM sketches.

The invention discloses a method and a system thereof for realizing uplink power control in a feedback enhancement system of time division duplex, which applies a bidirectional spectrum and comprises the following processes: a base station alternatively distributes uplink time slots in a wireless frame of the bidirectional spectrum to different terminals or different terminal groups; each terminal or each terminal group obtains the uplink time slots with the same interval; the base station chooses a unidirectional spectrum of a downlink to transfer a feedback signal of power control to the terminals; a wireless frame on the unidirectional spectrum and that on the bidirectional spectrum keep synchronous; the terminals transfer uplink signals within the distributed uplink time slots to the base station; the base station finishes parameter estimation within a specific delay and transfers a feedback signal of power control to the terminals by adopting the unidirectional spectrum; the terminals receive the feedback signal of power control on the unidirectional spectrum and regulate power control of terminals, thus preparing for transferring the uplink signals within downlink-uplink time slots distributed for the terminals within the same wireless frame. The invention realizes sending down the feedback signal of power control with high frequency of which the period is shorter than the length of the frame; besides, the feedback delay is small, and the system throughput is increased.

Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for distributed projects comprising computer systems and employing outsourced labor to be initiated, worked and completed. A distributed project that has been divided into pieces may be worked by disparate groups of workers. This is accomplished by copying data to each distributed work site. The data is then worked with by the remote workers. Once the data is at the remote site both local and remote workers can divide and conquer the task at hand by further subdividing the project tasks that are worked on by each group of workers. Embodiments of the invention may transfer operations between sites instead of raw output data so that each site's work efforts can be added to the work product with minimal bandwidth. In at least one embodiment of the invention, the labor may be performed primarily by at least one site with at least one other site performing quality assurance primarily.

The invention provides a roller washing machine dewatering control method based on eccentricity judgment of a 3D displacement sensor. In the method, the vibration displacement amount of an outer tub in the dewatering process is detected through the 3D displacement sensor on the outer tub in real time, the eccentricity position of a dewatering inner tube is judged according to the vibration situation of the outer tub, and the dewatering curve is adjusted. By judging the eccentricity position and adjusting the dewatering control scheme, the washing machine is effectively prevented from tub hitting, vibration, large noise and other problems, and the performance of the whole machine is improved on the aspects of noise, vibration, safety, service life and the like.

The invention provides a high-concurrency scene processing method and device based on a Redis and Kafka online snap-up system; the method comprises the following steps: generating a login token basedon a user login request, writing the login token into caches of front-end Cookie and rear-end Redis, checking whether the front-end login token is matched with the rear-end login token; if not, returning an operation failure result; if yes, judging whether the user login token is valid; if not, returning an operation failure result; if yes, judging whether a commodity lock of a corresponding commodity is obtained or not; if not, returning an operation failure result; if yes, pushing request data of snap-up success to a Kafka information queue. According to the method and the device in the invention, loading pressure of a server and a database is effectively reduced through current-limiting peak-clipping processing; a large number of concurrent requests can be borne in short time; the throughput capacity of the cluster is greatly increased; through front-rear end check on the number of user access times, a cheating user can be quickly found out, so that the event is guaranteed to be carried out stably and fairly.

The invention relates to the technical field of central air conditioner energy saving, in particular to a refrigerating system cooling water energy-saving control method. Under the conditions that the load of a refrigeration main machine is determined, and the cooling water inlet temperature of the refrigeration main machine is determined, the refrigerating system cooling water energy-saving control method comprises the steps that first, working condition parameter data, containing some parameter x, of an air conditioner system are obtained; second, the current system total power W[x] is obtained through calculation according to the working condition parameter data; third, the parameter x and the current system total power W[x] corresponding to the parameter x are stored in a database; fourth, system total power W[x<+>] and W[x<->] corresponding to two working condition parameters x<+> and x<-> respectively are obtained, the x<+> and the x<-> are adjacent to the numerical value of the parameter x, and the W[x<+>] and W[x<->] are compared with the W[x] to obtain an energy-saving working condition parameter; fifth, a corresponding device is adjusted to run according to the energy-saving working condition parameter. The invention further provides a refrigerating system cooling water energy-saving control system and device, and on the premise that it is ensured that the application performance requirement is met, an air conditioner refrigeration main machine and a cooling water pump run with the best overall efficiency, and the total system energy consumption is reduced.