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A system and method for acquiring and analyzing the bets at a plurality of locations at a plurality of tables is provided. The system includes a gaming table with a raised platform, underneath which is positioned a video camera for each of the wagering locations on the table. The video cameras one each table are coupled together into a multiplexer, and the multiplexers from the plurality of tables are coupled together and into a central computer. The system and method thus eliminate the labor intensive and often inaccurate technique of tracking the gambling habits of patrons at the gaming tables.

A method, terminal device, network element, system and computer program product for controlling discontinuous reception or transmission at a terminal device of a communication network are disclosed. A regular discontinuous reception or transmission cycle of a regular discontinuous reception or transmission scheme is set by using a first control layer, and in addition thereto a shorter temporary discontinuous reception or transmission cycle of an interim discontinuous reception or transmission scheme can be set by using a second control layer. This arrangement provides long discontinuous reception or transmission cycles for power consumption improvements while at the same time ensuring that the network can easily and flexibly shorten these cycles for increased data throughput, if needed.

A gas distribution system, a reactor system including the gas distribution system, and method of using the gas distribution system and reactor system are disclosed. The gas distribution system can be used in gas-phase reactor systems to independently monitor and control gas flow rates in a plurality of channels of a gas distribution system coupled to a reaction chamber.

An efficient architecture for a virtual desktop system in a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) operating environment. In one embodiment, initially, a virtual desktop computer system utilizing one or more host computer systems provides one or more remote display systems with interactive graphics and video capabilities. The host computer system generally manages windows and frames that correspond to remote display systems and manages updating the remote display systems over a network connection. Preferred embodiments include a multi-display processor that is enhanced for VMM operating environments.

VMM operating environments typically consist of different Virtual Machines (VMs) and a control layer known as the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) that manages the different VMs. Each VM is typically designed to be unaware of the existence of other VMs and the VMM is designed to provide the necessary abstraction, isolation and coordination between the different VMs to the physical platform hardware.

The present invention describes methods and cassettes for cell-based toxin detection and organ localization. The cassettes includes an array containing cells and a matrix of openings or depressions, wherein each region of the substrate enclosed by the opening or depression in the matrix forms a domain individually addressable by microfluidic channels in the device.

A gated p-i-n diode and a method for forming the same. The gated p-i-n diode comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a gate dielectric over the semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode on the gate dielectric; a source gate spacer and a drain gate spacer along respective edges of the gate dielectric and the gate electrode; a source doped with a first type of dopant substantially under the source gate spacer wherein the source has a horizontal distance from a first edge of the gate electrode; a drain doped with the opposite type of the source substantially under the drain spacer and substantially aligned horizontally with a second edge of the gate electrode; a source silicide adjacent the source; and a drain silicide adjacent the drain.

In a storage target device controller capable of managing multiple command contexts, methods and associated apparatus are provided for automatically managing the plurality of contexts using a state machine model. The state machine model is operable on a target device controller having an active context register set for processing of the presently active transfer on the host channel and an inactive context register set for storing an inactive context. The active context register set and inactive context register set are rapidly and automatically swapped by operation of the state machine model to resume or start processing of an inactive context. Additional inactive contexts are stored in a buffer memory associated with the target device controller. The inactive context register set is automatically stored into a selected one of the additional inactive contexts or loaded from a selected one of the additional inactive contexts by operation of the state machine model of the present invention. The state machine model performs appropriate swap, load, and store operations for contexts in accordance with priorities to improve performance of the target device. The highest priority is an auto-write context corresponding to a write command for which data will be imminently received on the host channel. The next priority is the disk context so as to provide sufficient host channel activity to maintain continuous disk channel operation. The last priority is any other context corresponding to any other command which is neither an auto-write context or the present disk context.

A method of designing a manufacturing process line. A process is identified as a set of discrete steps. A subset of steps is assigned to one of a plurality of standardized work cells. The work cells include a standardized workpiece presenter and a standardized processing tool. Additional subsets of discrete steps are assigned to a standardized work cell until the design for the manufacturing process is completed.

A seating system to be easily attached to an existing dynamic balancing personal vehicle is provided. The seating system allows both seated and standing use of the dynamic balancing personal vehicle, and provides for activation of rider present sensors contained in the foot platform of the dynamic balancing personal vehicle by the weight of the rider on the seating system. The seating system also provides for secure transfer of rider forces into the attached dynamic balancing personal vehicle, as well as shock attenuation, rider height adjustment, and rider center of gravity trimming. Alternatively, a dynamic balancing transportation system incorporating a flexible seating system for a rider is provided.

A device for displacing a small volume of liquid under the effect of an electric control, including a first substrate with a hydrophobic surface provided with a first electrical conductor, a second electrical conductor positioned facing the first conductor, and a third conductor, forming with the second conductor, a mechanism for analyzing or heating a volume of liquid.

A method and system for implementing a high availability and high performance database cluster are disclosed. The method comprises: installing a distributed block device replication software, a high availability cluster component, and a dependent package of database multi-master software on a host and a backup machine; building a distributed block device replication software environment in the cluster for synchronizing data of the backup machine with the host; building a high availability cluster component environment in the cluster; building a database multi-master environment among nodes of the host, the backup machine and a slave; and defining a resource on the host and the backup machine so that the host and the backup machine are switchable to each other and the slave can access database services provided by the host and the backup machine to provide uninterrupted database cluster services.

Methods and apparatus are provided for the efficient use of cognitive radios in the performance of dynamic spectrum access. This includes spectrum sensing algorithms, adaptive optimized sensing of parameters based on changing radio environments, and identifying vacant channels. Protocols for switching communication links to different channels, and synchronizing communicating nodes in order to maintain reliable connectively while maximizing spectrum usage are also provided.

The present invention relates to a multi module terminal business flow controlling system and method. The system comprises a communication network which comprises a central network and a switch in network and at least a multi module terminal. The multi module terminal is provided with a plurality of wireless network connector which matches with the communication network; the switch in network of the communication network comprises a network context monitoring module; the multi module terminal comprises a context monitoring module, a business discerning module, a strategic engine module and a switch enforcing module. The present invention can realize the lowest expanse and the highest utilization rate of resource.

An Internet connection service method, system, and medium used with mobile nodes. The Internet connection service method, system, and medium can switch a mobile node between network service areas having different extended service set identifiers (ESSIDs) by simplifying a process of re-authenticating a mobile node. The Internet connection service method includes: receiving an inter-access point protocol (IAPP) message containing authentication information on the mobile node from an access point (AP) of a network service area, to which the mobile node currently belongs; and transmitting the IAPP message to an AP of at least one network service area having different identification information from the network service area, to which the mobile node currently belongs.