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E-commerce which may include delivery of a good ordered or purchased over a network (e.g., the Internet) to a purchaser/user, and/or arranging for electronic payment of the good is accomplished while securing private and personal information of purchasers/users. Proxy software is provided for user computers, one or more proxy computers, or both, for users to communicate with vendors anonymously over the network, provide for delivery of an ordered good and provide for electronic payment, while securing the user's private information.

The invention relates to a driving assistance system and a real-time warning and prompting method for a vehicle. Image data of collected targets in front of a current vehicle is collected through an image collection module, then, a lane target in the image data is recognized by a traffic target recognition submodule, a region of interest is marked out according to the recognized lane target, and the region of interest is served as a key recognized target; and the image collection module is controlled by a data processing module to take a lane corresponding to the region of interest as an image collection target. Therefore, after the region of interest is mainly detected, the image collection module is capable of collecting image data required by a user more in time without collecting all forward data, therefore not only is collection capacity of the image collection module lowered but also data processing capacity of the data processing module is reduced, so that calculation amount of the whole system is reduced, calculation speed is accelerated, and warning response time is shortened.

Described herein is a method and apparatus for collecting and separating whole blood into its components, including collecting an amount of plasma and red blood cells. The collection and separation system includes a console and a disposable set. The method may include processing the blood through the centrifuge, collecting plasma, collecting red blood cells and returning red blood cells until a desired plasma volume is reached. Then a final volume of red blood cells and plasma may be collected. The disposable set may include a manifold, a CFC, and various components attached by tubing. These components may include one or more solution bags, blood product bags, bacterial filters, leukofilters, and a donor blood collection tube with access needle.

The present invention provides methods, systems, and computer program products that are useful for establishing contractual terms and agreements between health care providers and health care payors. For example, one embodiment of the present invention provides a method for predicting a person's payment of a medical debt. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for predicting a propensity of a group of one or more health care participants to pay an actual or potential medical debt.

A system for the determination of the percentage of area of a parcel of land available for development or preservation which comprises at least one privately gathered data base having at least one file relating to at least one geographic area and its privately gathered corresponding map, physical, geographic, geologic, edaphic, and flora parameters present in and relating to said geographic area; a Software Decision Control Framework connected to the privately gathered data base; a Geographic Information System connected to and interacting with both the Software Decision Control Framework and the privately gathered data base; a network connected and interfaced to the Software Decision Control Framework and at least one data base interfaced with the network, the data base comprising physical, geographic, geologic, edaphic and flora parameters present in and relating to various geographic areas worldwide, whereby the Software Decision Control Framework interacts with the privately gathered data base, the Geographic Information System, the network and the database to provide an evaluation report which identifies, quantifies and establishes the percentage of area of the parcel of land for development and preservation in conformance to local, federal and state land use regulations and non-governmental land use policies.

An improved diesel engine water pump includes three main features that aid in extending the maintenance-free life of the pump. The impeller shaft is carried by tapered roller shaft support bearings of which the impeller bearing has a floating outer race that is urged axially by a preload spring to provide a prescribed axial preload that maintains concentricity of the shaft with the axis and prolongs bearing life. An improved oil seal combines an oil slinger, a stationary deflector and a lip oil seal with a return passage to the engine to more effectively limit oil leakage from the pump. An improved water seal includes pressurized water jets fed from the pump volute that flush wear particles from the water seal surface and increase water seal life. Further details of these features are also disclosed.

A method of determining a local causal neighborhood of a target variable from a data set can include identifying variables of the data set as candidates of the local causal neighborhood using statistical characteristics, and including the identified variables within a candidate set. False positive variables can be removed from the candidate set according to further statistical characteristics applied to each variable of the candidate set. The remaining variables of the candidate set can be identified as the local causal neighborhood of the target variable.

A pneumatic tire has an aggressive tread pattern for use on both on-road and off-road vehicles having at least a pair of intermediate ribs and a pair of shoulder ribs providing the ground engaging tread lugs. A plurality of circumferentially extending lug groups are formed on and extend outwardly from and along the sidewalls of the tire. Each lug group preferably includes three separate lugs, each lug having a substantially flat outer surface lying in a different plane than the outer surfaces of the other two lugs. Two of the lugs are radially aligned with each other along the sidewall of the tire with the third lug lying intermediate spaced pairs of these aligned lugs. The lugs are formed with sharp corners offset from each other which extend outwardly from the sidewall to different levels. A top surface of one of the lugs aligns with the ground engaging surface of an adjacent shoulder rib tread lug and the top surface of the intermediate lug aligns with the inner tread surface of the road engaging tread pattern.

The invention belongs to the technical field of vehicle-mounted GPS (global position system) navigation and particularly relates to a self-adapting correction method for long sampling interval GPS data mileage calculation. The self-adapting correction method is generally applicable to a remote information management system of a vehicle. The self-adapting correction method comprises the following steps that 1), GPS sampling data is subjected to real-time processing; 2), a GPS dead signal zone is compensated; 3), the mileage calculation is subjected to self-adapting correction; and 4), a calculated mileage is output, wherein the real-time processing comprises the steps that 1-1), a calculation formula of a spherical distance between two points is corrected; 1-2), static shifting data is corrected; and 1-3), dynamic exceptional data is corrected. With the adoption of the self-adapting correction method for processing the GPS sampling data; the data quality is improved; dead zone compensation in a short time is realized; the precision of the mileage calculation is improved on the premise that the cost of a GPS navigation system is not increased; due to the self-adapting correction of the mileage, the precision of the mileage calculation is further improved. A model and an algorithm not only support on-line real-time operation, but also support off-line data processing.

Described herein is a method and apparatus for collecting and separating whole blood into its components, including collecting an amount of plasma. The collection and separation system includes a console and a disposable set. The method may include processing the blood through the centrifuge, collecting the plasma, and returning red blood cells remaining in the centrifuge to the source. The disposable set may include a manifold, a CFC, and various components attached by tubing. These components may include one or more solution bags, blood product bags, bacterial filters, leukofilters, and a donor blood collection tube with access needle.

The invention provides a comprehensive safety intelligent monitoring method capable of effectively and quickly judging if such abnormal activities as trapping, falling and violence are generated in a car to timely and accurately give an alarm so as to effectively relieve the burden of monitoring staff. The comprehensive safety intelligent monitoring method specifically comprises the following steps: an image shot by a camera with a fixed position is used as a background model; a differential image is obtained through a difference between a present video frame and the background model by a background subtracting method; the binarization processing is performed for the differential image according to a binarization formula; then, the noise is removed through a morphology filtering algorithm; finally, the area communication analysis is performed for the noise removing result; the edge profile of the binarized image is extracted by a Canny operator; and the extracted foreground profile is compared with a human body image template library by a template matching algorithm to judge if one or more persons are in the car and if the abnormal activities are generated to trigger warning.

The XAM architecture that specifies a software program instrumentation and data collection method and system is disclosed. The XAM architecture includes definition of a measurement type hierarchy, the definition of an XAM API that adapts an application program to a local XAM library, and a message protocol, based on XML, through which the XAM library is configured by, and sends collected data to, an XAM services process. Predefined measurement types include primitive measurement types and aggregate measurement types, the latter allowing for significant decrease in data transmission overheads between the XAM library and the XAM services process because of data filtering and processing by XAM library routines.

A data remote collection system of vehicle CAN bus is prepared as using mobile communication module to carry out data interaction with central server and microprocessor, using microprocessor to control CAN controller and storage both being connected with said microprocessor, connecting CAN controller to CAN transceiver for obtaining data on CAN bus. Its data collecting method is also disclosed.

The subject matter discloses a device for measuring biological properties of an examined tissue, the device comprising at least one light source configured and operable to illuminate the examined tissue with light radiation of one or more wavelengths at a certain light illumination direction; and a light detector located at a same side of said examined tissue and configured and operable to receive light components of said one or more wavelengths reflected from the examined tissue in response to the illuminated light radiation at a certain light detection direction, and to generate measurement data indicative thereof; at least one of said light illumination direction and detection direction is positioned at an angle of at least 2⁰ relative to an imaginary line perpendicular to the examined tissue or form an angle of at least 2⁰ between the light illumination direction and detection direction.

A laser radar imaging device based on compressed sensing and an imaging method are disclosed. The device comprises an amplitude modulation laser light source, a beam expanding apparatus, two lenses, a DMD digital micro-mirror, an APD photoelectric detector, a high-pass filter, a multiplier, a low pass filter, two AD analog-digital converters, a control system and an image reconstruction system. After being emitted, the laser is scattered by an imaging object and then is projected to a surface of the DMD digital micro-mirror. Reflected light is focused by another lens, then is received by an APD single point detector and then is converted into an amplified voltage signal. High-pass filtering, mixing and low-pass filtering are successively performed on the voltage signal on one parallel branch and the signal penetrates into the reconstruction system after analog-digital conversion. Simultaneously, the voltage signal directly penetrates into the reconstruction system on another parallel branch after the analog-digital conversion. According to input signals of the two branches and a random matrix corresponding to a DMD control device, a certain reconstruction algorithm is combined so that the reconstruction system can complete imaging. By using the device and the method of the invention, an imaging rate and imaging quality are increased to a great extent.

Apparatus (130) for use in wound therapy of mammals is described, the apparatus (130) comprising: a dressing covering the wound, the dressing being substantially sealed to prevent ingress of ambient atmospheric air to the wound; aspiration means (132) operably connected to a space between the dressing and the wound by an aspiration conduit (142) sealed to the point of entry between wound and dressing against ingress of ambient atmosphere, said conduit (142) being for aspiration of said wound and for removal of fluid from said space between said wound and said dressing; a waste container (148) for receiving aspirated fluid to be discarded operably connected to said aspiration conduit; and heating means (144) for heating said fluid in order to increase the vapor pressure thereof and to cause evaporation to reduce the volume of the fluid in the waste container (148). In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the waste fluid is also provided with a sparge gas.

The invention provides a tobacco matrix composite biopesticide and a preparation method thereof. The composite biopesticide which comprises at least a tobacco botanical insecticidal component and at least a microbial insecticidal component is prepared through fermenting insecticidal microbes with selecting a tobacco waste as a raw material. The preparation method comprises the following operationsteps: preparation of a medium, amplification culturing of spawns, fermentation of the biopesticide, and extraction. A fermentation technology can adopt liquid state fermentation or solid state fermentation. The tobacco matrix composite biopesticide of the invention which not only contains the insecticidal microbes and metabolites thereof, but also contains tobacco insecticidal components (nicotine and the like for example) has dual insecticidal effects. The method of the invention which allows resources of the tobacco waste which is not reasonably utilized at present to be fully utilized allows grain resources to be saved, and good economic benefits, ecological benefits and social benefits to be generated.

The invention discloses a compression spectral imaging system based on random wavefront phase modulation, comprising at least a front imaging objective, a random wavefront phase modulator, a photoelectric detector and a computer, wherein the front imaging objective images the object surface on a first imaging surface; the random wavefront phase modulator and photoelectric detector are arranged in the back of the first imaging surface; the output end of the photoelectric detector is connected with the input end of the computer. The compression spectral imaging system performs three-dimensional compression acquisition on the spectral image data according to the compressive sensing principle, so that the system drastically reduces the data acquisition quantity. The system can work in single multi-point measurement mode, multiple multi-point measurement mode or multiple single-point measurement mode; the arrangement shape can be selected randomly as the detection units does not need to be arranged tightly on the detection surface.

A method and apparatus enables linered label applicators to use labels on thin liners. Linered labels comprise a composite of an elongate sheet of thin or light-weight temporary liner having a precut label adhered to a low adhesion surface. The cut-out labels on the liner are fed into the linered label applicator. The use of support mechanisms other then vacuum application on rollers enables the use of thinner liner sheets on labels. A die head for cutting or perforating labels comprising adhesive on label stock comprising a die head having at least 80% of its outer surface comprising flat areas between cutting edges, multiple cutting edges on the outer surface, and an internal volume in the die head, the internal volume for carrying coolant liquid into and out of the volume so as to cool the outer surface of the die head when the coolant temperature is at least 10° C. cooler than the outer surface of the die head.

The invention provides a controlling method of the service process and a network device. The controlling method comprises the steps that M data processing modules of a message received by the network device are selected and processed based on the executing strategy of at least one service deployed on the network device, and the processing sequence for processing the message by the selected M data processing modules is determined; the selected M data processing modules are called to sequentially process the message according to the processing sequence, and the processing result of the message by the M data processing modules is obtained. According to the technical scheme, the executing sequence of the data processing modules for processing the message is dynamically generated according to a strategy set corresponding to the service so as to sequentially call the data processing modules to process the message according to the executing sequence, so that the message does not need to be processed by all the data processing modules, therefore, unnecessary processing procedures and redundant information collection in the service executing process are reduced, flexibility in processing the service is improved, and overall performance of the device is improved.