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An apparatus that includes a mobile phone detection system is provided. The detection system includes a processor and a plurality of sensors that are operative to be used by the processor to determine which individuals in a group of individuals are and are not transmitting a predetermined type of RF signals. The sensors include a frequency antenna operative to receive RF signals from locations associated with positions of each respective individual. The sensors include a further sensor that is operative to detect data that is used by the processor to corroborate which individuals in the group are and are not transmitting the predetermined type of RF signal. The detection system is operative to communicate to a remote server, data corresponding to at least a portion of the determination made regarding which of the individuals in the group are and are not transmitting the predetermined type of RF signal.

A method for treating a tissue site couples an energy delivery surface of an electromagnetic energy delivery device with a skin surface. An underlying tissue area beneath the skin surface is created. The cooling creates a reverse thermal gradient, where a temperature of the skin surface is less than a temperature of the underlying tissue area. Energy is delivered from the energy delivery device to the underlying tissue area. The energy delivery modifies the underlying tissue area and decreases irregularities of the skin surface.

The invention details methods and apparatus for a routing system or router that includes a model. The model can be in many different forms including but not limited to: resolution enhancement technologies such as OPC; lithography model including but not limited to aerial image; pattern-dependent functions; functions for timing / signal integrity / power; manufacturing process variations; and measured silicon data. In one embodiment, the model can be described as input to the system and the model calculator can interact either with the data structure or the query engine of the detail router or both. The model calculator can accept input as a set of geometry description and produce output to guide the query functions. An example technique called set intersection is disclosed herein to combine multiple models in the system. A preferred embodiment of this invention includes a full chip grid-based router being aware of manufacturability.

A security system which is nonintrusive of personal privacy of a person in a space comprises at least a first localization sensor subsystem, if any, in the possession of the person; a video surveillance subsystem arranged and configured to collect visual data related to the person in the space; and a computer subsystem coupled to the localization sensor subsystem and video surveillance subsystem to associate a predetermined privacy level with the localization sensor subsystem, and to provide an access control privilege with the localization sensor subsystem, the computer subsystem determining how to present, store and / or retrieve the visual data while meeting predetermined the privacy level associated with the person.

An apparatus that includes a mobile phone detection system is provided. The apparatus comprises a wearable device having a pulse detection sensor, an RF detection sensor, and at least one processor. The pulse detection sensor is configured to detect a heart beat pulse of a body of a user wearing the wearable device. The RF detection sensor is configured to detect RF radiation signals from the body of the user wearing the wearable device. The processor may be operative responsive: to the pulse detection device detecting the pulse of the user; and the RF detection sensor detecting an RF radiation signal indicative of the user using a mobile phone; to output at least one notification signal indicative of the user using the mobile phone.

The invention pertains to transmission to a remote station, by means of transmission channels (generally radio transmission channels), of seismic data acquired by a data collection equipment comprising a plurality of acquisition units, each being suited to acquire, to store and preferably to compress the data to be transmitted. The invention comprises ordered storage, in a high-capacity memory (flash type memory for example) of each acquisition unit (Ai), of data obtained during successive emission-reception cycles (acquired and possibly preprocessed seismic data) so as to form a stream of stored data to be transmitted, and progressive transfer of the stored data stream from each acquisition unit to the remote station by means of the transmission channel, by reading each storage memory, with a time lag in relation to the time of their storage depending on the transmission rate of each transmission channel and on the transmission mode selected with preferably, if sending of the data of a cycle is delayed, sending of at least partial data, compressed or not, for quality control purposes. The data transmitted are reconstituted at the remote station. The method can be used for large-scale seismic data transmission.

A system and method for improving compliance by a patient with a medical regimen that has been prescribed to the patient wherein utilizing computer and electronic communication systems, patient data is compared to pharmaceutical data to verify prescribed drug dosage and prescribed medication duration are within acceptable limits, any abnormalities found by the comparisons are reported to the treating physician who may then alter the medical regimen before authorizing dispensing of the prescribed drugs and providing drug taking information to the patient, and upon authorization being issued, the patient is scheduled to receive reminder notifications prior to the prescribed time for the prescribed drugs to be administered, as well as automatically notifying the prescription distribution service to deliver the prescribed drugs to the patient, and notifying the payor service to pay for the prescribed drugs.

A method for forming a plurality of precision holes in a substrate by drilling, including affixing a sacrificial cover layer to a surface of the substrate, positioning a laser beam in a predetermined location relative to the substrate and corresponding to a desired location of one of the plurality of precision holes, forming a through hole in the sacrificial cover layer by repeatedly pulsing a laser beam at the predetermined location, and pulsing the laser beam into the through hole formed in the sacrificial cover layer. A work piece having precision holes including a substrate having the precision holes formed therein, wherein a longitudinal axis of each precision hole extends in a thickness direction of the substrate, and a sacrificial cover layer detachably affixed to a surface of the substrate, such that the sacrificial cover layer reduces irregularities of the precision holes.

A method and apparatus for automated detection of mobile phone usage includes a detection system operative to detect a mobile phone signal transmitted from a mobile phone from a building or other location. Responsive to the detection, the detection system is operative communicate data representative of the detection to a monitoring system. The monitoring system is operative to determine the location of the detection system and cause an output device to output information indicative of the detection and the location of the detection to a user.

A mobile phone detection and interruption system and method are provided. The system is operative to transmit different blocking signals capable of degrading or blocking mobile phone communication in a vehicle responsive to a velocity of the vehicle reaching different pre-configured velocity levels.

The present invention provides a backlight of a liquid crystal display device having an inclination surface on a light guide plate and preventing a breakage of a liquid crystal panel, wherein light which leaks from the inclination surface is made to return to the light guide plate and the adhesiveness of the light guide plate and a flexible printed circuit board is increased. In a liquid crystal display device having a backlight which radiates light to a liquid crystal panel, LEDs are formed on a light guide plate formed on the backlight as light emitting elements. Between the plurality of light emitting elements, a projecting portion of the light guide plate is formed, and a reflection member is formed on an adhesive sheet which adheres a projection member and a flexible printed circuit board to each other. By arranging the reflective member and the cushion member close to an inclination surface, light from the inclination surface is made to return to a light guide plate side, and an external force from the outside can be alleviated by a cushion member.

A method and apparatus for automated detection of mobile telephone usage by drivers of vehicles is provided. The apparatus may include a detection system comprising at least one mobile phone signal receiving device, at least one image capturing device, and at least one computer. The mobile phone signal receiving device is operative to detect a mobile phone signal transmitted from a vehicle. The at least one image capturing device is operative to capture at least one image of the vehicle. The at least one computer is operative to store in a storage device, information associated with at least one of the mobile phone signal transmitted from the vehicle; and the at least one image of the vehicle. The information stored in the storage device may be used to determine if a person associated with the vehicle should be prosecuted for illegal use of a mobile phone while driving the vehicle.

A method and apparatus for automated detection of mobile phone usage by drivers of vehicles includes at least one mobile phone signal receiving device, at least one image capturing device, at least one infrared illuminator and at least one computer. The mobile phone signal receiving device is operative to detect a mobile phone signal transmitted from a vehicle. The at least one image capturing device is operative to capture infrared light reflected off of the driver of the vehicle. The at least one computer is operative to store, in a storage device, information associated with at least one of the mobile phone signals transmitted from the vehicle and the at least one image of the vehicle. The information stored in the storage device may be used to determine if a person associated with the vehicle should be prosecuted for illegal use of a mobile phone while driving the vehicle.

The present invention relates to a device for determining a characteristic point in the cardiac cycle that comprises means for calculating the curve of the blood flow rate D(t) in the aorta from the curve of the arterial blood pressure signal P(t) and determining from the curve of the blood flow rate D(t) in each cardiac cycle the time at which an incisura point lies. The device can be used for activating an intra-aortal balloon pump (IABP).

A method and apparatus for automated detection of mobile telephone usage by drivers of vehicles is provided. The apparatus may include a detection system comprising at least one mobile phone signal receiving device, at least one image capturing device, and at least one computer. The mobile phone signal receiving device is operative to detect a mobile phone signal transmitted from a vehicle. The at least one image capturing device is operative to capture at least one image of the vehicle. The at least one computer is operative to store in a storage device, information associated with at least one of the mobile phone signal transmitted from the vehicle; and the at least one image of the vehicle. The information stored in the storage device may be used to determine if a person associated with the vehicle should be prosecuted for illegal use of a mobile phone while driving the vehicle.

The pressure sensitive sensor includes a sheet base, an application-side and a receiving-side electrode provided on the sheet base and conducting coatings provided on the electrodes. The conductive electrodes have pressure-sensitive conductive ink containing conductive carbon black. Resistance between the application-side electrode and the receiving-side electrode changes by a contact area between the conductive coatings on the electrodes. The pressure-sensitive conductive ink has an enhanced strength as a resin and an enhanced effect of dispersion of the conductive carbon black by adding 30 to 70 parts by weight of silicon dioxide to 100 parts by weight of silicone elastomer component as a binder. The pressure-sensitive sensor has output stability and linearity at temperatures in a wide range from −40° C. to 85° C.

A mobile phone detection and interruption system and method are provided. The system is operative to transmit different blocking signals capable of degrading or blocking mobile phone communication in a vehicle responsive to a velocity of the vehicle reaching different pre-configured velocity levels.

The present invention relates to the vehicle and traffic monitor technology field, and discloses a vehicle peccancy monitoring and tracking positioning system of applying an electronic license plate. The vehicle peccancy monitoring and tracking positioning system of applying the electronic license plate is characterized by comprising a vehicle equipped with a passive RFID electronic label, an RFID reader laid on a road shoulder and a server arranged in a command center, wherein the RFID reader laid on the road shoulder reads the RFID electronic label in the vehicle passing the position and the traffic data of the vehicle and sends the read vehicle information and traffic data to the server arranged in the command center, and the server arranged in the command center determines whether the vehicle breaks rules and regulations, wherein the static parameters of the vehicle are recorded in the RFID electronic label on the vehicle, and the traffic data of the vehicle is the dynamic parameter of the passing vehicle. By using the electronic license plate as the only identification of the vehicle in a road network, and providing a data processing flow of the vehicle travel path survey, the rationality and feasibility of the total framework structure and the design idea of the system are proved.

A motor drive method which supplies a drive current in a pulse form to a multiphase motor, to drive the motor. The motor drive method includes the steps of: generating a pulse signal having a duty ratio in accordance with torque, alternately repeating an ON time-period and an OFF time-period in accordance with the pulse signal, to supply a drive current in a pulse form to a phase coil currently driving, interpolating back electromotive voltage of the OFF time-period (Toff), using a back electromotive voltage (Vu) of the ON time-period (Ton), with respect to the back electromotive voltage (Vu) occurring in at least one coil of the multiphase motor, to generate an interpolated virtual back electromotive voltage (Vu′), detecting a zero-cross point, by comparing the interpolated virtual back electromotive voltage (Vu′) with a midpoint voltage (Vcom) of the coil, to generate a BEMF detection signal (BEMF_EDGE), and switching a phase to be driven, based on the BEMF signal (BEMF_EDGE).

The invention discloses a load task migration algorithm for power optimization in the marginal computing environment. The algorithm includes: monitoring in a marginal computing cluster to acquire CPU (central processing unit) utilization of nodes and temperature of the nodes; comparing the CPU utilization of the nodes and the temperature with preset thresholds respectively and determining all superload nodes; performing random arrangement on all the superload nodes to generate a superload node queue and generating a migration target queue according to migration targets; making a statistic of to-be-migrated tasks according to the minimum-number migration task principle and generating a to-be-migrated task queue; selecting the nodes with the shortest migration time in the new migration task queue and taking the nodes as the migration target nodes of the to-be-migrated tasks; generating a migration list according to corresponding relation of the to-be-migrated tasks and the selected target nodes to generate a task migration scheme. With the algorithm, violation and performance reduction in a service level agreement of the marginal computing system can be reduced, and task execution is enabled to be more equilibrium and efficient by equalizing power consumption of the marginal computing system.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a light emitting element with high luminous efficiency, less defects, and low voltage, and a light emitting device having such a light emitting element. It is another object of the invention to provide a method of manufacturing such a light emitting element in simpler manner compared with a conventional manner. A light emitting element of the present invention includes a pair of electrodes, a layer containing a composite material, and a light emitting region; wherein the layer containing a composite material contains an organic compound and an inorganic compound; the light emitting region contains a material having a high light emitting property and a material having a high carrier transporting property, and a region containing high concentration of the material having a high light emitting property and a region containing high concentration of the material having a high carrier transporting property are alternately stacked in the light emitting region.

The present invention relates to a thermoelectric conversion system for receiving heat by radiation from a heat source and an efficiency improving method of the thermoelectric conversion system, the system including at least one thermoelectric conversion module 5 having at least a pair of thermoelectric elements 2, a heat receiving zone 6 placed not to contact a heat source 3 for receiving heat by radiation from the heat source 3 and a radiating zone 7 positioned on an opposite side to the heat receiving zone 6 and cooled by a coolant 4, generating electric power by a temperature difference between the heat receiving zone 6 and the radiating zone 7, a continuous or divided heat receiving surface 18 formed by one or a plurality of surfaces facing the heat source 3 of the heat receiving zone 6, and each of the heat receiving surface 18 is given a different quantity of heat from the heat source 3, the system comprising the heat receiving surface 18 has a plurality of different emissivities according to the quantity of heat received from the heat source 3.

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device by a small number of processes and by a means with high usability of materials to have high-definition and a gate insulating with a high step coverage property is disclosed. According to the present invention, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises the steps of forming a plurality of first conductive layers over a substrate; forming a first insulating layer to fill the gaps of the plurality of the first conductive layers; forming a second insulating layer over the first insulating layer and the plurality of the first conductive layers; and forming a semiconductor region and a second conductive layer over the second insulating layer.

A security system which is nonintrusive of personal privacy of a person in a space comprises at least a first localization sensor subsystem, if any, in the possession of the person; a video surveillance subsystem arranged and configured to collect visual data related to the person in the space; and a computer subsystem coupled to the localization sensor subsystem and video surveillance subsystem to associate a predetermined privacy level with the localization sensor subsystem, and to provide an access control privilege with the localization sensor subsystem, the computer subsystem determining how to present, store and / or retrieve the visual data while meeting predetermined the privacy level associated with the person.