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The present invention relates to novel nasal pulse oximeter probes that are configured to be placed across the septum of the nose. These probes are fabricated to provide signals to obtain arterial oxygen saturation and other photoplethysmographic data. The present invention also relates to a combined nasal pulse oximeter probe / nasal cannula. The present invention also relates to other devices that combine a pulse oximeter probe with a device supplying oxygen or other oxygen-containing gas to a person in need thereof, and to sampling means for exhaled carbon dioxide in combination with the novel nasal probe. In certain embodiments, an additional limitation of a control means to adjust the flow rate of such gas is provided, where such control is directed by the blood oxygen saturation data obtained from the pulse oximeter probe.

A thermostat control system having remote devices and / or other internally powered devices provides transmissions at different power levels and at different data transfer rates to conserve power life. Thermostat control system components and devices may be powered by replaceable power supplies that are conserved by transmitting at a lower power level more often than at a higher power level. A higher power level transmission is provided at a lower data transfer rate, and a lower power level transmission is provided at a higher data transfer rate. A higher power transmission is provided periodically to ensure reliable communication of temperature information.

A referenceless self-clocking (n,k) bar code word allows conveyance of information without the need of any start and / or stop code pattern or other reference; a code word pattern is repeated at least in part without space therebetween according to a given n,k coding convention so that any k pair of adjacent data code elements sensed by any sensing means according to the n,k coding convention will consist of n units (e.g., bar code modules), thus allowing the data code elements of the code word to be decoded most accurately without any reference pattern. One application of this coding is on round or cylindrical objects like coins, casino chips and the like, and this coding is also well suited for linear or other coding applications wanting to convey coded information without the use of a start / stop code or reference pattern using n,k coding. This coding may or mayn't include error control, for example, as disclosed herein.

The present invention relates to optimized gas supply utilizing photoplethysmography. Flow rate, pressure or amount of gas is adjusted as a function of blood oxygen saturation data, photoplethysmography signals, or both, obtained from the pulse oximeter probe.

The invention is directed to techniques for maintaining a map of node relationships for a network of nodes (e.g., network of computers). In one example, the map of node relationships represents relationships overlaying and typically different from the network of physical connections among the nodes. Each child node periodically checks in with its parent nodes, and the parent nodes can thus determine when a child node has terminated a relationship with the parent or created a new relationship with a new parent. Changes in relationships propagate upward through the network of nodes so that each node maintains a map of the relationships among the descendants of that node. A root node receives the propagated change relationship information and maintains a map of the entire network and valid pathways through the network. The root node can use the map when responding to a request from a client to receive services from a node in the network and redirects the client to attach to a node in the network that has a valid path to the root node. The root node can then broadcast data (e.g. a stream of video data) throughout the network, which is received by all the clients attached to nodes in the network.

The invention is directed to techniques for maintaining a map of node relationships for a network of nodes (e.g., network of computers). In one example, the map of node relationships represents relationships overlaying and typically different from the network of physical connections among the nodes. Each child node periodically checks in with its parent nodes, and the parent nodes can thus determine when a child node has terminated a relationship with the parent or created a new relationship with a new parent. Changes in relationships propagate upward through the network of nodes so that each node maintains a map of the relationships among the descendants of that node. A root node receives the propagated change relationship information and maintains a map of the entire network and valid pathways through the network. The root node can use the map when responding to a request from a client to receive services from a node in the network and redirects the client to attach to a node in the network that has a valid path to the root node. The root node can then broadcast data (e.g. a stream of video data) throughout the network, which is received by all the clients attached to nodes in the network.

A thermostat control system having remote devices and / or other internally powered devices provides transmissions at different power levels and at different data transfer rates to conserve power life. Thermostat control system components and devices may be powered by replaceable power supplies that are conserved by transmitting at a lower power level more often than at a higher power level. A higher power level transmission is provided at a lower data transfer rate, and a lower power level transmission is provided at a higher data transfer rate. A higher power transmission is provided periodically to ensure reliable communication of temperature information.

The present invention relates to a method of utilizing photoplethysmography obtained from a central site and a non-central site to detect a low blood flow or low blood volume condition. Also disclosed are apparatuses and systems designed to acquire and process physiological information based on photoplethysmograpy signal information from dual sites.

The present invention discloses a cell handoff method and a user equipment based on a TDD system. The method includes: step A. a UE measures received pilot channels of a source cell and a neighboring cell according to a measurement control message and reports measurement result to a RNC; step B. the RNC, determines whether a target cell to be subject to a cell handoff process has available resources at a time slot different from that of the source cell and if yes, transmits a cell handoff command to the UE, allocates available resources for the UE in the target cell and transmits traffic carrier data of the UE to the source cell and the target cell respectively; and step C. after receiving the cell handoff command, the UE communicates with the source cell and the target cell at a same frame and at same time according to the allocated available resources. According to the handoff method of the present invention, UE can more reliably receive the handoff control command transmitted by the RNC and during the handoff process, the transmission power and interference are reduced so that the reliable handoff of a UE is guaranteed and the system performance is improved.

In one embodiment, a system for deskewing signals on parallel bus channels includes several parallel channels that carry several data input signals and a pair of complementary voltage and timing reference (VTR) signals. The system also includes several receivers, with each receiver coupled to receive a data input signal and the pair of complementary VTR signals. The output of each receiver is based in part on a comparison of the received data input signal with the pair of complementary VTR signals. In one embodiment, a pair of VTR signals is selected from several pairs of VTR signals to widen the skew band on each channel. In one embodiment, each channel is skewed using a programmable delay circuit having a delay value based on the alignment of a data input signal relative to a pair of complementary VTR signals.

An electronic shelf label system includes a plurality of electronic shelf labels, plurality of transmitters, and a transmission controller. The transmission controller divides the transmitters into a plurality of communication groups so that each of the communication groups has a collective communication area including at least one of the transmitters, and to control the transmitters in units of the communication groups. The transmission controller also controls all of the transmitters included in one of the communication group, which is determined based on input of position specification information for specifying a position of a worker who is utilizing a portable information processing device, to cause product information of a target product to be transmitted to a target electronic shelf label by one of the transmitters that belongs to the communication group.

The invention discloses an optimal relay selecting method based on a power control technology in internet of vehicles. The optimal relay selecting method comprises the following steps of (1) calculating distances of a moving vehicle relative to neighbor nodes by obtaining current GPS position vector information of vehicles of all of neighbors; (2) respectively calculating transmitting power correspondingly required by reliable transmission of all of neighbor nodes based on a physical channel attenuation model; (3) calculating MAC layer transmission delay caused by all of transmitting power according to the 802.11p protocol; (4) synthesizing two indexes including the reliability and the delay of data transmission, calculating the priority level of each neighbor to be selected as a relay and selecting the neighbor with the highest priority level as an optimal relay for current information transmission. The optimal relay selecting method utilizes the characteristic that an adjustable range of transmitting power of a vehicle-mounted communication device is wide, various factors including physical channel attenuation, MAC layer message collision, retransmission delay and the like are comprehensively considered to select the optimal relay, messages in the internet of vehicles are reliably transmitted in real time in a large-range mode, and the application prospect is very broad.

A method and a device of implementing the train operation control by train-mounted monitoring system, which utilizes present monitor device on the train, increases point type equipments by ground line, disposes the point type receiving set on present monitor device, realizes the strict data checking directly by way of the point type receiving set by present monitor device, reduces the operation of manual intervention device, realizes calculating mode circuit data being saved by the mobile unit, transfers the circuit data by the ground point type transponder information of point type receiving set basis in the train running, carries out the automatic control mode of train running. Said device for implementing the train operation control by monitoring system includes three major parts of train running monitor device, point type receiving apparatus and ground point type equipment.

This disclosure discloses an RFID tag communication apparatus capable of communicating with a plurality of RFID circuit elements, each of the RFID circuit elements having a tag antenna that transmits and receives information and an IC circuit part that stores information, comprising: a communication antenna that forms a communication range that includes said RFID circuit elements and performs wireless communication; at least one information acquisition device that attempts to acquire tag identification information from said RFID circuit elements positioned within said communication range by selectively using a plurality of communication protocols different from each other; and a storage processing device that performs predetermined storage processing with respect to a plurality of tag identification information with associating with each communication protocol, said plurality of tag identification information being acquired by said at least one information acquisition device with using said plurality of communication protocols different from each other.

The aeroplane rescue vehicle consists of chassis, accepting and stabilizing unit, running up runway, fly-aiding push board and airplane support for the forced landing airplane. It has also cleaning shovel inside a cavity, explosion-proof cab, salvage equipment, fire extinguishing equipment, medicine, drawing unit, guide wheel, load bearing wheel, shock absorbing unit, etc. It is suitable for aeroplane rescue in any fields owing to annular crawler belt on the load bearing wheels.

More reliable satellite television reception in moisture conditions is provided by recognizing the critical relationship between satellite signal transmissivity and the effects of superhydrophobocity. Instead of trying to use a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic coating or material to shed water from a satellite antenna, superhydrophobic materials and coatings are strategically utilized to minimize the impact of water on the transmissivity of the satellite signal through transmissive surfaces in the antenna system. In a preferred embodiment, an exterior surface of a feed horn cover is coated with a superhydrophobic material to maintain a more consistent satellite signal reception. In an alternate embodiment, an exterior surface of a dome covering a small dish DBS satellite television antenna system is coated with a superhydrophobic material to minimize the overall satellite signal loss during moisture conditions so as to permit a dome to be effectively used over a small dish DBS satellite television antenna system.

A structure includes a main tube 2 that contains a needlelike tubular body lumen 10 through which a needlelike tubular body 3 is inserted, with a distal section 4 of the main tube 2 having a first guide wire insertion section 33 and second guide wire insertion section 35, respectively containing a first guide wire lumen 38 and second guide wire lumen 52 through which a first guide wire 32 and second guide wire 34 are inserted. This structure further has a support tube 62 whose tip remains a free end, wherein this support tube 62 accepts a part of the second guide wire 34 extending out of the second guide wire lumen 52 and thereby supports the second guide wire insertion section 35.

More reliable satellite television reception in moisture conditions is provided by recognizing the critical relationship between satellite signal transmissivity and the effects of superhydrophobocity. Instead of trying to use a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic coating or material to shed water from a satellite antenna, superhydrophobic materials and coatings are strategically utilized to minimize the impact of water on the transmissivity of the satellite signal through transmissive surfaces in the antenna system. In a preferred embodiment, an exterior surface of a feed horn cover is coated with a superhydrophobic material to maintain a more consistent satellite signal reception. In an alternate embodiment, an exterior surface of a dome covering a small dish DBS satellite television antenna system is coated with a superhydrophobic material to minimize the overall satellite signal loss during moisture conditions so as to permit a dome to be effectively used over a small dish DBS satellite television antenna system.

An apparatus and / or method is described providing for expansion of the number of nodes in an HVAC thermostat control network utilizing a wireless mesh network beyond the limits of a single mesh network by utilizing a synchronization signal to offset periods of high wireless mesh network traffic.

A communication method of one-line bus comprises a data sending step and a data receiving step. The data sending comprises the following steps: (1) sending an initial signal: a sending device draws bus level down; (2) sending the data: the data is sent, and whether a bit signal is 1 or 0 is represented by the duty ratio of a high level and a low level in each bit of the data; and (3) receiving a response signal: if the response signal is received, the data sending is successful, otherwise the data sending fails. The data receiving comprises the following steps: (1) receiving the initial signal: a receiving device judges whether a signal is the initial signal, and receives the signal if yes; (2) receiving data: the duty ratio of the high level and the low level in each bit of the data is judged to determine whether the bit is signal 1 or 0; and (3) sending an acknowledgement signal: after the data is received, the acknowledgement signal is sent. After the data sending and the data receiving are over, the high level is disposed to the bus to release the bus. The method determines the received data by computing the duty ratio and verifies the duty ratio, thus the anti-interference capacity is strong.

A control message communication mechanism for use in a broadband transceiver system that includes multiple digital signal processors for performing real time signal processing tasks. One of the digital signal processor (DSPs) is designated as a master DSP. The remainder of the DSPs are arranged in rows and columns to provide a two-dimensional array. A pair of bit-serial interfaces on each DSP are connected in a vertical bus and horizontal loop arrangement. The vertical bus arrangement provides a primary mechanism for the master DSP to communicate control messages to the array DSPs. The horizontal loop mechanism provides a secondary way for DSPs to communicate control information with one another, without involving the master DSP, such as may be required to handle a particular call, without interrupting the more time critical primary connectivity mechanism.

An object is to provide a semiconductor device in which even in the case where a plurality of antennas are provided, there is no limitation on the layout of the antennas so that disconnection between an integrated circuit portion and the antenna and reduction in a communication distance from a communication device can be prevented. An integrated circuit portion which includes a thin film transistor is provided on a first surface of an insulating base. A first antenna is provided over the integrated circuit portion. A second antenna is provided over a second surface of the base. The first antenna is connected to the integrated circuit potion. The second antenna is connected to the integrated circuit portion through a through hole formed in the base. The first antenna and the second antenna overlap with the integrated circuit portion.

The embodiments described herein thus provide devices and methods that facilitate improved input devices. Specifically, the devices, systems and methods provide the ability to accurately determine user input using multiple different sensing regimes. The different sensing regimes can be used to facilitate accurate position determination of objects both at the surface and away from the surface. For example, the different sensing regimes can be used to determine position information for both ungloved and gloved fingers. In one embodiment the first sensing regime uses a first duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing and a first duty cycle of transcapacitive sensing. The second sensing regime uses a second duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing and a second duty cycle of transcapacitive sensing, where the second duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing is greater than the first duty cycle of absolute capacitive sensing.

To provide a radio-wave watch, which can have an excellent appearance and can minimize the drop of the sensitivity of receiving radio waves, while suppressing the size enlargement and the cost for the contour. A radio-wave watch comprises a metallic dial having an opening, and a receiving antenna for receiving the standard radio waves containing the time data. The receiving antenna is arranged on the back of the opening of the dial and in a case at a position to confront the opening. The receiving antenna is arranged in the case at a spacing from the dial. Time lapse indicating means substantially formed of a non-metal is arranged in the case between the dial and the receiving antenna for indicating the time lapse within the range of the opening.

A scheme for improved throughput in a communication system by combining non-time-coincident macro diversity with timeslot re-use, enabling the benefits of macro diversity to be achieved without substantial impact on the receiver architecture or design. This allows for a significant increase in throughput when transmitting to users close to a cell edge, whilst avoiding any significant increase in UE receiver (900) complexity. It is also extremely beneficial to broadcast services in cellular-like deployments in which large increases in broadcast rate may be achieved whilst maintaining the same broadcast coverage. Preferably, fully non-time-coincident macro-diversity is utilised, but partially-non-time-coincident macro diversity may alternatively be utilised. Preferably, timeslot re-use of order N with macro diversity of order M, where M and N are equal, is utilised, although different values of N and M may alternatively be utilised.