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The present invention relates generally to a building automation system, and, more particularly, to an Internet-centric, open, extensible software and hardware framework supporting all aspects of control and monitoring of a smart building ecosphere. The present invention further relates to an “intelligent,” real-time control system capable of both autonomous process control and interaction with system users and system administrators, which is configured to accommodate functional extensions and a broad array of sensors and control devices. The system allows individuals to communicate, monitor and adjust their personal environmental preferences (temperature, light, humidity, white noise, etc.) much like they would in an automobile, via the Internet. The system is equipped with an occupancy sensor that recognizes the presence and identity of the individual. A built-in expert system can make decisions based on data from multiple sources so that the system can alter its activity to conserve energy while maintaining users' comfort.

The present invention relates generally to a building automation system, and, more particularly, to an Internet-centric, open, extensible software and hardware framework supporting all aspects of control and monitoring of a smart building ecosphere. The present invention further relates to an “intelligent,” real-time control system capable of both autonomous process control and interaction with system users and system administrators, which is configured to accommodate functional extensions and a broad array of sensors and control devices. The system allows individuals to communicate, monitor and adjust their personal environmental preferences (temperature, light, humidity, white noise, etc.) much like they would in an automobile, via the Internet. The system is equipped with an occupancy sensor that recognizes the presence and identity of the individual. A built-in expert system can make decisions based on data from multiple sources so that the system can alter its activity to conserve energy while maintaining users' comfort.

Structural cement panel for resisting transverse and shear loads equal to transverse and shear loads provided by plywood and oriented strain board, when fastened to framing for use in shear walls, flooring and roofing systems. The panels provide reduced thermal transmission compared to other structural cement panels. The panels employ one or more layers of a continuous phase resulting from curing an aqueous mixture of calcium sulfate alpha hemihydrate, hydraulic cement, coated expanded perlite particles filler, optional additional fillers, active pozzolan and lime. The coated perlite has a particle size of 1-500 microns, a median diameter of 20-150 microns, and an effective particle density (specific gravity) of less than 0.50 g / cc. The panels are reinforced with fibers, for example alkali-resistant glass fibers. The preferred panel contains no intentionally added entrained air. A method of improving fire resistance in a building is also disclosed.

A method for generating power from an exerted energy associated with muscles acting across a joint is provided. The method including: absorbing energy during one or more periods of a periodic motion of the joint in which energy is absorbed by the muscles; and at least partially returning the absorbed energy to one of an energy storage device or power consuming device.

A method for reducing an exerted energy associated with muscles acting across a joint is provided. The method including: storing energy during one or more periods of a periodic motion of the joint in which energy is absorbed by the muscles; and at least partially returning the stored energy to the muscles during one or more periods of the periodic motion in which the muscles are performing work.

A method for reducing stance energy is provided. The method including: storing energy during one or more periods of a periodic motion of a joint in which energy is absorbed by the muscles; at least partially returning the stored energy to the muscles during one or more periods in which the muscles are performing work; and producing a resisting moment at the joint in addition to a moment necessary for the storing. A method for rehabilitating muscles acting across a joint is also provided in which an amount of the storing is adjusted to provide a desired rehabilitative effect. Also provided is a method for enhancing performance of a physical activity where energy is absorbed by muscles associated with the motion and the stored energy is at least partially returned to the muscles during one or more periods of the motion in which the muscles are performing work.

By adding stabilization and super-sampling to a digital pixel readout integrated circuit (ROIC), line of sight motion, that is usually costly and difficult to control, instead becomes an ally, doubling the effective FPA resolution in some systems. The base repartitioned digital pixel architecture supplements analog signal accumulation with off-pixel digital accumulation, greatly increasing dynamic range. Adding address mapping and increasing the ratio of memory locations to pixels, enables stabilization and resolution enhancement. Additional stabilization at sub-frame intervals limits the effect of latency and simplifies complex address mapping. Pixels gains are compensated in-ROIC, without requiring multipliers. A unique partitioning of functions between the ROIC and subsequent logic allows pixel biases and non-isomorphic sampling effects to be compensated off-ROIC, reducing overall system complexity and power.

Method and apparatus for producing discrete filter rods includes a first conveyor for transporting filter segments of given length in a downstream direction. Three counter rotating transfer wheels receive the filter segments between spaced apart cleats on the circumference of the wheels. The first wheel receives the filter segments from the first conveyor and transfers the segments to the second wheel which in turn transfers the segments to the third wheel. Filter segments between the cleats on the third wheel are deposited upon a second conveyor with plug wrap thereon in precisely spaced apart relationship. Granular adsorbent material is filled into cavities between the filter segments, and a garniture folds the plug wrap around the filter segments and the filled cavities therebetween.

A method for exercising muscles acting across a joint is provided. The method including: absorbing energy during one or more periods of a periodic motion of the joint in which the muscles are performing work; and at least partially transferring the absorbed energy to at least one of the muscles and another device during one or more periods of the periodic motion in which energy is absorbed by the muscles.

A shunt pulsation trap for a screw compressor reduces gas pulsation, NVH and improves off-design efficiency without using a traditional serial pulsation dampener and a sliding valve. Generally, a screw compressor with the shunt pulsation trap has a pair of multi-helical-lobe rotors housed in a compressor chamber for propelling gas flow from a suction port to a discharge port of the compressor chamber with internal compression. The shunt pulsation trap comprises an inner casing as an integral part of the compressor chamber, and an outer casing oversized surrounding the inner casing, therein housed various gas pulsation dampening means or gas pulsation energy recovery means or gas pulsation containment means, at least one injection port (trap inlet) branching off from the compressor chamber into the pulsation trap chamber and a feedback region (trap outlet) communicating with the compressor outlet.

An active antenna array is arranged to activate subsets of switchable elements causing the antenna to form a first beam having a first beam pattern, and later to form a second beam having a second beam pattern of substantially identical far field radiation pattern to the first beam pattern but with different origins. A receiver receives radiation reflected from a target back to the antenna when the antenna is configured with the first beam pattern and then when configured with the second beam pattern, and compares the phase of the radiation received at the receiver when the antenna is configured with the first beam pattern with the phase of the radiation received at the receiver when the antenna is configured with the second beam pattern to provide a phase difference signal. A target locating means determines the angular location of the target from the phase difference signal.

The present invention provides a humidification system with membranes of different species, in which a material having a high humidification performance and capable of being swollen with water is arranged in the center of a hollow fiber membrane bundle disposed in a hollow fiber membrane module and a material that is not swollen with water is disposed on the outside thereof. Accordingly, using the humidification system of the invention, it is possible to provide the same level of humidification performance as the existing humidification system, manufacture the humidification system at low cost, and solve various problems such as a flooding phenomenon of a fuel cell stack and an increase in load on an air blower.

A spring tube (1) encloses in known way a plurality of springs (2) arranged side by side, with facing parts of the wall (11) of the tube (10) joined, between one spring (2) and a subsequent spring, by welding lines (12), so that each spring (2) is contained in a portion (13) of tube (10), closed and separated from adjacent portions (13). The welding lines (12) have a predetermined minimum width (L) and are cut from one side of the tube inwards, so that each of the closed portions (13), containing a spring (2), can be compressed without any effect on the adjacent portions (13). this improves comfort while using a mattress manufactured with grouped spring packs (S) obtained from the spring tube (1). According to a second preferred embodiment, the spring tube (1) is cut along the welding lines at both sides.

A method for generating power from an exerted energy associated with muscles acting across a joint is provided. The method including: absorbing energy during one or more periods of a periodic motion of the joint in which energy is absorbed by the muscles; and at least partially returning the absorbed energy to one of an energy storage device or power consuming device.

The present invention allows an operator to individually control the power level of each communication channel in a network without affecting other parameters of the channels. Each optical transmitter contains a voltage controlled variable optical attenuator which is controlled by a microcontroller to attenuate the optical communication signal to a desired level. The operator can adjust each transmitter separately to overcome the variability in the output optical power of each transmitter, the flatness of the WDM component, EDFA flatness, dispersion of the fiber, etc.

A vehicle headlamp includes a first light source configured to emit first light that is projected to form a first irradiation region, a second light source configured to emit second light that is projected to form a second irradiation region joined to the first irradiation region to extend in a transverse direction with respect to an optical axis, a movable shade configured to move between a position at which light irradiation to a joined region of the first irradiation region and the second irradiation region is shielded, and a position at which the light irradiation to the joined region is permitted, and a controller configured to select one of light distribution patterns that are determined by combinations of turning on and off of the first light source, turning on and off of the second light source, and the positions of the movable shade.

Provided are a web browsing environment provider system for multiple users, in which a remote server computer is used, and a method of controlling the system. The system includes a user device on which a user interface is displayed for reading a web page and controlling web browsing, and a web browsing environment server efficiently generating and managing an independent web browsing environment for each respective user device, notifying the user device about a state of the independent web browsing environment, rendering a web page, executing active contents contained in the web page, transmitting a web page image that is rendered to the user device, and controlling an operation requested by the user device to operate in the web browsing environment, thereby saving on resources related to performance. Thus, multiple users can perform the same level of web browsing operation as in a personal computer (PC) that is a main device of web browsing by using a user device having lower performance than the PC or low compatibility with the PC.

A vacuum line connected to a robotic device is run into a reactor vessel. The robotic device has a rotating body, a cleaning arm, and stabilizing arms to stabilize the robotic device within the reactor vessel. The robotic device may be controlled / monitored from a remote control station in communication with the robotic device.

A method is provided to anonymize “initial” data stored in a database of a computer system and resulting from aggregating personal data relating to a plurality of individuals. The method includes: an identification act identifying in the initial data a set of data that is “sensitive” that would be affected by personal data relating to one individual being added to or removed from the database; a partitioning act partitioning the sensitive data set into a plurality of subsets as a function of a sensitivity level of the sensitive data; a determination act determining a sensitivity level for each subset; and an anonymization act anonymizing the initial data and including, for each subset, adding noise to the sensitive data of that subset with a noise level that depends on the sensitivity level determined for the subset.

The method to reduce image sticking in a plasma display panel (PDP) includes four steps. There is converting a relationship between gray level and brightness of an input signal into a linear relation by a converter. Next, there is recording an image with a static image detector at time t using a frame buffer, and after a period of time Δt, comparing the image at time t with the image at time t+Δt, thereby identifying static or dynamic images in the pixel. Then, there is recording a gain of every pixel by a brightness regulator using an image gains memory buffer zone, the gain being regulated according to detection results of the static image detector. Finally, there is improving gray level performance of output images by a gray level promoter and brightness converter. Thus, method actively detects static pixels and reduces brightness in the static region for minimized image sticking.

A low frequency exponential / hyperbolic hybrid folded horn enclosure intended for use in proximity with at least one planar surface, such as a floor, ceiling, or wall, with access to the horn throat from the top of the enclosure. The horn is bifurcated at the throat and folds horizontally around a central trapezoid-shaped vertical back chamber which is reflex ported for enhanced low frequency response below the frequency cutoff of the horn. The back chamber outer sides define part of the horn channel, resulting in a relatively simple structure with a small footprint and no void internal space. The throat exponential expansion cross-sectional area is consistently maintained while the proportions of the throat channels are elongated to the height of the enclosure,

The present invention relates to a telecommunications service provision manager that is configured to allow access to a plurality of telecommunications services to determine the location of a service and control execution of that service.

Within an intermediate vacuum chamber next to an ionization chamber maintained at atmospheric pressure, an electrode group of a radio-frequency carpet composed of a plurality of concentrically arranged ring electrodes is placed before a skimmer, with its central axis coinciding with that of an ion-passing hole. Each ring electrode has a circular radial sectional shape. Radio-frequency voltages with mutually inverted phases are applied to the ring electrodes neighboring each other in the radial direction. Additionally, a different level of direct-current voltage is applied to each ring electrode to create a potential which is sloped downward from the outer ring electrode to the inner ring electrode. The circular cross section of the electrode produces a steep pseudo-potential near the electrode and thereby increases the repulsive force which acts on the ions to repel them from the electrode.

A water soluble dispersant extender enhances the effectiveness and stability of hydrophobic compounds applied from aqueous solution. The invention is well suited for fluorochemical compounds applied to a substrate to impart grease and oil resistance. Exemplary substrates include paper, textiles, nonwoven, carpet and the like. The invention is also useful in firefighting foams that employ hydrophobic fluorochemical fire suppressing compounds. The present stabilizer is believed to form an inclusion complex with the hydrophobic compound whereby enhanced dispersion and solubility over the surface of the substrate allows more efficient use of the hydrophobic compound so that either less compound can be used with the same efficacy or greater efficacy is seen with the same level of active ingredient.

Within an intermediate vacuum chamber next to an ionization chamber maintained at atmospheric pressure, an electrode group of a radio-frequency carpet composed of a plurality of concentrically arranged ring electrodes is placed before a skimmer, with its central axis coinciding with that of an ion-passing hole. Each ring electrode has a circular radial sectional shape. Radio-frequency voltages with mutually inverted phases are applied to the ring electrodes neighboring each other in the radial direction. Additionally, a different level of direct-current voltage is applied to each ring electrode to create a potential which is sloped downward from the outer ring electrode to the inner ring electrode. The circular cross section of the electrode produces a steep pseudo-potential near the electrode and thereby increases the repulsive force which acts on the ions to repel them from the electrode.

A laser light source projector includes a plurality of light sources of color groups each including a plurality of laser light sources. The laser light source projector projects an image by driving the laser light sources in each of the color groups. In response to change of the light output characteristics of one or a plurality of laser light sources in an arbitrary color group, light output from a remaining laser light source in the arbitrary color group is adjusted, thereby keeping white balance constant.