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A practical system and method for the remote distribution of financial services (e.g., home banking and bill-paying) involves distributing portable terminals to a user base. The terminals include a multi-line display, keys “pointing to” lines on the display, and additional keys. Contact is established between the terminals and a central computer operated by a service provider, preferably over a dial-up telephone line and a packet data network. Information exchange between the central computer and the terminal solicits information from the terminal user related to requested financial services (e.g., for billpaying, the user provides payee selection and amount and his bank account PIN number). The central computer then transmits a message over a conventional ATM network debiting the user's bank account in real time, and may pay the specified payees the specified amount electronically or in other ways as appropriate. Payments and transfers may be scheduled in advance or on a periodic basis. Because the central computer interacts with the user's bank as a standard POS or ATM network node, no significant software changes are required at the banks' computers. The terminal interface is extremely user-friendly and incorporates some features of standard ATM user interfaces so as to reduce new user anxiety.

A system and method for generating synthetic speech, which operates in a computer implemented Text-To-Speech system. The system comprises at least a speaker database that has been previously created from user recordings, a Front-End system to receive an input text and a Text-To-Speech engine. The Front-End system generates multiple phonetic transcriptions for each word of the input text, and the TTS engine uses a cost function to select which phonetic transcription is the more appropriate for searching the speech segments within the speaker database to be concatenated and synthesized.

A communication apparatus transmits, to another apparatus or apparatuses, a message for searching for an apparatus as a connection target by radio communication, and receives a response message from another apparatus which has received the message, thereby searching for an apparatus as a connection target. The control information setting section of the device body of a communication apparatus inputs a search range in which a station finding message reaches in accordance with designation by a user and sets it as set information. The station finding procedure section of the radio communication apparatus transmits the station finding message in accordance with a transmission power corresponding to the control information set by the control information setting section.

In embodiments of the present disclosure improved capabilities are described for providing efficient delivery of real-time services over a large area broadband LTE wireless network, where optimization servers utilizing publish-subscribe broker services are provided within the wireless network to reduce the resources required for applications streaming data to a plurality of mobile cellular devices.

A method of transmitting a coded media frame comprises determining a plurality of media frame sizes including a media frame size, transmitting an element comprising the plurality of media frame sizes, and thereafter receiving an input media frame. The method also includes processing the input media frame according to the media frame size to provide a coded media frame, and transmitting the coded media frame.

In embodiments of the present disclosure improved capabilities are described for providing efficient delivery of real-time synchronous services over a large area broadband LTE wireless network, where optimization servers utilizing publish-subscribe broker services are provided within the wireless network to reduce the resources required for applications streaming data to a plurality of mobile cellular devices.

A control system for an image file eliminating saving of an overlapped image data part and saving files in a short time and in a power-saving manner. When a digital camera and a personal computer are connected with each other for data communication, the system compares record unit information to identify an image file that the digital camera has with record unit information to identify an image file that the personal computer has, and transfers to save the image file, which includes the record unit information that the digital camera has and the personal computer does not have, from the digital camera to the personal computer. After completing transfer of the image file from the digital camera to the personal computer, the personal computer generates record unit information newer than the record unit information of the acquired image file and transmits the newer record unit information to the digital camera, which can be recorded in the header of the image file newly photographed by the digital camera.

Beginning with a smooth ground aluminum blank with a relatively thin layer of leveled Ni—P, circumferential electropolishing / texturing is carried out to achieve a smooth oriented surface. A conductive slurry is provided between the disc and a porous texturing tape which is in contact with a conducting plate or equivalent conductor. The disc serves as the anode, and the conducting plate as the cathode, while the slurry, being conductive, functions as an electrolyte. In the presence of current, a reverse electroplating occurs so that the Ni—P dissolves to form Ni2+, or nickel ions which are carried away by the conductive slurry. The conductive slurry further supports or carries therein abrasive material so that by moving the porous texturing tape past the disc surface, the texturing tape picks up the abrasive material in the slurry and simultaneously with the reverse electroplating, provides the desired mechanical abrasion to achieve texturing of the disc surface. The abrasive material comprises diamond particles. The circumferential electropolishing / texturing polish is achieved by spinning the disc while applying the mechanical-chemical action through the slurry system to the disc surface with electric current passing through the electrically conducting interface during processing.

According to example configurations as described herein, a media manager supports functions such as in-line display of video frame information for application of editing commands. Each of multiple frames in the in-line display can be derived from a respective bitmap. The bitmaps associated with the in-line display can be generated and cached during an editing session for easy access. After completion of the editing session and creation of a playback file specifying a media playback experience, a media manager deletes the cached bitmaps. Upon rendering of a video experience as specified by the playback file at a later time, a respective media player converts a format of video data as specified by the playback file into bitmap information again. Playback can include combining multiple frames of static images (as defined by the bitmaps) at different layers to produce a unique viewing experience.

A method for integrating photovoltaic module includes providing a cover plate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface and supplying photovoltaic devices respectively formed on substrates. The photovoltaic devices include photovoltaic cells electrically coupled to each other, and each cell is characterized by a thin-film photovoltaic layer sandwiched between a first electrode material and a second electrode material. The first electrode material overlies the substrate and the second electrode material overlies the thin-film photovoltaic layer. The method further includes disposing the solar devices side by side to laminate with the cover plate by means of a first organic material filled between the second electrode material and the second surface. Each of the solar devices has a peripheral edge region being sealed by a second organic material. The method further includes electrically coupling the solar devices to each other.

The present invention is directed specifically to methods for reducing the bandwidth requirements for broadcasting traffic information to a vehicle navigation system. The traffic information broadcast to the system using the bandwidth conserving methods of the present invention generally includes traffic flow information and traffic incident information. In one embodiment, the vehicle navigation system filters traffic information to a certain range to expedite traffic calculation, to save on processing hardware, and to reduce bandwidth needs. Alternately, bandwidth conservation may be achieved by providing weight factors and threshold prioritizing when a broadcast limit is close to being reached or exceeded. In another embodiment, bandwidth reduction is achieved by not broadcasting free-flow traffic information and / or displaying only traffic information that indicates a traffic problem. Another method of the present invention to reduce bandwidth needs is directed to reducing broadcast of static traffic information.

A device of flow battery is provided. The device comprises a cell stack, a heat exchanger, an anode electrolyte tank, a cathode electrolyte tank, a circulating pump, a temperature-retaining tank, a charging / discharging unit, a DC / AC converter and a monitoring unit. The device can be assembled in a container to form a portable flow battery to be integrated into a mobile power pack or a stationary power supply. Thus, the present invention is portable and swappable. The device can adjust power output according to flows and energy-storing statuses for saving cost and maximizing benefit. Household electricity is provided through the DC / AC converter. AC of a mains supply is converted into DC to charge power to an electric vehicle through the charging / discharging unit. Electrolytes in the anode and cathode electrolyte tanks can be directly replaced for finishing charging power in a short time.

The invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor photoelectronic device manufacturing, in particular to a semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) with a nanometer light emitting surface. The inventive method comprises growing a dielectric layer (12) and a metal layer (13) on a GaP layer (2) of the conventional LED, and sequentially using the metal layer (13) as a mask to etch the dielectric layer (12) and the parts outside a P type electrode (11) on the upper surface of the GaP layer (2) to obtain the LED with the nanometer light emitting surface. The method also comprises coating a layer of indium tin oxide (ITO) conducting film (10) on the nanometer light emitting surface and the upper surface of the P-type electrode (11), and preparing a P-type electrode (11) with the same structure on the P-type electrode (11) coated with the ITO conducting film (10). The invention reduces light reflex, improves device performance, and can be used in various semiconductor LEDs. Meanwhile, the invention has the advantages of simple process, low cost, and applicability to batch production.

Abstract of Disclosure The present invention provides a bump fabrication process. A wafer is provided with a patterned photoresist layer formed on the wafer. The patterned photoresist layer has a plurality of openings, corresponding to bonding pads. A conductive layer is formed on the photoresist layer and the exposed bonding pads. Afterwards, a sticker film is provided to lift off the conductive layer on the photoresist layer, while the conductive layer within the openings is not removed. A solder paste is filled into the openings. A reflow step is performed to turn the filled solder paste into globular bumps. At last, the photoresist layer is removed.

The present invention discloses a semiconductor device, comprising: a substrate, a channel layer epitaxially grown in the substrate, a gate stack structure on the channel layer, gate spacers on both sides of the gate stack structure, and source / drain areas on both sides of the channel layer in the substrate, characterized in that the carrier mobility of the channel layer is higher than that of the substrate. In accordance with the semiconductor device and the method of manufacturing the same in the present invention, forming the device channel region by filling the trench with epitaxial high-mobility materials in a gate last process can enhance the carrier mobility in the channel region, thereby the device response speed is substantially improved and the device performance is greatly enhanced. Furthermore, traditional materials for a substrate are still used for the source / drain areas of the device to facilitate usage of a gate last process, thereby enhancing the performance while reducing the cost at the same time.

A method is disclosed that enables mitigating at least some of the problems caused by a packet attack. When a first Internet Protocol (IP)-capable device is subjected to a packet attack, it indicates periodically to a second IP-capable device that certain communications with the first device are to be suspended. The periodic transmitting of the indication is performed at a slower rate than the keep-alive mechanism that is normally used to detect loss of connectivity. When the second device receives the transmitted indication, it refrains from transmitting keep-alive messages to the first device for a predetermined interval. Meanwhile, the first device also refrains from transmitting keep-alive messages to the second device for a similar interval. In transmitting the suspend indication, the illustrative embodiment seeks to prevent pairs of communicating devices that are experiencing packet attacks from continuing their operation under the erroneous assumption that each device is unavailable.

The invention provides a pre-mixed abrasive water jet type continuous working system. The system comprises a jet pump, and a high pressure pump device for outputting high-pressure water, wherein the high pressure pump device is connected with the input end of the jet pump through a high-pressure water pipeline; an abrasive tank is connected to a material sucking port of the jet pump; the output end of the jet pump is connected with an abrasive jet nozzle through an abrasive water jet pipeline. The invention also provides a pre-mixed abrasive water jet type continuous working method. According to the system and the method, the abrasive can be quickly pumped and sucked under the entrapment effect of the jet pump as well as the weight effect of the abrasive; after being mixed with water, the abrasive is pressurized and accelerated through the abrasive jet nozzle, and then a pre-mixed abrasive water jet can be sprayed out; and the stable pre-mixed abrasive water jet can be formed on the premise that the abrasive in the abrasive tank for supplying the abrasive is continuously supplied. Therefore, the problem that the abrasive cannot be continuously supplied in the prior art can be solved.

An object of the present invention is to provide a coated article having excellent finish and corrosion resistance unaffected by a chemical conversion coating solution even if water washing after a pretreatment step is omitted and a pretreatment solution is carried as a contaminant into an electrodeposition coating composition.The present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film comprising a chemical conversion coating film (F1) and an electrodeposition coating film (F2); the method comprising the following steps.Step 1: immersing a metal substrate in a coating film forming agent (1) as a chemical conversion coating solution to form a chemical conversion coating film (F1); andStep 2: without water washing, subjecting the metal substrate to electrodeposition coating using a coating film forming agent (2) as a cationic electrodeposition coating composition (I) to form an electrodeposition coating film (F2).

A perturbation is made to contents and / or locations in time and frequency of Reference Signals transmitted by a cell, such that the perturbation implies information regarding a capability or configuration of the cell as regards availability or configuration of a network functionality, in particular a facility to offer a narrowband virtual carrier operation. The contents and / or locations in time and frequency of the reference signals used are typically based on physical cell identity. In certain embodiments the PCI carried by some identifiable RS resources is changed, in others, the RS is transmitted in unexpected resources. The network functionality configuration information is inferred from various relationships between these transmissions and the cell's actual PCI and / or expected RS transmission resources.

The invention discloses tile bonding and pointing integrated mortar, which is prepared by subjecting 400 parts by weight of cement, 300 parts by weight of quartz sand, 100 parts by weight of Shuangfei Powder, 25 parts by weight of sodium bentonite, 5 parts by weight of cellulose ether, 15 parts by weight of dispersible latex powder, 2 parts by weight of a water repellent, 40 parts by weight of silicon powder, 3 parts by weight of a thixotropic lubricant, 10 parts by weight of an early strength, and a pigment metered according to a client demand to uniform stirring in a stirrer. The construction process of the tile bonding and pointing integrated mortar comprises: stirring water and cement in a water cement ratio of 0.25 in a stirring bucket into paste with a portable electric mixer, applying the pasty tile glue to the back side of a tile and filling it to the full with a spatula, conducting tiling, tearing off paper after 20min, carrying out pointing with a special circle tool in linewith the size of a tile joint, doing cleaning with a sponge, and cleaning the tile with clear water after 120min. With the mortar of the invention, tile bonding and pointing can be completed in one time. With various colors, the mortar of the invention maintains the color consistency between the underlayer and joints, thus having no influence on appearance. Also, the technology of full applying for pointing can be omitted, and cleaning becomes convenient. Thus, all procedures can be finished at one go.

In embodiments of the present disclosure improved capabilities are described for providing efficient delivery of real-time synchronous services over a large area broadband LTE wireless network, where optimization servers utilizing publish-subscribe broker services are provided within the wireless network to reduce the resources required for applications streaming data to a plurality of mobile cellular devices.

A computer-based apparatus and method for the storing, matching and communicating of post-trade settlement information for securities trades among institutional investors, broker-dealers, agents and interested parties using an enhanced matching process. With the present invention the traditional sequence of communications for trade settlement involving notices of order execution, institution allocation instructions, confirmations and affirmations is replaced by a system which matches the notice of order execution and the institution allocation instruction across designated fields within these records. Upon generating a match between a notice of order execution (or the last of a series of notices of order execution) and an institution allocation instruction, the system and method of the present invention uses in an exemplary embodiment standing instructions, disclosures, calculations, default procedures and trade information from the settlement parties to generate either a matched affirmed confirmation or a matched confirmation to effect trade settlement.

A structure of X-ray detector includes a Si-rich dielectric material for serving as a photo-sensing layer to increase light sensitivity. The fabrication method of the X-ray detector including the Si-rich dielectric material needs less photolithography-etching processes, so as to reduce the total thickness of thin film layers and decrease process steps and cost.

A surfacing system including both methods and apparatus may in some embodiments comprise a single width relationally sized surfacing system and associated design patterns that involve discrete stone surface units in several embodiments. In at least one embodiment, surfacing units are stone. A multi-width surfacing unit system is also included as part of the invention, as are associated design patterns. Other embodiments include surface unit packaging apparatus and methods that reduce surface unit transport costs and breakage.

The invention relates to a log door leaf and its manufacturing method, solves the problem of the paint cracking caused by contraction or expansion of transom and closure plate of door, including three steps: produce transom and closure plate of door by wood; pain each of them wholly; pain binder on the linking part of then, making leaf. There is sew for contraction remained on each linking part of each transom and closure plate of door, even if contraction or expansion happens somewhere, it will only affect the width of the sew, no to the whole appearance; the linking part of each transom and closure plate of door is strengthened by transversal cork, making the leaf stabler.

A method for detecting the operating mode of a hybrid vehicle using roadside cameras, said method including the analysis of thermal images of parts of the vehicle and / or exhaust fumes, in combination with associated images of the number plates obtained using visual camera(s) operating in synchronism with said thermal camera and used for vehicle make inference and driver identification. The inferred make of the car is used for aforementioned analysis of thermal images. In a variant, the method is used to verify an operating mode reported by, or obtained from information reported by, the vehicle itself. The method can be used in a pollution management system for calculating financial charges to vehicle drivers in a low-emission zone of a Smart City for example.