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A system and method for inserting checkpoints into a data stream and for restarting an asynchronous transmission of a data stream from a source file system to a destination file system is provided. The data stream can be a set of changes between a base snapshot and incremental snapshot of the source file system for update of a replicated file system on the destination. State information relating to the progress of the source in processing and transmitting the data stream is stored at regular intervals, and a checkpoint number associated with each stored segment of the state information is inserted into the data stream. The destination tracks the fall commitment of each segment of the data stream to persistent storage on the replicated file system. If an error or communication loss requires the data transfer to be restarted, the destination sends the checkpoint number associated with the last fully committed segment of the data stream. The source reinitializes its data gathering processes using the state information associated with the particular checkpoint number. The changes sent from the source file system to the destination file system relate to a sub-organization of a volume on the source such as a qtree, identified by a qtree identifier (ID) in the associated inodes and data stream.

In a system and method for updating a remote replicated destination file system snapshot with changes in a source file system snapshot, users and processes are redirected to a local exported snapshot of the replicated snapshot on the active file system on the destination before beginning the next update of the active file system's replicated snapshot. In this manner, an unstable replicated snapshot is not accessed. Indirection is introduced into inode lookup at the destination as the destination's active file system is being updated. The indirection can be based upon a snapshot ID that conforms to a latest exported snapshot ID.

Disclosed is a system, method, and program for joining a multi-column table and at least two satellite tables. Each satellite table is comprised of multiple rows and at least one join column and each multi-column table is comprised of multiple rows and join columns corresponding to the join columns in the satellite tables. A query including predicates is received. A join predicate column comprises the satellite table and multi-column table join column to which at least one query predicate applies. A determination is then made as to whether there is at least one index on the multi-column table including at least one column for one join predicate column. One index is selected. The ordering of the join predicate columns in the selected index is used to determine the join order of the satellite tables and the multi-column table. The satellite tables and multi-column tables are then joined in the determined join order.

A speech recognition system provides a subword decoder and a dictionary lookup to process a spoken input. In a first stage of processing, the subword decoder decodes the speech input based on subword units or particles and identifies hypothesized subword sequences using a particle dictionary and particle language model, but independently of a word dictionary or word vocabulary. Further stages of processing involve a particle to word graph expander and a word decoder. The particle to word graph expander expands the subword representation produced by the subword decoder into a word graph of word candidates using a word dictionary. The word decoder uses the word dictionary and a word language model to determine a best sequence of word candidates from the word graph that is most likely to match the words of the spoken input.

A method and apparatus for controlling and providing force feedback using an interface device manipulated by a user. A microprocessor is provided local to the interface device and reads sensor data from sensors that describes the position and / or other information about an object grasped and moved by the user, such as a joystick. The microprocessor provides the sensor data to a host computer that is coupled to the interface device by a communication bus that preferably includes a serial interface. In a “host-controlled” embodiment, the host computer calculates force values using the sensor data and other parameters of a host application program and sends the force values to the local microprocessor, which directly provides the force values to actuators to apply forces to the user object. In a “reflex” embodiment, the host computer sends high level supervisory commands to the local microprocessor, and the microprocessor independently implements a local process based on the high level command for reading sensor data and providing force values to the actuators using sensor data and other parameters.

A method and apparatus for controlling and providing force feedback using an interface device manipulated by a user. A microprocessor is provided local to the interface device and reads sensor data from sensors that describes the position and / or other information about a user object moved by the user, such as a joystick. The microprocessor controls actuators to provide forces on the user object and provides the sensor data to a host computer that is coupled to the interface device. The host computer sends high level host commands to the local microprocessor, and the microprocessor independently implements a local reflex process based on the high level command to provide force values to the actuators using sensor data and other parameters. A provided host command protocol includes a variety of different types of host commands and associated command parameters. By providing a relatively small set of high level host commands and parameters which are translated into a panoply of forces, the protocol further shifts the computational burden from the host computer to the local microprocessor and allows a software developer to easily create force feedback applications.

The present invention relates to a method to measure dose distribution in a patient-shaped phantom with high accuracy. The invention consists of a method of measuring dose distribution in a phantom for radiation therapy treatment verification, a detector configuration in such a phantom, detector improvement and measurement methodology to enable application of correction factors in an accurate way.

In some implementations, a computer-implemented method is provided that includes accessing a database of career path data structures, each career path data structure including an initial node that represents an initial career position, a subsequent node that represents a subsequent career position, and a path element that represents a career transition between the initial career position and the subsequent career position and is associated with data regarding people that have made the career transition between the initial career position and the subsequent career position. The method includes receiving a career path query. The method includes identifying a set of the career path data structures based on the career path query. The method includes generating a set of career paths from the career path data structures, each career path including a directed graph that includes two or more nodes. The method includes providing a representation of the set of career paths.

A method and system that performs low level fusion of Radar or LiDAR data with an image from a camera. The system includes a radar-sensor, a camera, and a controller. The radar-sensor is used to detect a radar-signal reflected by an object in a radar-field-of-view. The camera is used to capture an image of the object in a camera-field-of-view that overlaps the radar-field of view. The controller is in communication with the radar-sensor and the camera. The controller is configured to determine a location of a radar-detection in the image indicated by the radar-signal, determine a parametric-curve of the image based on the radar detections, define a region-of-interest of the image based on the parametric-curve derived from the radar-detection, and process the region-of-interest of the image to determine an identity of the object. The region-of-interest may be a subset of the camera-field-of-view.

A technique and system for the realistic simulation of visual scenes reduces the three-dimensional computation to two additions and further reduces the need for three-dimensional computations by displaying several screen pixels per three-dimensional computation. The approach when implemented in hardware or software significantly speeds up scene generation time while improving the resolution and realism of the rendered scene.

A single optical fiber having a distal end is optically coupled to the laser and distilling terminated with an axicon lens optically coupled to the single optical fiber to form a microscopic distal tip to provide a spatially shaped elongated laser focused spot for microprocessing and / or microdissection of a microscale object. A pulsed or continuous laser beam or superposition of pulsed and continuous laser beams is generated, controllably spatially shaped, selectively oriented, selectively moved via movement of a single optical fiber terminated with the axicon lens, and the oriented, spatially shaped laser beam applied via the single optical fiber terminated with the axicon lens to a living or nonliving microscopic object for manipulation, micro-dissection, alteration / ablation, and excitation of the living or nonliving microscopic object.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for identifying a running speed of an integrated circuit is provided. An asynchronous multi-rail circuit is configured to receive input data and transmit output data. A completion detection circuit is configured to generate a completion detection signal for the asynchronous multi-rail circuit. A variable clock generator configured to be driven by at least the completion detection signal. A synchronous circuit element configured to receive at least a portion of the output data and configured to be clock driven by a clock signal from the variable clock generator. A period of the clock signal represents a running speed of the asynchronous circuit.

Improved tensile mechanical and dynamic viscoelastic properties of silica-reinforced sulfur vulcanized rubbers can be achieved by compounding elastomers with silica in the presence of an alkoxysilane and a catalytic amount of a strong organic base. The strong organic base acts as a catalyst to accelerate the alkoxysilane-silica reaction, especially at high compounding temperatures, resulting in rubber compounds that exhibit reduced compound viscosity, improved dispersion of silica, and reduced filler flocculation after compounding, and reduced hysteresis and improved abrasion resistance in the vulcanized product, compared to similar compounds prepared at the temperature without the strong organic base catalyst.

A method for executing a plurality of processing requests performed by a physical computing system that is programmed to execute the processing requests for clients includes, with the physical computing system, assigning an identification number to a new processing request; with the physical computing system, placing the new processing request into a process eligible group if the identification number of the new processing request meets a criterion; and with the physical computing system, placing the processing request into a queued group if the identification number of the processing request does not meet the criterion.

A device and method for providing precision alignment and support for an optical film measurement probe in the wafer rinse tank of a CMP polish tool. The device includes of a probe carrier, and spring loaded support guides attached to a support ring that supports and locates the mechanism in the rinse tank of the CMP tool. The probe carrier has multiple beveled bearing pads (three or more) that contact the rim of the rotating wafer chuck. Pressure from the chuck against these pads forces the probe carrier to maintain a fixed distance and orientation relative to the wafer while allowing the smooth rotation and motion of the wafer and chuck. Further, an integrated the wafer spray nozzles can be attached to the probe carrier that is located so as to minimize interference between wafer spraying and the probe carrier.

A method of mapping cDNA sequences is disclosed to enable searching for matching portions between a large number of cDNA sequences and genome sequences in a short period of time. cDNA sequences sharing high homology are grouped from among a large number of cDNA sequences. A consensus sequence 701 maximally matching any of the sequences within the group is created. Matching portions between the sequence and a genome sequence 702 are searched for, and then a partial sequence 706 containing the matching portions is extracted. Matching portions between the partial sequence and cDNA sequences within the group are searched for. Accordingly, the number of instances of searching for matching portions from genome sequences is reduced so as to shorten the processing time.

A method for fabricating shaped-paper products is introduced herein, which comprises at least one dredging-pulp step for forming a wet pulp made of paper-slurry materials, at least one pre-compression step for lightly compressing the wet pulp to form a first semi-finished product, at least one thermo-compression forming step for deeply compressing the first semi-finished product to form a second semi-finished product, and a surface-coating step of employing a product surface coating apparatus to coat a liquid coating materials onto at least one outer surface of the second semi-finished product, and thereby forming each of the shaped-paper products having a binding layer. With utilization of the present invention, an automatic coating can be applied high efficiently in a series of continuous production machines. This could not only shorten processing time and benefit a mass production thereof but also ensure a higher production yield and quality.

A system and method for speed the video system optimization using genetic algorithms and memory storage, whereby previously evaluated chromosomes, and their associated image quality, are stored in a memory unit for fast retrieval, such as a hash table, to create a large savings of processing time for previously evaluated chromosomes (variations of video systems) that do not have to be re-tested. The steps may include (a) providing a video processing system that utilizes a heuristic optimization framework for video image evaluation of a video image input including a plurality of genetic algorithms; (b) testing a plurality of system optimization designs comprising unique combinations of the plurality of genetic algorithms applied to optimize the video image so as to result in plurality of modified images; (c) assigning a fitness value to each of the plurality of system optimizations in step (b) based on an objective image quality metric evaluation of the modified images; (d) storing each of the tested system optimization designs including a respective modified image and associated fitness value in a memory; (e) determining whether a proposed system optimization design includes one or more particular combinations of genetic algorithms that have been previously tested in step (b) and stored in the memory; and (f) retrieving the results of the tested system optimization design comprising the one or more particular combinations of genetic algorithms to find an optimum solution for the subsequent video image evaluation.

This invention relates to a method of using a two-step serial centrifugation process in extracting nutritive oil from a fermentation broth, this novel method prevents oil yield losses while preserving product quality.

A method for fabricating shaped-paper products is introduced herein, which comprises at least one dredging-pulp step for forming a wet pulp made of paper-slurry materials, at least one pre-compression step for lightly compressing the wet pulp to form a first semi-finished product, at least one thermo-compression forming step for deeply compressing the first semi-finished product to form a second semi-finished product, and a surface-coating step of employing a product surface coating apparatus to coat a liquid coating materials onto at least one outer surface of the second semi-finished product, and thereby forming each of the shaped-paper products having a binding layer. With utilization of the present invention, an automatic coating can be applied high efficiently in a series of continuous production machines. This could not only shorten processing time and benefit a mass production thereof but also ensure a higher production yield and quality.

A method for controlling a production process for the manufacture of customized production objects. A sequence of production objects runs through at least one partial process of a production process. The method ensures that, in series production, the processing of an order in the partial process is begun at the latest after a maximum waiting time. The sequence of electronically available orders is handled separately from the sequence of production objects and a copy of the order sequence is generated. If the first order of the copy does not match the first production object, the order is stored in an electronic buffer memory and a matching order for the first production object is determined. The order with the greatest waiting time is removed from this buffer memory whenever the previous waiting time exceeds a prescribed waiting time limit. A production object matching this order is brought forward and processed according to the order.