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A method for processing digitized speech signals by analyzing redundant features to provide more robust voice recognition. A primary transformation is applied to a source speech signal to extract primary features therefrom. Each of at least one secondary transformation is applied to the source speech signal or extracted primary features to yield at least one set of secondary features statistically dependant on the primary features. At least one predetermined function is then applied to combine the primary features with the secondary features. A recognition answer is generated by pattern matching this combination against predetermined voice recognition templates.

A peeling method is provided which does not cause damage to a layer to be peeled, and the method enables not only peeling of the layer to be peeled having a small area but also peeling of the entire layer to be peeled having a large area at a high yield. Further, there are provided a semiconductor device, which is reduced in weight through adhesion of the layer to be peeled to various base materials, and a manufacturing method thereof. In particular, there are provided a semiconductor device, which is reduced in weight through adhesion of various elements, typically a TFT, to a flexible film, and a manufacturing method thereof. A metal layer or nitride layer is provided on a substrate; an oxide layer is provided contacting with the metal layer or nitride layer; then, a base insulating film and a layer to be peeled containing hydrogen are formed; and heat treatment for diffusing hydrogen is performed thereto at 410° C. or more. As a result, complete peeling can be attained in the oxide layer or at an interface thereof by using physical means.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional molded model that can reproduce the feel of an organ. A three-dimensional shape of a body site subject to molding is extracted from brightness information of two-dimensional data obtained from medical diagnostic devices, and three-dimensional molding data of the body site and the internal structure site thereof is created. The three-dimensional shape data is edited using a modeling function. Respective touch equivalent parameter tables are created. The material type and the formulation ratio of the modeling material used for molding each body site and internal structural site are defined, and added to the touch equivalent parameter tables. Primitive shape data is generated from the parameters of the touch equivalent parameter tables, and a Boolean operation is performed on the body site data and internal structure site data as well as on the primitive shape data. Molding is performed using the defined materials.

Vehicle control includes: acquiring running information of a preceding vehicle that runs ahead of a host vehicle; controlling a running state of the host vehicle on the basis of the acquired running information; acquiring deceleration jerk information of the preceding vehicle; and changing a deceleration start timing, at which the host vehicle is decelerated in response to deceleration of the preceding vehicle, on the basis of the deceleration jerk information of the preceding vehicle. Alternatively, vehicle control includes: acquiring deceleration jerk information of a preceding vehicle that runs ahead of a host vehicle; and changing an inter-vehicle time or inter-vehicle distance between the preceding vehicle and the host vehicle on the basis of the deceleration jerk information of the preceding vehicle.

A piezoelectric vibrator having excellent shock resistance and high reliability is offered. The centers of first and second piezoelectric vibrating plates are supported by pillars on a main surface of an enclosure and nearly or substantially parallel to the main surface of the enclosure. Spacers having a Young's modulus of less than 2 GPa are mounted on both end sides of the second piezoelectric vibrating plate to prevent contact between the vibrating plates, thus preventing damage. Other spacers are mounted on the main surface of the enclosure in positions corresponding to the first-mentioned spacers to prevent contact with the main surface of the enclosure, thus preventing damage to the second piezoelectric vibrating plate.

Provided is a flexible organic light emitting display device including a pixel area and a bezel area that includes a first inorganic encapsulation layer on an organic light emitting element of the pixel area; a second inorganic encapsulation layer that is relatively flatter than the first inorganic encapsulation layer and encapsulates a plurality of foreign matter compensation layers by contacting the first inorganic encapsulation layer in the bezel area; and a foreign matter compensation layer structure in which the plurality of foreign matter compensation layers are stacked between the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer.

Systems and methods are disclosed for a distributed computing infrastructure on a computer network comprising a plurality of computers. The distributed computing infrastructure (DCI) provides a software platform for creating, running, and managing distributed applications. DCI may include XML-capable software applications on a peer-to-peer network. DCI may include small, network-unaware applications called peerlets. DCI may include a system and method for creating complex distributed applications using pre-complied binaries. DCI may include a capability for multiple, independent collaborative sessions for distributed collaborative applications (e.g., chat, instant messaging, shared whiteboard, etc.). DCI may include systems and methods for reducing interactions between users and applications to archivable form and then playing back the interactions. DCI may include a system and method for automatic software retrieval on a peer-to-peer network.

Electronic panel system, an arrangement and methods for providing enriched visualization possibilities and user-controlled interaction experience with life-size and real-looking 3D models of real objects are provided. The arrangement comprising a virtual product assistant sub-system and the electronic panel system facilitates receiving real-time product information related to current state of 3D model representing real object displayed on the electronic panel system. Advanced user-controlled interactions with the displayed 3D model is made possible to perform deletion interaction, addition interaction, immersive interactions, linked movement interactions, interaction for getting un-interrupted view of internal parts using transparency-opacity effect, inter-interactions, liquid and fumes flow interactions, extrusive and intrusive interactions, time bound changes based interactions, environment mapping based interactions and engineering disintegration interactions with the displayed 3D model. The 3D model displayed is preferably a life-size 3D model, which can be further zoomed to view detailing without any blurring.

System for processing programmable buttons using system control interrupts in a portable device. The system comprises a programmable button that comprises logic to generate a selected system control interrupt when actuated. The system also comprises interrupt logic coupled to receive the selected system control interrupt. The interrupt logic comprises logic to generate a button report that includes a button identifier, which indicates that the programmable button has been actuated. The system also comprises button support logic that is coupled to receive the button report, the button support logic comprises logic to determine a selectable device function associated with the button identifier, and logic to activate the selectable device function.

A system and method for maintaining a pagefile of a computer system using a technique of reserving portions of the pagefile for related memory pages. Pages near one another in a virtual memory space often store related information and it is therefore beneficial to ensure that they are stored near each other in the pagefile. This increases the speed of reading data out of the pagefile because total seek time of a disk drive that stores the pagefile may decrease when adjacent pages in a virtual memory address space are read back from the disk drive. By implementing a reservation system that allows related pages to be stored adjacent to one another, the efficiency of memory management to of the computer system is increased.

A sound generation device is composed of a main unit and a game cartridge storing a sound generation program. The game cartridge includes an XY-axes acceleration sensor for detecting a tilt in two respective directions of a game device housing. When a button of the main unit is pressed, a CPU of in the main unit reads waveform data corresponding to one syllable in lyrics from human voice sound waveform data stored in a program ROM, changes a frequency and an amplitude of the waveform data in accordance with the obtained amounts of tilts in two directions, and outputs the processed waveform data from a loudspeaker as a sound. Thus, it is possible to provide a sound generation device capable of outputting a sound by changing its pitch and volume.

A network access control system comprises a reception unit receiving an authentication request message containing an authentication request of use of a secondary access network, the authentication request message is sent from a terminal that can use a core network by using a plurality of different types of access networks including a primary access network and the secondary access network, and arriving at the core network via the primary access network; an authentication unit performing authentication processing in response to the authentication request of the use of the secondary access network; and a transmission unit transmitting an authentication response message about the secondary access network that arrives at the terminal via the primary access network.

A data structure of readily accessible units of memory is provided as computer useable media having computer readable program code logic providing information tables and a software emulation program to enable hardware to run new software that uses transactional memory and a bit associated with a transaction for executing transactional memory constructs. The data structure with Guest PTRAN bit is used in emulation of software written for a given computer on a different computer which executes a different set of instructions. The emulating instructions are used to provide transactional memory instructions on a computer which does not support those instructions natively

The invention discloses a cervical collar which provides support, safety and stability to the neck of the wearer, and is arranged to prevent cervical flexion, extension and bilateral lateral flexion while allowing cervical rotation. The cervical collar comprises two parts; one back piece including a shoulder and back support piece attached to an adjustable neck piece and a chin support piece. The chin support piece can be lowered, raised and / or removed by the wearer of the collar in order to allow opening of the mouth sufficiently for eating or performing personal hygiene without unwanted extension of the neck.

A method and apparatus for facilitating attention to a task are disclosed. The method may include: detecting, with a sensor, one or more movements, estimating the task attention state based on the one or more movements, determining the workload based on the estimated attention state, and determining based on the workload, the optimal format for the relay of operational information that best facilitates attention to the task for increased ease of task performance.

A flexible optical waveguide having a core in which light propagates; and a cladding portion with a smaller refractive index than the core, that surrounds the core, wherein the flexible optical waveguide has a flexible portion between both end portions thereof, and at least one end portion of the both end portions is more solid than the flexible portion, is provided, which flexible optical waveguide, while assuring flexibility, can be mounted with high accuracy.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for fixing a joint portion includes a support of a generally rectangular shape having a longer side and a shorter side and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the support in at least a portion thereof. The support is provided with a non-adherent portion or a weakly adherent portion. The tape has a cut line extending from an end of the shorter side to near the non-adherent or weakly adherent portion.

A method for deriving a reverse model look-up table whose entries represent device dependent colors as a function of device independent colors, based on a forward model look-up table whose entries represent device independent colors obtained in response to printout of corresponding device dependent colors. For each device independent target color, a binary search of the forward model look-up table is performed so as to locate a cell that contains the device independent target color. The grid points from the forward model look-up table that define the cell are interpolated so as to obtain device dependent colors corresponding to the device independent target color. The device dependent color is stored at the grid point for the reverse model look-up table at a position corresponding to the device independent target color.

A semiconductor device is fabricated to include a withstand-voltage assurance layer designed into a multi-dimensional super junction structure and a group of trench gate electrodes, each of which penetrating a body layer in contact with the multi-dimensional super junction structure to reach the multi-dimensional super junction structure, so that dispersions of an on-resistance of the semiconductor device can be reduced. When a position at which the group of trench gate electrodes is created is shifted in one direction, the size of an overlap area common to the group of trench gate electrodes and an n-type column changes. However, the group of trench gate electrodes is oriented in such a way that the changes in overlap-area size are minimized.

A medical instrument which allows ligation in a living body to be efficiently carried out in safety by only one operator, or one operator and an assistant is provided. The medical instrument comprises a puncture needle for surgical suture insertion (20); a puncture needle for surgical suture gripping (30); a stylet (40) which is slidably inserted into the inside of the puncture needle for surgical suture gripping (30); and a fixing member (50) to which the puncture needle for surgical suture insertion (20) and the puncture needle for surgical suture gripping (30) are fixed, and when an annular member (42) which is formed at the distal end of the stylet (40) is projected from the distal end of the puncture needle for surgical suture gripping (30), the annular member (42) is extended such that the central axis of the puncture needle for surgical suture insertion (20) or its extension line penetrates through the inside of the annular member (42), with a feeding-out mechanism (60) which sequentially feeds out a surgical suture (S) toward the distal end thereof being provided on the proximal end side of the puncture needle for surgical suture insertion (20), and a projection mechanism (70) which causes the annular member (42) accommodated in the inside of the puncture needle for surgical suture gripping (30) to be projected from the distal end of the puncture needle for surgical suture gripping (30) being provided on the proximal end side of the puncture needle for surgical suture gripping (30).

An interbank online payment system connecting consumers, consumer banks, merchants and merchant banks via a fixed and / or a mobile telecommunication network, wherein said payment system comprises an automated information system adapted to communicate with a plurality of national banks affiliated to said payment system, a plurality of fixed payment terminals, and a plurality of mobile payment terminals. Said automated information system comprises an aggregation module that manages a plurality of personal user accounts, said automated information system giving said consumers access to a plurality of services including payment, cash withdrawal and / or money transfer.

The disclosure includes methods for preparing organosilicon-containing 1,2,3-triazoles by reacting an organosilicon containing azide with an alkyne compound or an organosilicon containing alkyne with an azide compound under thermal reaction conditions.

A steam generator includes a case that forms a predetermined space for storing water, a heater provided within the case, a sealing member for preventing water leakage from the case, and a pressure part to press the sealing member and the heater. The sealing member is also configured to secure and seal the heater such that water is prevented from penetrating or leaking toward a circuit part of the heater. A drum-type washing machine having the steam generator installed therein is also disclosed.

Provided is an apparatus and method for automatically generating a SELinux security policy based on SELT. In the method, process generation is prepared by receiving execution file names of a program destined for policy generation. A system call log, which is traced by generating a process by executing the received execution file of the program, is stored. The traced system call log is purified into data necessary for generation of a security policy. Objects are grouped in consideration of the relationship between the objects based on purified information. A normalized data structure is recorded in an SELT description language format using a security policy file. Duplication and collision between the generated SELT security policy and the previous security policy in a system are detected.

A device for the measurement of analytes in a body fluid including a support with an upper surface, a layer adhered to the upper surface, the layer being of a hardenable material wherein at least one microfluidic channel has been etched after the layer is at least partially hardened, and a semipermeable membrane at least partially covering the layer.

The present invention describes a replaceable breath alcohol sensor module that can be replaced with a new pre-calibrated breath alcohol sensor module or re-calibrated. The breath alcohol sensor module requiring calibration can be removed from the body of a Breath Alcohol Testing Device (commonly called “breathalyser” or “breathalyzer”). The breath alcohol sensor module can be separately calibrated for accurate calculation of “percent blood alcohol concentration” (% BAC) based on breath air samples and then re-installed into the breath alcohol tester or the old breath alcohol sensor module can be replaced with a new pre-calibrated breath alcohol sensor module. The present invention improves upon and / or replacing the current method of re-calibration at a breathalyzer service center.