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Secure, verifiable, computer-enabled, LAN/WAN/Wireless networked, facility emergency notification, rapid alert management, and occupant alarm systems for public, private, and government buildings, and outdoor areas for which there is a need for rapid alerts to occupants or attendees of the occurrence of impending or in-progress dangerous or threatening events. The inventive system is a highly flexible rapid alert initiation, management and archival system comprising computer-enabled and network-linked apparatus, software, and methods enabling rapid dissemination from a central station or decentralized location of alerts of the occurrence of threatening or dangerous events in a series of hierarchical, increasing levels of directed action to be taken by the occupants, and permits monitoring and controlling activity of occupants during the event, archiving event data, including audio or/and video recordings until the situation returns to normal and an all clear signal is given. Databases provide site plans to assist in the response planning and execution.

The present invention provides a method and system for disseminating urgent public announcements over an IP-based network. One or a plurality of Internet- or Intranet-connected servers receive and store data identifying particular geographic locations to current announcements. The servers identify IP addresses of users making URL requests or requests for target applications (an access point by which a network-connectable mobile device is connected to an Internet- or Intranet-connected server), determine a location for each user from the user's IP address (or access point), and determine whether an IP address (or access point) of a user corresponds to a location for which an announcement has been posted. If the user is identified to a location for which a current announcement is available, the announcement is displayed to the user. The announcement may be displayed by redirecting the user to a web page containing the announcement. Alternatively, the announcement may be displayed in a pop-up window or in a banner on a web page requested by said user. A banner displaying such an announcement may incorporate a link to permit the user to click through to a web page containing a more detailed version of the announcement.

An arrangement for distributing information from Information Providers (IP) to Information Recipients (IR) that utilizes the email system and the Internet to communicate with popular hardware devices—computers, PDAs, cellular phones, etc. IRs receive information anonymously and only the information desired. IPs do not need to “spam” the world in the hope of getting their information into the right hands because it is organized in a manner that allows IRs to receive exactly what they are looking for. Information is provided by an IP to an IR in response to a request from an IR. A PR server organizes and stores information uploaded by IPs, retrieves information requested by an IR and sends an automated response to the IR. A web domain is associated with the PR server provides a common email addressing scheme for communicating between the PR server and the IRs.

A statistical processing system includes a server operably configured with program instructions implementing a plurality of statistical models to at least one of (a) predict a health outcome based on questionnaire responses, (b) assist a patient's choice of therapeutic modality based on questionnaire responses, and (c) assess a health risk or status based on questionnaire responses. Also provided is a research agency communicating with the server and contracted to provide the statistical models using a visual interface communicated by the server. The server is configured to analyze requests received from users relating to a plurality of said statistical models to reduce redundancy in requests for patient data.

A vehicle communication network provides information about traffic conditions in a local area on a near real time basis. An RF transceiver in a vehicle communicates with other transceivers in other vehicles to relay traffic condition related information. The traffic information can be provided to local vehicles equipped with transceivers, or roadside devices that participate in the communication network. The traffic information is derived from data that may include time, position, velocity, acceleration or other information related to traffic flow. The data can be derived from a GPS, accelerometer or other devices that are typically prevalent in automobiles, whether as standalone units or integrated into the automobile. The transceivers can implement an emergency messaging construct to permit rapid dissemination of traffic information that may be derived from collisions, slowdowns, congestion or other traffic conditions that may prompt drivers to slowdown or otherwise increase vehicle spacing. The vehicle network can be implemented using add-on equipment in conjunction with PNDs or smart cellular telephones, or as a standalone device that is optionally integrated into a PND or vehicle.

The present invention relates to Internet information services. In particular, the present invention relates to improvements related to and/or use of the Usenet. The present invention also has application to email systems, as well as other electronic distribution media. In one aspect, the present invention relates to the distribution, access and/or download speed of Web objects, and involves a new system design and method of use, providing a Usenet based alternative to the current Web caching and mirroring solutions. A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method that enables relatively transparent encoding within Web objects' URLs information necessary to locate the object in a Usenet server and retrieve it. The method also allows transparent retrieving of news cached objects from their original servers.

A processor contains multiple levels of registers having different access latency. A relatively smaller set of registers is contained in a relatively faster higher level register bank, and a larger, more complete set of the registers is contained in a relatively slower lower level register bank. Physically, the higher level register bank is placed closer to functional logic which receives inputs from the registers. Preferably, the lower level bank includes a complete set of all processor registers, and the higher level bank includes a smaller subset of the registers, duplicating information in the lower level bank. The higher level bank is preferably accessible in a single clock cycle.

A flexible display for displaying images comprises a plurality of columns of pixel elements, each pixel element having display elements, a pixel driver for processing an output signal from a preceding adjacent pixel element in the same column and generating and transmitting an output signal to a succeeding adjacent pixel element in the same column; electrical conductors extending between pixel elements of each column for electrically connecting the pixel driver of the preceding adjacent pixel element to the pixel driver of the succeeding adjacent pixel element; an image signal processor for generating and delivering pixel element actuating signals to a first pixel element of each the column; and support connectors extending between adjacent pixel elements in the same column and between adjacent pixel elements of adjacent columns and permitting relative movement of the adjacent pixel elements.

The invention relates to a Schottky diode in which p-doped regions (4, 5) are incorporated in the Schottky contact area. At least one (5) of these regions (4, 5) has a greater minimum extent, in order to initiate a starting current.

This disclosure describes a global attacker database that utilizes device fingerprinting to uniquely identify devices. For example, a device includes one or more processors and network interface cards to receive network traffic directed to one or more computing devices protected by the device, send, to the remote device, a request for data points of the remote device, wherein the data points include characteristics associated with the remote device, and receive at least a portion of the requested data points. The device also includes a fingerprint module to compare the received portion of the data points to sets of data points associated with known attacker devices, and determine, based on the comparison, whether a first set of data points of a first known attacker device satisfies a similarity threshold. The device also includes an security module to selectively manage, based on the determination, additional network traffic directed to the computing devices.

A solution for sharing assets associated with componentized software units (software components) having a set of well defined interfaces. Each software component can be associated with a particular level of granularity and can be formed from one or more other lower-level software components. Each software components can be associated with one or more test assets as well as one or more deployment assets. The software components and associated assets can be stored in one or more shared asset repositories. Solutions and/or solution templates can be rapidly developed using automated tools associated with the shared asset repository, as previous design, test, and deployment efforts are able to be strongly leveraged.

System and method for transparently attaching wireless peripherals to a computer using a Bluetooth wireless network. A preferred embodiment comprises an interface (for example, interface 630), a communications bus (for example, a USB 620), and a Bluetooth wireless network adapter (for example, a master unit 610). The interface translates messages from either the communications bus or the Bluetooth wireless network adapter so that a software stack is not needed to perform the translation at a later time. This helps to maintain the computer's reliability and performance. The system and method also affords wireless connectivity without the presence of a computer system.

The invention discloses a resident diet balance quantification analysis method based on an intelligent information processing terminal, and a system thereof. The resident diet balance quantification analysis method comprises the steps of firstly establishing a customized healthy dirt evaluation standard, establishing a science popularizing database on the intelligent information processing terminal; evaluating the rationality of resident diet; providing an energy consumption guidance to a user; providing a customized automatic diet to the user; and providing dynamic display for typical dishes and diets. The resident diet balance quantification analysis method and the system perform necessary setting for the upper limit and the lower limit of nutrition intake recommend value of different groups, and provide diet quantification analysis, balanced diet guidance, human body nutrition intake and consumption, diet matching, dish recommend, making demonstration and specific population diet guidance, and furthermore can be used anytime and anywhere. Professional knowledge of nutriology is transmitted to common people in a science popularizing mode, thereby realizing purposes of improving people's constitution and reducing frequency of chronic diseases.

Modifications to the spanning tree algorithm allow bad news to propagate quickly by providing that protocol entities on bridges process inferior information sent by the designated bridge for each LAN. In addition, bridges use per port hello timers to stimulate information propagation, setting it to suit local link characteristics. No changes to the format of bridge protocol data units (BPDUs) as specified in the IEEE Standard 802.1D are required, and the algorithm for computing the topology of the network remains unchanged. Techniques have been adopted for expiring information and recomputing the spanning tree upon detection of link failure, upon receipt of a message having a message age greater than its accompanying maximum age, or if the port hello time algorithm detects a loss of link. Rules for propagating information are provided allowing rapid propagation of changes. Finally, techniques for burning out information in a configuration message are adopted.

A TFT array substrate is provided, which blocks effectively the light traveling toward the active layers of the TFTs. A patterned first light-shielding layer is formed between a transparent plate and TFTs in such a way as to overlap with the active layers of the TFTs. A patterned third light-shielding layer is formed to cover the TFTs on the opposite side to the plate with respect to the TFTs. The third light-shielding layer has the first parts extending along the rows of the matrix and the second parts extending along the columns thereof. A patterned second light-shielding layer is formed between the first light-shielding layer and the TFTs. The second light-shielding layer has a light-absorbing property, which absorbs the light entering the inside of the substrate. A patterned fourth light-shielding layer, which has a light-absorbing property, may be additionally provided between the TFTs and the third light-shielding layer.

Improved systems and methods for soliciting, acquiring and managing information associated with both buyers and sellers in a purchasing transaction. The system includes the computer hardware infrastructure necessary to allow specific input and management access to databases maintained by or through sellers of products and services, by the individual participants/purchasers of the products and services. The improved systems and methods permit paperless enrollment and information management into individual purchasing transactions and group purchasing transactions. The improved methods allow noncomputer literate individuals to readily understand, access and accurately manage information about themselves in association with an individual purchase transaction or an association with group purchasing transactions. The present invention finds particular application in such fields as employee benefit enrollment plans, group insurance plans and other types of goods and services purchasing transactions where significant amounts of information regarding the buyer might be required.

Multicast capabilities of a link state protocol controlled network are used to accelerate the flooding advertisement of topology change notifications within portions of the network. This flooding mechanism may be particularly efficient in a network with a large number of two-connected nodes such as a ring network architecture. A control plane specific multicast group address is used when flooding topology change notifications, and a process such as reverse path forwarding check is used as an additional control on forwarding of the notification to prevent looping of control plane packets. Two-connected nodes insert a forwarding entry into their FIB to enable frames containing the control message to be forwarded via the data plane on to the downstream node so that propagation of the control message along a chain of two-connected nodes may occur at data plane speeds.

The invention relates to a driver's knee airbag (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, with a gas generator (2), a plurality of chambers (5, 6, 7) and catch straps (3, 4). So that it deploys better and provides better protection for a vehicle occupant, in particular the driver, in the event of a crash, it comprises a first catch strap (3) dividing the airbag essentially horizontally, and two catch straps (4) extending essentially vertically from the first catch strap (3). The space between the steering column and the knees of the driver is therefore rapidly filled by the airbag in the event of a crash.

The invention relates to an instantaneous website system and a method for combining a website with an instantaneous communication platform. The client of the instantaneous website system comprises an instantaneous communication platform client unit comprising an input module and a display module; a server comprises an instantaneous communication server unit for accessing instantaneously updating data, and a synchronous unit which is communicated with the instantaneous communication server unit and the instantaneous communication platform client unit; the input module inputs data and instantaneously transmits the data to the instantaneous communication server unit; the display module is in communication connection with the synchronous unit; and the data accessed by the instantaneous communication server unit is instantaneously and synchronously transmitted to the display module to display by the synchronous communication unit. By combining the website with the instantaneous communication platform, the invention enables the internet information spreading to be faster and wider, and enables people to operate the internet, browse websites and communicate more conveniently and quickly in a wider range.