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This is the invention of a telemedicine system using internet, optical fiber, which is included medical reservation system, video conference system, e-carte, e-medical certificate, e-medical consent form and e-prescription and e-commerce. The medical examination is done using these. The consultation is possible by e-mail. Patient reserves using medical reservation system in internet, sees a doctor using a video conference system, pays by credit card by using e-commerce and gets medicine by e-prescription. Before seeing a doctor, patient submits e-medical consent form to agree on the medical examination using telemedicine system. Doctor sees a patient using video conference system, records using e-carte and prescribes using e-prescription. Inspection and medical examination between doctors are also possible. Pharmacist prescribes using e-prescription. By this system, patient soften mental burden and waist of time, doctor and pharmacist ease economical burden. Medical examination between long-distance and homemedicine are also possible.

In the case of a conventional image apparatus that generates refocus image on the occasion of image display, there is a waiting time because the image apparatus generates the refocus image in response to an operation of a user and requires the time to generate the refocus image. To address this situation, an image apparatus determines ranks of targets to be in focus based on history information indicating operation history, and generates sequentially combined image data from multi-viewpoint image data obtained by capturing images from multiple viewpoints, by focusing on the targets in accordance with the determined ranks.

A rewritable optical disk apparatus, optical information recording and reproducing apparatus or the like is allowed to automatically and properly adjust the optical system to the optimum focal condition regardless of the readout signal detector's positional error and the residual aberration in the optical system. The spherical aberration and defocus are coarsely adjusted using the amplitude (PP amplitude) of the tracking error signal and then finely adjusted using the amplitude (RF amplitude) of the readout signal. Since the spherical aberration can properly be adjusted, it is possible to raise the reliability of the readout signal.

A waiting time of an automated guided vehicle is substantially eliminated by significantly shortening the communication time of various information, and the transport efficiency of an automated guided vehicle as well as the operating rate of work stations and production lines as a whole are improved, and in addition, the flexibility of an operation control system for the automated guided vehicle is improved. An automated guided vehicle (1) includes a wireless local area network adapter (11) for passing information by radio with an operation control unit connected to the local area network or with another automated guided vehicle, a memory part (12) for storing at least information from the operation control unit or from another automated guided vehicle and information related to the automated guided vehicle itself, and a control part (14) for controlling the wireless local area network adapter and the memory part.

A discharge spout arrangement of an agricultural harvesting machine through which harvested crop processed by the harvesting machine can be transported to a transport vehicle. The discharge spout arrangement includes a first spout element connected with the harvesting machine. A second spout element is mounted to and defines an extension the first spout element. The second spout element is slidably movable between fully retracted and extended positions respectively wherein a discharge end of the second spout element is spaced a minimum and a maximum distance from a discharge end of said first spout element.

Multi-media call centers are able to receive incoming contacts or calls in a plurality of different types of medium. For example, as email, fax, chat, web-based and other types of contact. Incoming contacts are routed to one of a plurality of agents. Each agent has one or more skills, for example, a particular agent has knowledge about sales for product X and about technical support for product Y. Associated with each skill is a queue into which incoming calls are placed until an agent with that skill becomes available. Typically further subdivision of these queues is made such that for a particular skill, there is one queue for each possible medium. Often the queues referred to above build up and end user's experience significant waiting times before reaching a call center agent. This leads to dropped calls and customer dissatisfaction. To avoid this customers are able to switch between queues of different media types (but the same skill type) in order to reduce waiting times.

A classification algorithm is separated into one or more input-invariant parts and one or more input-dependent classification parts. Classifiable electronic data is obtained via a communication network. Using the classification algorithm, classifications of a plurality of data elements in the classifiable data are identified, where the at least one classification part incorporates user input concerning classification of at least one data element of the plurality of data elements.

An apparatus for controlling the progress of product processing comprises: processing state control means for controlling the states of processing for a plurality of products in a plurality of apparatus composing a production line; processing progress sensing means for sensing the progress of processing for a first product of the plurality of products based on the states of processing for the plurality of products; processing schedule extracting means for extracting a processing schedule for the first product from predetermined processing schedules for the plurality of products; and processing priority changing means for changing, based on the result of a comparison between the progress of processing for the first product and the processing schedule for the first product, a processing priority for a second product of the plurality of products which is related to the first product.

Network resources can be allocated more efficiently to communication sessions in a wireless telecommunications network, by the method of—monitoring the traffic load in the uplink and downlink direction in the network,—for the at least one session, determining the parameters ul_ratio and dl_ratio, given as ul_ratio=ul_throughput / (ul_throughput+dl_throughput) dl_ratio=dl_throughput / (ul_throughput+dl_throughput) wherein ul_throughput is the throughput in the uplink for the at least one communication session and dl_throughput is the throughput in the downlink for the at least one communication session, and—allocate resources to the at least one session in dependence of the traffic load and ul_ratio and dl_ratio, by allocating resources in the uplink in dependence of the dl_ratio and / or allocating resources in the downlink in dependence of the ul_ratio.

An elevator operation controller can land the elevator cage of an elevator at a predetermined floor by giving a command to the elevator without using a special key or a special portable terminal. An elevator operation controller 10 includes a receiving unit 11 specified by a proper telephone number and capable of receiving a speech from the elevator user through a public communication line, a speech recognition unit 12 for recognizing the speech of the elevator user received by the receiving unit 11, a command processing unit 13 for converting a command given by the elevator user and recognized by speech recognition made by the speech recognition unit 12 into an elevator operating signal, and an operation control unit 14 for controlling the operation of the elevator on the basis of the operating signal provided by the command processing unit 13.

An elevator operation controller can land the elevator cage of an elevator at a predetermined floor by giving a command to the elevator without using a special key or a special portable terminal. An elevator operation controller 10 includes a receiving unit 11 specified by a proper telephone number and capable of receiving a speech from the elevator user through a public communication line, a speech recognition unit 12 for recognizing the speech of the elevator user received by the receiving unit 11, a command processing unit 13 for converting a command given by the elevator user and recognized by speech recognition made by the speech recognition unit 12 into an elevator operating signal, and an operation control unit 14 for controlling the operation of the elevator on the basis of the operating signal provided by the command processing unit 13.

The invention provides a webpage access method, a terminal and a computer readable storage medium. After receiving an access request for a target webpage from a user, the terminal acquires an internal URL according to an external URL of the target webpage, and distinguishes information via the condition that whether distinguishing information is carried in the internal URL to give a hint that the target webpage is an information stream webpage or a non-information stream webpage to a distributor, so that the distributor can directly determine that which kind of user interface should be distributed to the current target webpage according to the received internal URL; before access to the network for acquiring webpage content, the external URL can be recovered according to the internal URL, and normal network accessing is ensured. Therefore, according to the scheme of the method provided by the invention, a plenty of necessary retrieval work in existing schemes are avoided, time consumed for distribution the user interface in webpage accessing is saved, and waiting time of the user is reduced; meanwhile, consumption of processing resources is also reduced, blockage of a terminal browser is avoided, and user experience is further enhanced.

A method and an apparatus are for the loading and postprocessing of three-dimensional digital volume data, in particular from the medical field. Layer images are usually acquired by CT or MR devices and combined to form a volume data record. These combined data are fed to one or more postprocessing methods, such as e.g. the VRT, MIP and / or MPR technique. These postprocessing methods can already be used for a portion of the loaded data directly after the beginning of the loading operation.

A method for producing a roadway structure includes the steps: applying pellets of an adhesive composition to a non-tacky surface of a substrate having a support structure, wherein the adhesive composition has at least one solid epoxy resin and at least one thermoplastic polymer that is solid at room temperature; and applying a bitumen-based bearing course. The method permits rapid and efficient production of a roadway structure with good adhesion between the substrate and the asphalt and is suitable in particular for the restoration of asphalt coverings, which must be carried out under time pressure. The application of primer courses is not required.

A classification algorithm is separated into one or more input-invariant parts and one or more input-dependent classification parts. The input-invariant parts of the classification algorithm capture the underlying and unchanging relationships between the plurality of data elements being operated upon by the classification algorithm, whereas the one or more classification parts embody the probabilistic labeling of the data elements according to the various classifications. For any given iteration, a user's input is used to modify at least one classification part of the algorithm. Recalculated classification parts (i.e., updated classification results) are determined based on computationally simple combinations of the one or more modified classification parts and the one or more input-invariant parts. Preferably, a graphical user interface is used to solicit user input. In this manner, wait times between user feedback iterations can be dramatically reduced, thereby making application of active learning to classification tasks a practical reality.

A smart entry system includes a smart control unit that detects whether communication with a portable device has been established, and a centralized control unit that unlocks a driver's door when a driver's door unlock operation is detected and establishment of communication with the portable device is detected. The centralized control unit includes a timer unit that measures time when a passenger's door open operation is detected or when a passenger's door open operation is detected and the fact that communication with the portable device has not been established is detected. The centralized control unit unlocks at least one of the passengers' doors along with the driver's door when a driver's door unlock operation is detected and establishment of communication with the portable device is detected while the timer unit is measuring a certain period of time.

A smart entry system includes a smart control unit that detects whether communication with a portable device has been established, and a centralized control unit that unlocks a driver's door when a driver's door unlock operation is detected and establishment of communication with the portable device is detected. The centralized control unit includes a timer unit that measures time when a passenger's door open operation is detected or when a passenger's door open operation is detected and the fact that communication with the portable device has not been established is detected. The centralized control unit unlocks at least one of the passengers' doors along with the driver's door when a driver's door unlock operation is detected and establishment of communication with the portable device is detected while the timer unit is measuring a certain period of time.

The present invention provides a probe card comprising a substrate and an external connection terminal located on substrate, wherein external connection terminal 1 is separated from a body of substrate by conductors attached to the substrate, whereby the waiting time due to dielectric absorption can be constantly shortened, and the steady-state leakage current can be stably reduced, thereby enhancing the accuracy of measuring microcurrents and determining microcurrent fluctuations for semiconductor wafer testing devices.

The present invention relates to a beverage vending machine, particularly a coffee vending machine. According to the invention, a control device is provided for reducing a power consumption in a standby mode (energy saving mode) by reducing a temperature of a water heater, particularly a boiler temperature, such as that of a pass-through heater or a bare-wire heating system, and the control device is implemented such that it controls or regulates the reduction of the temperature of the water heater, that is, the boiler temperature and / or a waiting period before beginning the reduction, as a function of a beverage dispensing process in a preceding period of time.

An apparatus and method for controlling apical growth of plants without cutting or pinching so as to increase productivity and efficiently utilize growth resources. A coiled frame is provided having the form of mirror image / opposed Fibonacci or Golden Spirals that expand from a first starting point and then contract back to a second starting point by an approximately similar number of quarter-turns at a selected pitch, the spring suitably being formed of a single length of wire. The apical growth tip of the plant is bent to meet the frame at selected locations and attached progressively as growth proceeds, using ties or other connectors. A stake inserted through the starting points of the spiral attaches the frame to the medium in which the plant is rooted. The stake is preferably angled so that the plant maximizes utilization of available light, for example, approximately 80° to the surface of the medium.

An automatic card shuffler has a shuffling device having a card exit and a card box rack. The card box rack has a connecting arm mounted on the shuffling device and a pivot shelf. The pivot shelf is pivotally connected on the connecting arm and is adapted to accommodate the card box. The pivot shelf is adapted to pivot relative to the connecting arm to a first position and a second position. In the first position, the cover of the card box is easy to be sealed. In the second position, the cover opens due to gravity and the opening of the card box is aligned to the card exit of the shuffling device. Therefore, when the poker cards are dispensing, the poker cards pass through the opening, enter the card box, and are stacked inside the card box to be sealed.

Disclosed is a sample measurement device comprising a first processing unit that performs a first measurement on a sample contained in a first container in a first cycle; a second processing unit that performs a second measurement on a sample contained in a second container in a second cycle different from the first cycle; and a relay section which is disposed between the first processing unit and the second processing unit and in which the second container is positioned, wherein the first processing unit performs a transferring operation of transferring the second container to the relay section, and the second processing unit performs a receiving operation of receiving the second container that has been transferred to the relay section from the relay section.

The invention provides a webpage access method, a terminal and a computer readable storage medium. After receiving an access request for a target webpage from a user, the terminal acquires an internal URL according to an external URL of the target webpage, and distinguishes information via the condition that whether distinguishing information is carried in the internal URL to give a hint that the target webpage is an information stream webpage or a non-information stream webpage to a distributor, so that the distributor can directly determine that which kind of user interface should be distributed to the current target webpage according to the received internal URL; before access to the network for acquiring webpage content, the external URL can be recovered according to the internal URL, and normal network accessing is ensured. Therefore, according to the scheme of the method provided by the invention, a plenty of necessary retrieval work in existing schemes are avoided, time consumed for distribution the user interface in webpage accessing is saved, and waiting time of the user is reduced; meanwhile, consumption of processing resources is also reduced, blockage of a terminal browser is avoided, and user experience is further enhanced.

An apparatus and method for controlling apical growth of plants without cutting or pinching so as to increase productivity and efficiently utilize growth resources. A spring-shaped frame is provided having the form of mirror image / opposed Fibonacci or Golden Spirals that expand from a first starting point and then contract back to a second starting point by an approximately similar number of quarter-turns, the spring suitably being formed of a single length of wire. The apical growth tip of the plant is bent to meet the frame at selected locations and attached progressively as growth proceeds, using ties or other connectors. A stake inserted through the starting points of the spiral attaches the frame to the medium in which the plant is rooted. The stake is preferably angled so that the plant maximizes utilization of available light, for example, approximately 80° to the surface of the medium.