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A system and method for conducting a multi-person, interactive auction, in a variety of formats, without using a human auctioneer to conduct the auction. The system is preferably implemented in software. The system allows a group of bidders to interactively place bids over a computer or communications network. Those bids are recorded by the system and the bidders are updated with the current auction status information. When appropriate, the system closes the auction from further bidding and notifies the winning bidders and losers as to the auction outcome.

A process for depositing polycrystalline silicon on substrates, including foreign substrates, occurs in a chamber at about atmospheric pressure, wherein a temperature gradient is formed, and both the atmospheric pressure and the temperature gradient are maintained throughout the process. Formation of a vapor barrier within the chamber that precludes exit of the constituent chemicals, which include silicon, iodine, silicon diiodide, and silicon tetraiodide. The deposition occurs beneath the vapor barrier. One embodiment of the process also includes the use of a blanketing gas that precludes the entrance of oxygen or other impurities. The process is capable of repetition without the need to reset the deposition zone conditions.

A method for applying a digital watermark to a content signal is disclosed. In accordance with such a method, a watermarking key is identified. The watermarking key includes a binary sequence and information describing application of that binary sequence to the content signal. The digital watermark is then encoded within the content signal at one or more locations determined by the watermarking key.

A resuscitation system for use by a rescuer for resuscitating a patient, comprising at least two high-voltage defibrillation electrodes, a first electrical unit comprising circuitry for providing resuscitation prompts to the rescuer, a second electrical unit separate from the first unit and comprising circuitry for providing defibrillation pulses to the electrodes, and circuitry for providing at least one electrical connection between the first and second units. In another aspect, at least two electrical therapy electrodes adapted to be worn by the patient for extended periods of time, circuitry for monitoring the ECG of the patient, an activity sensor adapted to be worn by the patient and capable of providing an output from which the patient's current activity can be estimated, and at least one processor configured for estimating the patient's current activity by analyzing the output of the activity sensor, analyzing the ECG of the patient, and determining whether electrical therapy should be delivered to the electrodes.

An apparatus and method for using ultrasound augmented with microbubbles, thrombolytic drugs or other agents for clot lysis wherein at least one ultrasound transducer generates a plurality of acoustic signals and time, amplitude, phase and frequency modulation of the signals provide more uniform power delivery with fewer gaps in the ultrasound field. Interference patterns from one or multiple transducers are constantly shifted in position. A phased array of transducers may generate a beam that is swept over the area to be treated. In another embodiment, an array of transducers may generate ultrasound at a number of slightly varying frequencies to produce an interference pattern that sweeps in and out through the targeted tissue. A single array may be used to produce both effects simultaneously or separately.

A collaborative communication system is disclosed. The collaborative communication system integrates a number of electronic. communication tools to meet the collaborative communication needs for an enterprise, family members or friends. All communications are within the system. According to one aspect of the collaborative communication system, registered users in the system are provided public, group and private arenas or domains. Depending on the privacy, communications with others may be conducted in any one of these domains. According to another aspect of the collaborative communication system, communications with others can be conducted through electronic internal mail (herein “i-mail”), instant messaging and file sharing. In particular, the i-mail operates on identifiers pertaining to registered users, thus eliminating the possibility of the registered users receiving unwanted email from other users outside the system.

A resuscitation system for use by a rescuer for resuscitating a patient, comprising at least two high-voltage defibrillation electrodes, a first electrical unit comprising circuitry for providing resuscitation prompts to the rescuer, a second electrical unit separate from the first unit and comprising circuitry for providing defibrillation pulses to the electrodes, and circuitry for providing at least one electrical connection between the first and second units. In another aspect, at least two electrical therapy electrodes adapted to be worn by the patient for extended periods of time, circuitry for monitoring the ECG of the patient, an activity sensor adapted to be worn by the patient and capable of providing an output from which the patient's current activity can be estimated, and at least one processor configured for estimating the patient's current activity by analyzing the output of the activity sensor, analyzing the ECG of the patient, and determining whether electrical therapy should be delivered to the electrodes.

A method for applying a digital watermark to a content signal is disclosed. In accordance with such a method, a watermarking key is identified. The watermarking key includes a binary sequence and information describing application of that binary sequence to the content signal. The digital watermark is then encoded within the content signal at one or more locations determined by the watermarking key.

A cluster computer system including multiple network accessible computers that are each coupled to a network. The network accessible computers implement host computer programs which permits the network accessible computers to operate as host computers for client computers also connected to the network, such that input devices of the client computers can be used to generate inputs to the host computers, and such that image information generated by the host computers can be viewed by the client computers. The system also includes a cluster administration computer coupled to the multiple network accessible computers to monitor the operation of the network accessible computers. A method for providing access to host computers by client computers over a computer network includes receiving a request for a host computer coupled to a computer network from a client computer coupled to the computer network, wherein the relationship of the host computer to the client computer is to be such that after the client computer becomes associated with a host computer, an input device of the client computer can be used to generate inputs to the host computer, and such that image information generated by the host computer can be viewed by the client computer. Next, a suitable host computer for the client computer is determined, and the client computer is informed of the network address of the suitable host computer.

An apparatus and method for using ultrasound augmented with microbubbles, thrombolytic drugs or other agents for clot lysis wherein at least one ultrasound transducer generates a plurality of acoustic signals and time, amplitude, phase and frequency modulation of the signals provide more uniform power delivery with fewer gaps in the ultrasound field. Interference patterns from one or multiple transducers are constantly shifted in position. A phased array of transducers may generate a beam that is swept over the area to be treated. In another embodiment, an array of transducers may generate ultrasound at a number of slightly varying frequencies to produce an interference pattern that sweeps in and out through the targeted tissue. A single array may be used to produce both effects simultaneously or separately.

A method and apparatus for stimulating a muscle of a subject are provided. The apparatus comprises a signal generator for generating an electrical pulse signal of a frequency and a current amplitude for inducing contractions in the muscle, and an electrode apparatus for applying the signal to nerves associated with the muscle to be stimulated or adjacent the muscle of the subject for stimulating the muscle. The frequency and current amplitude of the electrical pulse signal are selected so as to maximize the bulk of the muscle being subjected to the contractions so as to generate a shivering phenomenon therein.

A scalable, programmable software based application run on a programmed general-purpose digital computer is used for interconnecting a plurality of heterogeneous network nodes. The application has the ability to convert between any two signaling protocols used, such as those used over a telecommunications network, by converting an originating protocol to a universal non-protocol specific representation, and then converting the universal non-protocol specific representation to a receiving protocol. A call context is used to store information elements created from the originating protocol so that a universal call model applies inter-working rules. The universal call model is also in communication with state machines associated with both the originating and the terminating sides in order to supply the appropriate response signals anticipated by the originating and terminating sides received when each is in communication with its own protocol. As such, the universal call model allows both the originating and terminating sides of a call to operate independently of each other by virtue of the fact that each side deal through the universal call model and not directly with the side for which the protocol message is being converted. Therefore, any protocol is easily converted to any other protocol by first translating the protocol message to the universal protocol non-specific format.

The invention relates to a container assembly with a box- or bowl-shaped container bottom part (2), comprising a container base (4) and at least one container wall (5) running around the edge of the container base (4), together with a container lid (3) designed for closing the container bottom part (2) so as to define with the container bottom part (2) a volume of space. According to the invention it is provided that on an outer surface of the container bottom part (2) and / or of the container lid (3), a locating slot (15, 16, 17, 18) is formed to hold an information carrier card (19) in cheque card format, wherein the locating slot (15, 16, 17, 18) has guide means (20) for the temporary fixing of the information carrier card (19), together with a viewing window designed so that a card surface (21) of an information carrier card (19) inserted in the locating slot (15, 16, 17, 18) opposite the outer surface of the container bottom part (2) or the container lid (3), is visible from the outside.

A method for applying a digital watermark to a content signal is disclosed. In accordance with such a method, a watermarking key is identified. The watermarking key includes a binary sequence and information describing application of that binary sequence to the content signal. The digital watermark is then encoded within the content signal at one or more locations determined by the watermarking key.

An apparatus and system for delivering a lipophilic agent associated with a medical device including: a medical device, a first lipophilic agent capable of penetrating a body lumen, wherein the transfer coefficients of the first lipophilic agent is by an amount that is statistically significant of at least approximately 5,000, wherein the first lipophilic agent is associated with the medical device, wherein the first lipophilic agent / medical device is placed adjacent to said body lumen, and wherein a therapeutically effective amount of the first lipophilic agent is delivered to a desired area within a subject. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for improving patency in a subject involving placement of a medical device in a body lumen for treating and / or preventing adjacent diseases or maintaining patency of the body lumen.

The invention discloses an intelligent resident electricity utilization management method and a management system. The management system comprises an intelligent electric energy meter, a collector, a concentrator, a host station server, a short message platform, an energy storage element, and an electric vehicle electricity charging and conversion management module. The management method comprises the steps of intelligent acquisition for the resident electricity consumption condition, ordered electricity utilization management realization, on-line energy charge calculation, line loss analysis for power distribution grid which directly powers resident users, management in energy storage element access and charge-discharge, and management in conversion and charging of the electric vehicle. Through the management system and the management method, the advantages of intelligent electricity utilization management, improved management efficiency, and reduced management cost are achieved.

A method of forming an MTJ memory cell and / or an array of such cells is provided wherein each such cell has a small circular horizontal cross-section of 1.0 microns or less in diameter and wherein the ferromagnetic free layer of each such cell has a magnetic anisotropy produced by a magnetic coupling with a thin antiferromagnetic layer that is formed on the free layer. The MTJ memory cell so provided is far less sensitive to shape irregularities and edge defects than cells of the prior art.

The invention discloses a rice slow-release fertilizer and a preparation method thereof. The rice slow-release fertilizer comprises the following raw material components by weight: 25-40 parts of compound bacteria, 500-600 parts of an organic material, 800-1200 parts of an inorganic material, 100-150 parts of a fertilizer core, 20-30 parts of trace elements, 120-150 parts of additives, 70-80 partsof cellulose and 2500-3500 parts of a solvent.

The invention discloses a method for producing a microcrystalline glass-ceramics composite board with novel microcrystalline phase, which is characterized in that the composite board takes diopside-containing pyroxene as microcrystalline phase and the production method thereof comprises the steps as follows: firstly, microcrystalline glass granules are prepared; according to the weight percentage, the microcrystalline glass consist of 50-65% of SiO2, 5-25% of Al2O3, 5-20% OF CaO, 2-10% of MgO, 1-8% of K2O+NaO, 0-1% of Li2O, 0-8% of BaO, 0-8% of B2O3 and the balance of nucleating agent, clarifier and corant with the content ranging from 0 to 20%; secondly, a ceramic palette board is prepared; according to the weight percentage, the ceramic palette board comprises 66-75% of SiO2, 13-23% of Al2O3, 0.3-3% of CaO+MgO, 3-8% of K2O+Na2O and the balance of 0-2% of auxiliary raw material; finally, the raw materials are distributed, sintered and post-processed, thus gaining the finished product of the microcrystalline glass-ceramics composite board. The method has the advantages of low production cost, high product quality, good appearance effect, and the like.

A cluster computer system including multiple network accessible computers that are each coupled to a network. The network accessible computers implement host computer programs which permits the network accessible computers to operate as host computers for client computers also connected to the network, such that input devices of the client computers can be used to generate inputs to the host computers, and such that image information generated by the host computers can be viewed by the client computers. The system also includes a cluster administration computer coupled to the multiple network accessible computers to monitor the operation of the network accessible computers. A method for providing access to host computers by client computers over a computer network includes receiving a request for a host computer coupled to a computer network from a client computer coupled to the computer network, wherein the relationship of the host computer to the client computer is to be such that after the client computer becomes associated with a host computer, an input device of the client computer can be used to generate inputs to the host computer, and such that image information generated by the host computer can be viewed by the client computer. Next, a suitable host computer for the client computer is determined, and the client computer is informed of the network address of the suitable host computer.

A backlight unit includes a light-source substrate having mounted thereon a plurality of light-emitting elements emitting illumination light; a light guide plate having a side surface with the light-source substrate attached thereto so as to receive the illumination light from the light-emitting elements, the light guide plate also having a first surface extending substantially perpendicular to the side surface, and a second surface; a reflective sheet attached to the first surface and reflecting the illumination light towards the second surface; and an optical sheet layer attached to the second surface and including a plurality of stacked optical sheets. The side surface has a reflective portion that reflects at least a part of the illumination light. The at least a part of the illumination light to be reflected at the reflective portion is incident on the reflective portion at an incidence angle equal to or above a critical angle.

A collaborative communication system is disclosed. The collaborative communication system integrates a number of electronic communication tools to meet the collaborative communication needs for an enterprise, family members or friends. All communications are within the system. According to one aspect of the collaborative communication system, registered users in the system are provided public, group and private arenas or domains. Depending on the privacy, communications with others may be conducted in any one of these domains. According to another aspect of the collaborative communication system, communications with others can be conducted through electronic internal mail (herein “i-mail”), instant messaging and file sharing. In particular, the i-mail operates on identifiers pertaining to registered users, thus eliminating the possibility of the registered users receiving unwanted email from other users outside the system.

The invention provides a rock structural surface occurrence automatic digital measuring method integrated with laser-point cloud and digital imaging. By utilization of a photogrammetric technology, a mixed global and local threshold method is employed to extract contour lines off path lines, joint path lines are extracted through skeleton extraction and path line marking, and combined with other image processing methods, and information obtaining of rock joint path line occurrence is achieved. Finally, according to the distance of the path lines to the structural surfaces, the position relations of the path lines and the structural surfaces are determined, and the path lines and the structural surfaces are subjected to combining and grouping, and occurrence of each group is employed to represent rock structural surface occurrence. Laser-point cloud and digital imaging measuring methods are integrated, rapid, efficient, non-contact and landform disregard properties of the two measuring methods are utilized fully, the measuring accuracy is raised, and the provided method has advantages of high automation degree, strong universality, comprehensive description and the like.

A side mount hoist ring assembly adapted to swivel through a full 360 degrees and pivot through a full 180 degrees that is more economical and simple to fabricate since the pivot axis is offset a distance from the swivel axis. The lift comprises a body, a cylindrical bushing, a load bearing flange, a closed lifting loop, and a threaded mounting member. Lifting loads exerted on the lifting loop induce bending stress on the mounting member which are compensated for by the load bearing flange.

A shoes system for walk diagnosis using an insole sheet for walk diagnosis includes shoes for walk diagnosis including a PCB installation groove having a stepped groove at one upper side of an insole to mount a system for detecting a gait, a cover attached onto the insole, a pressure detection sheet placed on the cover to generate a switching signal corresponding to a pressure applied by a walker, and a circuit unit that is installed in the PCB installation groove, is connected to a connecting unit of the pressure detection sheet, accumulates and manages signals detected from the connecting part for each time slot, supplies wireless power to the system, and wirelessly transmits data corresponding to walk information, and a charging stage including a mounting panel for mounting the shoes for walk diagnosis.

A method of forming an MTJ memory cell and / or an array of such cells is provided wherein each such cell has a small circular horizontal cross-section of 1.0 microns or less in diameter and wherein the ferromagnetic free layer of each such cell has a magnetic anisotropy produced by a magnetic coupling with a thin antiferromagnetic layer that is formed on the free layer. The MTJ memory cell so provided is far less sensitive to shape irregularities and edge defects than cells of the prior art.

The invention discloses a region-based security evaluation method for the distribution system, which belongs to the field of electric power distribution system operation. The method contains the following steps: a. acquiring distribution system security region and security boundaries according to substation transformer capacity of the distribution system and link relationships among the substation transformers (101); b. acquiring the distance between operating point and the security boundaries (102); c. judging whether the operating point is within the distribution system security region according to the distance between the operating point and security boundaries (103); if yes, performing step (4), otherwise, performing step (5); d. acquiring the load shortage or excess Li of a link unit (104); e. adjusting the load of the substation transformers until the operating point comes back to the distribution system security region, then performing step (4) (105). The method provides more information than traditional N−1 simulation in distribution system security assessment; and reduces calculation, increases the operating speed and satisfies the requirement of real-time and on-line operation.

The invention provides a logistics integrated transportation method and a logistics integrated transportation system based on social idle resources. According to the logistics integrated transportation method, the social idle resources are utilized to serve as a carrier providing good transportation service on the trip, logistics companies serve as a shipper or a carrier in a compatible manner, the logistics integrated transportation method comprises a registration process, a demand matching process and a transportation monitoring process, the carrier conducts a reception confirming process and a freight reception payment process when the carrier delivers the good entrusted by the shipper to a destination after the trip, if the carrier cannot deliver the whole or part of the good entrusted by the shipper to the destination directly on the trip, the carrier publishes a demand as a forwarder, and conducts a forward matching process and a freight stage payment process. By applying the logistics integrated transportation method and the logistics integrated transportation system, a wide range of resources can be integrated to form a convenient and fast transportation chain, so that the energy is saved, the good flow capacity is increased, and the speed is accelerated.