235 results about "Embedding Medium" patented technology

The present invention provides reagents for use in an automated environment for removing or etching embedding media by exposing a biological sample to be stained in histochemical or cytochemical procedures without the dependence on organic solvents. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitate removal or etching of the embedding media from the biological sample. The present invention also provides reagents for use in an automated environment for cell conditioning biological samples wherein the cells are predisposed for access by reagent molecules for histochemical and cytochemical staining procedures. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitate molecular access to cells and cell constituents within the biological sample.

The present invention leverages a series of media watermark locations to provide information relating to media ownership and/or distribution source. This provides a forensic means to establish a source of media with a high degree of certainty despite malicious and/or non-malicious attacks. By providing embedded user unique identification, a source of copied media can be determined without the embedded information substantially interfering with the intended purpose of the media itself. In one instance of the present invention, digital media is transformed into an N-dimensional media signal. User unique keys are then utilized along with a master key to determine locations for embedding a watermark signal that possesses substantially similar quantized statistics as the transformed media signal. The watermark signal is then embedded into the media signal, fingerprinting the media.

Embedded Media Markers (EMM) are optical-filter-like overlaid marks that can be printed on a part of a paper document that signify the existence of media associated with that part of the document. Users take a picture of an EMM-signified document patch using a cell phone camera, and the media associated with the EMM-signified document location is retrieved and displayed on the phone. Unlike bar codes, EMMs are nearly transparent and thus do not interfere with the document contents. Retrieval of media associated with an EMM is based on image local features of the captured EMM-signified document patch. A semi-automatically technique places an EMM at a location in a document, in such a way that the EMM encompasses sufficient identification features with minimal disturbance to the original document.

There is provided a system and method for the creation of customized applications for mobile computing devices which will allow a user to incorporate selected media items into a preexisting program, thereby customizing it for execution on his or her own brand and model of device (e.g., cell phone). In one preferred embodiment, the media items will be resident on the user's phone and will be selected and transmitted to a remote computer for assembly into a customized application. The customized application will then be transmitted back to the user's phone for execution and viewing/hearing of the embedded media items. In another preferred embodiment, the media items will be resident on a remote computer where they will be selected by the user for incorporation into the customized program. The resulting program will then be transmitted to the user's designated device for execution.

The invention relates to a video auto-focusing system based on an embedded media processor. The system comprises a video collection module, an image acquisition and processing module, a focusing search module and a focusing execution module, wherein the acquisition and processing module is used to perform noise processing to the obtained original video image data and extract Y-component in the data, wherein the induction area selection algorithm based on region segmentation is adopted to extract focus area, the Tenengrad function based on Sobel gradient operator is adopted to calculate definition; the focusing search module is used to determine the moving direction of the camera lens and calculate the required step length (mov_step = step*level) of the lens; the position corresponding to the maximum definition value is used as focus position; and the focusing execution module is used to transmit control signals to a stepping motor used for driving the lens so as to adjust the position of the lens, according to the determined moving direction and step length of the lens in the focusing search module. By using the video auto-focusing system, the focusing accuracy and stability can be effectively increased, and the smoothness is improved.

A system and method for embedding recommendations on a portable media player are provided. In general, recommendations for media presentations stored or to be stored on the portable media player are generated by a recommendation engine hosted by an external system such as, for example, a user's personal computer or a network server. In one embodiment, the media presentations are songs, and the recommendations include a number of recommended songs for each song stored or to be stored on the portable media player. The recommendations may be limited to the media presentations stored on the portable media player or otherwise accessible to the portable media player. After the recommendations are generated, the recommendations are stored, or embedded, on the portable media player. Thereafter, the portable media player may use the recommendations to facilitate playback of media content on the portable media player.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a freeze-drying crisp fruit and vegetable piece, which includes the following steps: blanching raw materials for killing enzyme; preparing a color protection liquid using citric acid concentration, sodium isoascorbate concentration, or cysteine hydrochloride concentration, sodium phytate concentration and embedding medium, wherein, the ratio between the color protection liquid and the slice liquid material is 0.25-1:1; slowly freezing fruit paste with 4-7 mm thickness below a eutectic point at minus 30 DEG C. for one hour; placing the fruit paste on a separator plate of a vacuum lyophilizer after the machine is precooled to a cold trap minus 50 DEG C. with 30 Pa vacuum degree and 40 DEG C. separator plate temperature; heating and drying by programs, wherein, 3-5 DEG C. rises every hour when the temperature is below 10 DEG C.; keeping temperature at 10 DEG C. for 1 hour; heating continuously for rising 5-7 DEG C. every hour; keeping temperature for 2 hours at 40 DEG C.; obtaining the crisp fruit and vegetable pieces with water content below 7% after refrigeration; slicing and packing products in an independent drying room with air humidity 40-50%. The invention has a distinct fruit and vegetable original flavour with larger market prospect.

A microarrayer apparatus for constructing arrays of biological material from donor cores obtained from at least one donor block and placing the donor cores in an embedding medium carried by at least one recipient block. The apparatus includes a donor punch, a recipient punch, and a stylus mounted for independent coaxial movement along a common punch axis. The recipient punch cooperates with the stylus when ejecting a donor core from the donor punch to minimize deformation of the donor core.

The invention belongs to the field of water treatment, and relates to a method for strengthening the activity of anaerobic ammoxidized microorganisms through polyvinyl alcohol-sodium alginate-activated carbon embedment. The method comprises the following steps of: soaking activated carbon in anaerobic ammoxidized basic inorganic salt solution, and preparing an embedding medium by using polyvinyl alcohol, sodium alginate and the activated carbon into in a proportion; and uniformly mixing treated anaerobic ammoxidized sludge and the embedding medium in a volume ratio to obtain immobilized balls, and culturing to obtain the anaerobic ammoxidized microorganisms steadily coupled on the activated carbon. The invention aims at wastewater with low carbon-nitrogen ratio, and can provide a method for embedding the anaerobic ammoxidized sludge by using the sodium alginate and the polyvinyl alcohol as carriers and the activated carbon as a strengthening agent, and a technology for strengthening the activity of the anaerobic ammoxidized microorganisms and enabling the anaerobic ammoxidized microorganisms to resist the influence of adverse environment. By the method, sewage plants can run more steadily for a long time, and the conditions of actual operation management of the sewage plants are met.

Methods and apparatuses for gently removing embedding media from biological samples at temperatures below the embedding medium melting point with liquid composition using batch methods or automated instruments prior to immunohistochemical (IHC), in situ hybridization (ISH) or other special staining or histochemical or cytochemical manipulations.

The present invention provides a medium playing control system based on browser and a method thereof. An embedded medium player in set-top box provides a basic capability for playing medium. The browser embedded in the set-top box is integrated with embedded medium player through expanding the object and method of JavaScript and an information feedback mechanism of virtual press button. On one hand the medium playing capability of embedded player is called through the object and method of JavaScript; on the other hand, when the state changes or an error occurs in the playing process of embedded player, a virtual press button event is given to the embedded browser for forming a whole information feedback mechanism. The service function of medium playing is realized by the webpage in Web server. The set-top box obtains a corresponding webpage through the embedded browser and executes service logic for playing medium on the webpage. The medium playing control system of the invention is propitious to reduce the cost and risk for developing and disposing the service function, and is propitious to quickly respond the requirement of user to the medium playing service function.

The present invention provides reagents for use in an automated environment for cell conditioning of biological samples wherein the cells or tissues are predisposed for access by reagent molecules for histochemical and cytochemical staining procedures. The reagents comprise components optimized to faciliate molecular access to cells and cell constituents within the biological sample. The present invention also provides reagents for use in an automated environment for removing or etching embedding media by exposing a biological sample to be stained in histochemical or cytochemical procedures without the dependence on organic solvents. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitate removal or etching of the embedding media from the biological sample.

A preferred method for viewing embedded media in a virtual and augmented reality (VAR) scene can include at a viewer device, defining a real orientation of the viewer device relative to a projection matrix; and orienting a VAR scene on the viewer device in response to the real orientation in block, in which the VAR scene includes one or both of visual data and orientation data. The preferred method can further include selecting a media file in the VAR scene, wherein the media file is selected at a media location correlated at least to the real orientation of the viewer device; and activating the media file in the VAR scene at the media location. The preferred method and variations thereof functions to allow a viewer to interact with media that is embedded, tagged, linked, and/or associated with a VAR scene viewable on the viewer device.

A method, apparatus and system for automated removal of an embedding medium from an embedded biological sample. The method comprising the steps of: providing an automated sample processing apparatus having an automated process operation capability that causes automated process operation events through robotic sample process functions; providing a clearing solvent, e.g. an organic solvent, capable of lowering the melting point of an embedding medium and/or dissolving an embedding medium; loading a plurality of carriers with embedded biological samples in the automated sample processing apparatus; exposing an embedded biological sample to the clearing solvent, whereby the embedding medium is liquefied; and providing a washing solution capable of removing the clearing solvent and the liquefied embedded medium from said biological sample, said clearing solvent and said washing solution being immiscible.

Embedded Media Barcode Links (EMBL), are optimally blended iconic barcode marks printed on paper documents that signify the existence of media associated with that part of the document. EMBLs are used for media retrieval with a camera phone. Users take a picture of an EMBL-signified document patch using a cell phone, and the media associated with the EMBL-signified document location is displayed on the phone. Unlike traditional bar code which requires an exclusive space, EMBLs are optimally blended with contents and thus have less interference with the original document layout and can be moved closer to a media associated location. Unlike Embedded Media Makers (EMM) which requires underlying document features for the marker identification, EMBL has no requirement to underlying features. Moreover, EMBL can take the advantage of users' knowledge to traditional barcode. Retrieval of media associated with an EMBL is based on the barcode identification of the captured EMBL.

The present invention provides reagents for use in an automated environment for removing or etching embedding media by exposing a biological sample to be stained in histochemical or cytochemical procedures without the dependence on organic solvents. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitate removal or etching of the embedding media from the biological sample. The present invention also provides reagents for use in an automated environment for cell conditioning biological samples wherein the cells are predisposed for access by reagent molecules for histochemical and cytochemical staining procedures. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitate molecular access to cells and cell constituents within the biological sample.

The invention is directed to a sample holder for a microscope. The sample holder comprises a sample chamber which is filled with an immersion liquid and in which a sample is located. The sample chamber has an upper opening. It further comprises means for translating the sample relative to a detection objective of the microscope, and means for rotating the sample around an axis of rotation extending in a substantially horizontal plane which encloses an angle other than zero degrees with the optical axis of the detection objective. In a sample holder of this kind, the sample is embedded in a transparent embedding medium having at least partially a greater solidity than the immersion liquid. Further, the sample chamber has means for horizontally supporting the embedded sample against the effect of gravity.

A core-shell composite particle for incorporation into a composite wherein the composite has improved transparency is disclosed. The core-shell composite particle includes a core material having a first refractive index and a shell material having a second refractive index where the core-shell particle has an effective refractive index determined by the first refractive index and the second refractive index. The effective refractive index is substantially equal to the refractive index of the envisioned embedding medium. Methods of forming the core-shell particles are also disclosed.

The invention discloses a modified charcoal microballoon, and a preparation method and an application thereof. The preparation method for the modified charcoal microballoon comprises the following steps: (1) taking thalia dealbata powder, soaking in a soluble magnesium salt solution, filtering, taking out and then drying, thereby obtaining magnesium modified thalia dealbata powder; (2) carbonizing the thalia dealbata powder, thereby obtaining the modified charcoal; (3) taking the modified charcoal, and by taking a sodium alginate solution as an embedding medium and CaCl2 solution as a cross-linking agent, performing gel embedding and drying after embedding, thereby acquiring the modified charcoal microballoon. According to invention, the thalia dealbata powder is modified with magnesium at first, and then the modified thalia dealbata powder is taken as a precursor for carbonization, and lastly, the sodium alga acid solution is taken as the embedding medium for preparing the modified charcoal into microballoon; the obtained modified charcoal microballoon can effectively remove phosphorus from water and the removal rate is high; the abandoned thalia dealbata is recycled, so that the resource utilization of the wastes is realized.

The invention relates to the field of microbiology, and specifically relates to a composite microbial fertilizer and a preparation method thereof. The composite microbial fertilizer is composed of a composite microbial fermentation broth and an embedding medium, wherein a volume ratio of the composite microbial fermentation broth to the embedding medium are in a range of 1:5 to 1:4. The compositemicrobial fermentation broth is compounded of a co-culture comprising Candida utilis, lactic streptococci, lactobacillus acidophilus and bacillus subtilis, and a single nutrient solution comprising Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Azospirillum lipoferum, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus mucilaginosus and Azotobacter chrococcum. In the invention, composite microbes processed by embedding can be stored stably for more than 60 days and a count of the composite microbes is always more than 2 billion per gram, thus the composite microbial fertilizer comprising the composite microbes has a long effective time and can improve a planting capacity of soil.

Systems for browsing media that is accessible via the Internet are described. In many embodiments, the system includes a browsing application that identifies media within pages retrieved via the Internet by performing document analysis. The document analysis identifies pieces of media referenced by the page and, in a number of embodiments, also identifies pieces of media referenced by pages linked to by the original page. The identified pieces of media can be used to generate playlists that can then be played for a user via a television. In several embodiments, the browsing application is configured to render a playback page that shows pieces of media queued in a playlist and facilitates user navigation to other sites using a typical television remote control. One embodiment of the invention includes a server connected to a network, where the server hosts at least one page of information including embedded media, and a computing device connected to the network and to a display device, where the display device is configured to receive instructions from a remote control device. In addition, a browser application configures the computing device to retrieve a page hosted on the server, the browsing application further configures the computing device to perform page analysis, where page analysis includes identifying hyperlinks within the page, inspecting the hyperlinks to identify embedded media, and adding the embedded media to a playlist, and the browsing application further configures the computing device to generate a playback guide user interface in which the playlist of media is displayed, and to display the generated playback guide via the display device.