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An RF addressable sensor network architecture is provided. The RF addressable sensor network includes one or more RF addressable sensors, one or more wireless sensor readers coupled to a communications network, and one or more end user devices coupled to the communications network. The RF addressable sensor network may also include a sensor network processor. An RF addressable sensor includes one or more sensor elements, one or more antennas for communicating with the wireless sensor reader, an RF power and communications interface, and RFID control module, and a sensor interface. The wireless sensor reader includes one or more antennas, a user interface, a controller, a network communications module, and an RF addressable sensor logic module.

The present invention pertains to a system and method for transdermal sampling, comprising: at least one sampler for retrieving and transferring at least one analyte obtained transdermally from the skin of a subject; at least one detector system for identifying and quantifying said at least one analyte; and at least one logic module for (i) receiving and storing input data from said at least one detector, (ii) relating the input data to other data obtained from the subject, (iii) displaying output information, (iv) transmitting the output information to another system, and (v) controlling the operation of said at least one sampler and at least one detector.

A programmable logic device with ferroelectric configuration memories storing multiple configuration data sets. The device has programmable logic blocks, interconnections, and I / O blocks to provide desired logic functions. Those building blocks can be dynamically reconfigured by changing the selection of configuration data stored in the device's integral configuration memories. The configuration memories are divided into groups, so that they can be loaded concurrently with multiple configuration data streams. To protect the content of configuration memories from unauthorized access, the device employs an authentication mechanism that uses security IDs stored in the configuration memories. The device has a memory controller to provide an appropriate power supply sequence for ferroelectric memory cells to ensure the reliable data retention when the device is powered up or shut down.

The present invention is directed to a method of integrating information, including real-time information, into a virtual thematic environment using a computer system, including accessing the stored information from a database or downloading the real-time information from a source external to the thematic environment; inserting the real-time information into the thematic environment; and displaying the information to a user within the thematic environment. In one embodiment, the computer system is connected to a holographic projection system such that the images from the thematic environment can be projected as holographic projections. The computer system includes an interactive software application platform having at least one thematic / publishing logic module which contains thematic environment rules; at least one digital content library module which provides content management on the thematic environment; and at least one quantum imaging environment (QIE) module which interprets content such that the content is manipulated and accessed by any device.

According to an embodiment, a data processing system for facilitating consumer identity resolution comprises: a first logic module adapted to receive at least two collections of consumer records from at least two different sources; a second logic module adapted to compute first trust scores for first data fields of the first collection and second trust scores for second data fields of the second collection; a third logic module adapted to generate a master collection of consumer records comprising at least one master consumer record that is correlated to a record from the first collection and a record from the second collection, the correlation being based on at least on the trust scores; and a fourth logic module adapted to receive a set of contextual transaction data. The data processing system is adapted to identify a consumer based on the contextual transaction data and the master collection of consumer records.

The present invention provides an improved method and system for real-time monitoring, validation, optimization and predictive fault analysis in a process control system. The invention monitors process operations by continuously analyzing sensor measurements and providing predictive alarms using models of normal process operation and statistical parameters corresponding to normal process data, and generating secondary residual process models. The invention allows for the creation of a fault analyzer directly from linearly independent models of normal process operation, and provides for automatic generation from such process models of linearly dependent process models. Fuzzy logic is used in various fault situations to compute certainty factors to identify faults and / or validate underlying assumptions. In one aspect, the invention includes a real-time sensor data communications bridge module; a state transition logic module; a sensor validation and predictive fault analysis module; and a statistical process control module; wherein each of the modules operates simultaneously.

Methods, systems, and arrangements facilitate information interexchange between a telecommunications network and an information service provider (InfSP). For example, a business-to-business (B2B) engine includes one or more logic modules for interfacing with the telecommunications network and with the InfSP. The B2B engine facilitates the reporting of, e.g., realtime information from the telecommunications network to the InfSP. This realtime information may include subscriber unit location and may be acquired and / or reported based on a mapping data structure in, e.g., the B2B engine. The data structure maps a service class to one or more parameters that dictate or provide guidance with respect to which parameters are relevant, as well as their respective values, and a mechanism for achieving the stipulated parameters. The mechanism may include specific network nodes / entities as well as frequency of acquisition to thereby enable location-tailored content data and / or services to be provided to a subscriber.

Interface elements of a logic module are translated by renaming, adding dummy elements, and / or associating traps with dummy elements. Trusted parties are made aware of renamed interface elements and thereby allowed to properly communicate with logic module. Untrusted parties are kept unaware of the interface translation, with attempts to guess correct interface elements likely to fail, instead resulting in communication attempts with dummy elements and subsequent trapping of the untrusted parties.

A wireless communication unit comprising a transmitter having a power amplifier, a controller logic module arranged to control a power control value of the power amplifier and a closed loop control system operably coupled to the power amplifier and arranged to monitor a level of peak PA compression, wherein in response to the identified level of peak PA compression the controller logic module is arranged to automatically adjust a power amplifier power control value of the PA to obtain a predetermined level of peak PA compression.

A food safety device for placement on a product is disclosed. The food safety device comprises one or more sensors that measure at least one condition of the product and / or its environment, one or more visual indicators that are configured to display a visual indication of freshness and / or safety of the product. An antenna transmits and receives data regarding the at least one measured condition of the product and the freshness and / or safety of the product. A logic module executes programmable logic to determine the freshness and / or safety of the product from the at least one measured condition of the product, to cause the one or more visual indicators to display a visual indication of the freshness and / or safety it determines, and to transmit and receive data regarding the at least one measured condition of the product and the freshness and / or safety of the product via the antenna.

An implanted fluid access port locator system for adjustable gastric bands. The system may include an access port having an RFID tag with its antenna adjacent to the receiving portion of the port. An external locator with radio frequency transmitter / receiver circuitry sends read or interrogation signals to the RFID tag and may send write signals to the tag to write treatment data to memory of the RFID tag. The locator may include an antenna array with four patch antenna arranged in pairs to model two monopulse radar antenna systems. The locator also includes processor(s) and logic modules / circuitry for processing the tag response signals received by the antenna array to determine location information for the RFID tag and associated port, i.e., to identify the center of the port relative to the antennae array or array face such as with strength and direction information relative to the array face. A method of locating implanted fluid access port includes providing radio frequency transmitter / receiver circuitry on the access port and manipulating a handheld locator outside the body to pinpoint the position and orientation of the access port. A mark may be made with a handheld locator to direct insertion of a needle for adding or removing fluid from an implanted system through the access port.

A system and method to facilitate the translation of Command Line Interface (CLI) configuration scripts associated with a device into the corresponding equivalent CLI configuration scripts of another device. The system includes a translator and one or more data dictionaries. The translator includes a user interface module, a translator logic module to enable the translation, and a current data dictionary module for retaining a selected data dictionary. Each of the data dictionaries includes common syntax generated for a variety of CLI script types. A particular data dictionary is referenced based upon initial input from a network administrator. The translator then generates the automated translation of corresponding scripts from those scripts associated with an original device into a device having differing script requirements.

An RF addressable sensor network architecture is provided. The RF addressable sensor network includes one or more RF addressable sensors, one or more wireless sensor readers coupled to a communications network, and one or more end user devices coupled to the communications network. The RF addressable sensor network may also include a sensor network processor. An RF addressable sensor includes one or more sensor elements, one or more antennas for communicating with the wireless sensor reader, an RF power and communications interface, and RFID control module, and a sensor interface. The wireless sensor reader includes one or more antennas, a user interface, a controller, a network communications module, and an RF addressable sensor logic module.

An analog open-loop voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) calibration circuit and method for selecting the frequency of the VCO for a phase locked loop (PLL).A frequency divider module produces a 50% duty cycle divided local oscillation and a 50% duty cycle divided reference signal, wherein the divided signals are substantially equal. A period-to-voltage conversion module converts the divided local oscillation signal and the divided reference signal to voltages proportional to the divided signals. A comparator module produces a frequency adjustment signal based on a comparison of the proportional voltages and couples the frequency adjustment signal to a logic module which produces a frequency compensation signal based on the frequency adjustment signal. The frequency compensation signal functions to adjust the configuration of switched capacitors in a capacitor bank, coupled to the VCO tuned circuit, until the divided local oscillation signal is substantially equal to the divided reference signal.

A communication device configured to assign a data packet to a memory bank of a memory device is provided. The communication device includes an input port for receiving the data packet, a look-ahead logic module, a pointer assignment module, and an output port. The look-ahead logic module is configured to select an address of the memory bank of the memory device by overriding an address mapping scheme that permits successive data packets to be assigned to the same memory bank. The pointer assignment module is configured to assign a pointer to the data packet based upon the memory bank determined by the look-ahead logic module. In addition, the output port is configured to transfer the data packet to the memory bank of the memory device.

The invention features a method wherein a recognition environment utilizes pseudo-English as a programming language to extract simple and complex objects with image-and / or map-data as inputs. Based on this human / computer interface in which pseudo-English is a programming language, the object-recognition system has three major logic modules: (1) an input data module; (2) an information-processing module, coupled with the above-noted human computer interface (HCI) module; and (3) an output module that has a feedback mechanism back to the main information-processing and the input-data module. A physical phenomenon (i.e., one that is visible, audible, tactile, etc.) is analyzed by the information-processing module to determine whether it is susceptible to description or articulation. If not, the phenomenon is matched or compared, via the output module, to a known articulatable, physical-phenomenon model and recognizable features are extracted.

The present invention provides for flexibly configurable network diagnostic modules that can implement any of a plurality of network diagnostic functions. A network diagnostic module receives an indication that a selected network diagnostic function (e.g., network analyzer, jammer, generator, bit error rate tester, etc.) is to be implemented. The network diagnostic module receives a bit file with instructions or data for implementing the selected network diagnostic function at one or more ports. The network diagnostic module identifies a programmable logic module (e.g., a Field-Programmable Gate Array (“FPGA”)) that controls the one or ports. The network diagnostic module loads a portion of the bit file at the identified programmable logic module to cause the programmable logic module and the one or more ports to interoperate to implement the selected network diagnostic function. A plurality of network diagnostic modules can be included in a common computer system chassis.

A method and system are disclosed for performing trusted computing for blade devices, such as blade servers or other blade devices. The computing domain for the blade devices is managed by a chassis management logic module. Methods for performing blade capability authorization and optional blade authentication are provided. A method for performing blade device boot processing is also provided.

According to an embodiment, a data processing system for recommending offers to an offer provider comprises: a memory storing a set of historical transaction records pertaining to past consumer transactions and a set of offer data relating to an offer provider; and a logic module adapted to automatically recommend an offer to the offer provider based on at least a subset of the historical transaction records and at least a subset of the offer data. In an embodiment, upon selection by the offer provider, the electronic offer is included in an electronic receipt transmitted to a data processing system associated with a consumer. In an embodiment, the offer is recommended to the offer provider based on a trend identified with respect to a set of products or offers. In an embodiment, the recommendation of the offer includes the automatic determination of terms or campaign parameters for the recommended offer.

The invention relates to a real-time and dynamic monitoring and recording device in the electric power system. IEC61850 models are uniformly established at a server end according to the IEC61850 standard requirement, and a failure wave recording logic module and a PMU logic module which have the same hardware platform are arranged at the server end; the system collocation is realized according to IEC 61850-6; and a separately used collocating tool is formed. The invention respectively models failure wave recording and synchronous phasor measurement into different logic equipment, not only realizes the data record under the condition of failure of the power system, but also realizes synchronous phasor measurement for important substations and power plants of the power system and further builds a real-time and dynamic monitoring system of the power system so as to enhance the monitoring for the dynamic safe stability of the power system and improve the ability of a dispatching mechanism to accurately grasp the running state of the system. The invention can be widely applied to various occasions of wave recording of lines, main substations and machine set as well as synchronous phasor measurement of important power plants and substations.

A data processing system for managing electronic offers, the system comprising: a first logic module adapted to receive a set of recommendation reference data comprising a plurality of items, the plurality of items including at least one product or service, and at least one offer; a second logic module adapted to determine a set of association scores for the plurality of items based on the recommendation reference data; and a third logic module adapted to select a recommended offer based on at least one association score. In an embodiment, the recommended offer is distributed in response to a request for a receipt. In an embodiment, the recommended offer is included in a transaction receipt transmitted to a customer data processing system. In an embodiment, at least one weight is modified based on feedback from an offer redemption, an offer activation, or a purchase.

A multi-mode mobile station includes a first interface for wireless communication with a wireless local area network (WLAN) and a second interface for wireless communication with a wireless wide area network (WWAN). An internetwork service control system controls how services are provided to the multi-mode mobile station via the WLAN and the WWAN. The same service logic in the internetwork service control system can control the provision of services via both the WLAN and the WWAN. For example, a service logic module can be executed to define SIP signaling to control the provision of a service via the WLAN and can be executed to define WIN signaling to control the provision of the same service via the WWAN. The internetwork service control system may also include a call state monitor that maintains the call state of the multi-mode mobile station via the WLAN and the WWAN.

The invention is a system for protecting mobile devices in cellular networks from unauthorized harmful applications and for protecting cellular network infrastructure from targeted or benign overloads. The system comprises mobile cellular devices and a cellular network infrastructure. Some of the mobile devices comprise an application manager, which is adapted to manage the aggregation and learning processes, and a detection manager, which is adapted to analyze network behavior and detect deviations. The application manager and the detection manager are adapted to monitor the applications running on a device, learn the patterns of mobile applications network behavior and detect meaningful deviations from the application's observed normal behavior. The cellular network infrastructure comprises a services module, a logic module, and a database access unit adapted for aggregation and analysis of an application's network traffic patterns for numerous users.

A method and system of cooling hardware, sensing hardware, and supporting code streams that enables a non-redundant liquid cooling system to be used seemlessly in conjunction with an air cooling backup solution. The result offers system speed and reliability benefits of liquid cooling except for the brief occasions when the primary cooling system has failed and air cooling takes over. Until the liquid cooling is repaired, system clocks are automatically slowed to be compatible with the circuit speeds possible at the higher temperatures associated with air cooling. When the liquid cooling is repaired, the system clocks are automatically returned to their normal fast state. Depending on the circuit technology used, a supplied voltage may be varied while being air cooled.

The invention discloses an electronic access control system of a dynamic bar code. The electronic access control system comprises a mobile terminal, a service logic module, a bar code module and an access control module. According to the electronic access control system, a user registers and binds the terminal on a system, and when the user needs to access an entrance guard, the user applies for the permission of the entrance guard; the system generates a dynamic password, distributes the permission, and codes the dynamic password to the bar code after encrypting the dynamic password, pushes the dynamic password to a user terminal, and synchronizes the dynamic password to an access controller; the user scans the bar code on the access control system after acquiring the bar code, and the access control system scans the bar code to obtain the content included in the bar code and decrypts the content to obtain a password to judge whether a door is opened or not. The electronic access control system dynamically generates the bar code including password information and issues the bar code to the terminal user, thereby providing a convenient and rapid electronic entrance guard access method based on the dynamic bar code.

The invention discloses a remote access control system based on terminal fingerprint identification. The remote access control system comprises a mobile terminal, a service logic module, a fingerprint verification module, an access control module. According to the remote access control system, the mobile terminal provided with a fingerprint collection device is used for collecting fingerprints of users, registration and terminal binding are conducted in the system, when a user needs an access permission, the user real-timely requests at a terminal, the system judges fingerprint data and terminal data of the user and endows the user the corresponding access permission after verification, and the user uses a password to open an access or uses the system to open the access in a remote mode after obtaining the permission. The remote access control system collects the fingerprints of the users and distributes electronic door lock permissions to the users in a remote mode through the system so as to provide the users a convenient and quick electronic access control access method.

The invention discloses a machine learning device, a machine learning method based on the machine learning device, and a big data platform using the machine learning device and the machine learning method thereof. The machine learning device comprises a user-defined process module, a configuration module, a database and an event server, wherein the user-defined process module comprises a logic module, the logic module can receive an executable file contained in a request initiated by a user, and can be called by the event server; and the database binds a front-end development application with the executable file through a configuration file written by the configuration module. According to the machine learning method, the machine learning device and the big data platform, the service logic component is completed by means of the user-defined process module, the adaptability and universality of the machine learning method, the machine learning device and the big data platform for various application scenarios are realized, efficient operation of data mining and machine learning involved in the development process of standardized big data are achieved, the development process of the standardized big data is simplified, and the development and deployment efficiency of the standardized big data is improved.

A prepaid / postpaid reconfiguration logic module in a service control point (SCP) of a wireless network allows a subscriber to a prepaid wireless service to change payment options between prepaid and postpaid without requiring assistance from a customer care representative. Standard wireless intelligent network (WIN) messaging is used to change from a previously selected prepaid or postpaid payment option, allowing the new option to be applied to their wireless phone account before or after any or all usages (i.e., as frequently as on a call-by-call basis). Preferably, a subscriber is given the opportunity to change the prepaid / postpaid payment option not only before but also after each usage of the relevant mobile device. Changes between prepaid and postpaid payment options substantially immediately affect a real time change in the payment mode of the subscriber.

The present system comprises a radiation tolerant programmable logic device having logic modules and routing resources coupling together the logic modules. Configuration data lines providing configuration data control the programming of the logic modules and the routing resources. Error correction circuitry coupled to the configuration data lines analyzes and corrects any errors in the configuration data that may occur due to a single event upset (SEU).The present system also comprises a method for correcting errors in a programmable logic device having configuration data to program the programmable logic device. The method comprises a background reading of the configuration data. Next, the configuration data is analyzed for errors. Finally, the configuration data is then corrected and the configuration data is rewritten if errors are located.