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In a data processing apparatus that switches between a secure mode and a normal mode during execution, the secure mode allowing access to secure resources to be protected, the normal mode not allowing access to the secure resources, when the secure resources increase in the secure mode, the load on a protection mechanism for protecting the resources becomes large. Thus, there is a demand for data processing apparatuses that are able to reduce secure resources. The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus that stores therein a secure program including one or more processing procedures which use secure resources and a call instruction for calling a normal program to be executed in a normal mode. While executing the secure program, the data processing apparatus calls the normal program with the call instruction and operates according to the called normal program.

A software based wireless infrastructure system is provided. The system has a driver that communicates with the network stack and a network interface card (NIC), a station server in communication with the station driver and an 802.1X supplicant or an 802.1X authenticator. Each NIC provides station and / or access point functionality support. The driver drops packets that have been received if the packet has not been authenticated and associated. Packets that have been fragmented or encrypted are unfragmented and decrypted. An association manager is used in conjunction with a configuration table manager to associate stations and access points via management packets. A manager receives 802.1X data packets from the packet processor and sends them up to a station server that communicates with user mode applications and an 802.1X supplicant or an 802.1X authenticator that are used to authenticate and deauthenticate stations and access points. APIs are provided to enable communication between the components.

A single axis rotatable disc calendar for calculating time periods and future dates based on current or past events is disclosed. In particular, calculators for determining fertility timing, testing and treatment dates have a base circular calendar (61) and one or more discs (58, 59, 60) containing information about menstrual cycles and ovulation events. The base circular calendar has 365 divisions (67) for the days in the year or 153 divisions for a shortened calendar excluding February. A separate February calendar with a leap February month is provided on the back of the base.

A tunable optical fiber device comprises a length of fiber having a core having a certain refractive index; a cladding peripherally surrounding the core with a refractive index less than the refractive index of the core; and at least one hollow region disposed within the cladding in proximity to the core or within the core itself. Fluid (typically liquid) controllably moved within the hollow region modifies the effective index of the fiber and thereby tunes its characteristics.

An abacus for assisting in teaching the place value, addition (including carrying), and subtraction, (including borrowing) comprises (a) a least 2 substantially parallel bars; (b) at least 18 beads mounted and independently moveable along the axis of each of the substantially parallel bars; and (c) means for maintaining each of the substantially parallel bars in a substantially fixed position with respect to each other. Preferably, the different groups of beads located on the various parallel bars are coded with some form of indicia (such as color) to denote their respective place in the 3-member sequence (i.e., ones, tens, and hundreds) of the base 10 numbering system.

There are provided a polishing pad which exhibits excellent polishing stability and excellent slurry retainability during polishing and even after dressing, can prevent a reduction in polishing rate effectively and is also excellent in an ability to flatten an substrate to be polished, and a method for producing the polishing pad. The method comprises dispersing water-soluble particles such as β-cyclodextrin into a crosslinking agent such as a polypropylene glycol so as to obtain a dispersion, mixing the dispersion with a polyisocyanate such as 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and / or an isocyanate terminated urethane prepolymer, and reacting the mixed solution so as to obtain a polishing pad having the water-soluble particles dispersed in the matrix.

A cuff for a health managing system includes a strand having first and second terminal ends. A plurality of beads, each presenting a numerical or a non-numerical value, are slidably retainable and movable along the strand. The beads are movable between various positions between the first and second terminal ends for tabulating a health management system or preventing movement of the beads between the first and second terminal ends.

In a data processing apparatus that switches between a secure mode and a normal mode during execution, the secure mode allowing access to secure resources to be protected, the normal mode not allowing access to the secure resources, when the secure resources increase in the secure mode, the load on a protection mechanism for protecting the resources becomes large. Thus, there is a demand for data processing apparatuses that are able to reduce secure resources.The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus that stores therein a secure program including one or more processing procedures which use secure resources and a call instruction for calling a normal program to be executed in a normal mode. While executing the secure program, the data processing apparatus calls the normal program with the call instruction and operates according to the called normal program.

A cuff (10, 110, 210, 310) for a health managing system includes a strand (14, 114, 214, 314) having first (16, 116, 216, 316) and second (18, 118, 218, 318) strand sections interconnected to define a loop (128, 228, 328). A plurality of beads (30, 130, 230, 330), each presenting a numerical or a non-numerical value, are slidably retainable and movable along the strand (14, 114, 214, 314). A pair of curved resilient members (38, 138, 238, 338) are interconnected with the first (16, 116, 216, 316) and second (18, 118, 218, 318) strand sections by fasteners (50, 150) to form a strand segment or compressible mechanical device (36, 136, 336) for providing a difference in resistance to movement of the beads (30, 130, 230, 330) along the first (16, 116, 216, 316) and second (18, 118, 218, 318) strand sections than along the device (36, 136, 336). Alternatively, the strand segment may include a magnetic section (263) disposed between the first (216) and second (218) strand sections.

A string math manipulative system and method is provided including series of a particular number of holed objects threaded on strings. The holed objects comprise one or more variations in color and / or shape and / or material, with the variations configured to represent math facts. For example, to illustrate the number family summing to 5, three strings would be included in the set; one string having all holed objects of a first variation representing 5+0=5 or 0+5=5, one string having one holed object of the first variation and four holed objects of a second variation representing 4+1=5 or 1+4=5, and one string having two holed objects of the first variation and three holed objects of the second variation representing 4+1=5 or 1+4=5.

Numero Cubes and the Whole Number System are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system may comprise cubes, pegs, magnets, dividers, shafts, and a number placement panel. The shafts may comprise individual marks representing the base ten number system. The system may provide a method of learning mathematics through a cognitively authentic learning experience in constructing and building numbers.

Double-sided projection exposure apparatus, to simultaneously expose both faces of a belt-like work for a pattern and to prevent an out-of-focus state or vibration even when the work thermally expands during exposure. The belt-like work W released from a unwinding roll 1 is sent to an exposure section 5, subjected to the tension in the traveling direction and in the direction perpendicular thereto by a first tension imparting means 11 and a second tension imparting means (not shown in the figure) to such a degree to compensate the estimated thermal expansion during exposure, and held with the tension applied by a work holding means 6. A mask M1 and an alignment mark on the top face of the work W, and a mask M2 and an alignment mark on the back face of the work W are detected and aligned. After completing the alignment, the top face and the back face of the belt-like work W are simultaneously exposed by irradiating with exposure light from irradiation parts 41, 42 via the masks M1, M2 and projection lenses 31, 32.

A rosary device which may be used during activities has a plurality of bead members. A string is slidably coupled to each of the plurality of bead members. The string is of sufficient thickness to prevent the plurality of bead members from freely moving. Connectors are coupled to the string for removably coupling the rosary device to an object.

The calculation training tool comprises: a substrate; a plurality of bead-shaped members mounted movably on the substrate; and scales displayed on the substrate surface together with numerals for giving answers when an addition and a subtraction are made by moving the bead-shaped members. The training system uses learning papers prepared for learning numeral composing and decomposing methods, together with the calculation training tool.

Numero Cubes and the Whole Number System are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system may comprise cubes, pegs, magnets, dividers, shafts, and a number placement panel. The shafts may comprise individual marks representing the base ten number system. The system may provide a method of learning mathematics through a cognitively authentic learning experience in constructing and building numbers.

Numero Cubes and the Whole Number System are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system may comprise cubes, pegs, magnets, dividers, shafts, and a number placement panel. The shafts may comprise individual marks representing the base ten number system. The system may provide a method of learning mathematics through a cognitively authentic learning experience in constructing and building numbers.

A cuff (10, 110, 210, 310) for a health managing system includes a strand (14, 114, 214, 314) having first (16, 116, 216, 316) and second (18, 118, 218, 318) strand sections interconnected to define a loop (128, 228, 328). A plurality of beads (30, 130, 230, 330), each presenting a numerical or a non-numerical value, are slidably retainable and movable along the strand (14, 114, 214, 314). A pair of curved resilient members (38, 138, 238, 338) are interconnected with the first (16, 116, 216, 316) and second (18, 118, 218, 318) strand sections by fasteners (50, 150) to form a strand segment or compressible mechanical device (36, 136, 336) for providing a difference in resistance to movement of the beads (30, 130, 230, 330) along the first (16, 116, 216, 316) and second (18, 118, 218, 318) strand sections than along the device (36, 136, 336). Alternatively, the strand segment may include a magnetic section (263) disposed between the first (216) and second (218) strand sections.

A system and method is provided for a cryptographic primitive and authentication protocol comprised of micro-cavity resonators at optical wavelengths. A micro-cavity resonator is illuminated with an optical challenge signal and the cavity returns an output response that is dependent on the input signal. Digital signal processing is performed on the output signal to generate a corresponding digital representation. This process is repeated for variations of the input signal with its digital output being stored in a database. A user or object claiming an identity presents a token to the system. The system selects a subset of the available challenge-response pairs and presents the challenges to the token. The system compares the digitized responses with the original responses expected for that token. The system will approve or deny the claimed identity corresponding to the presented token.

The calculation training tool comprises: a substrate; a plurality of bead-shaped members mounted movably on the substrate; and scales displayed on the substrate surface together with numerals for giving answers when an addition and a subtraction are made by moving the bead-shaped members. The training system uses learning papers prepared for learning numeral composing and decomposing methods, together with the calculation training tool.

The use of colored beads with an augmented simple abacus, adds an addition or expansion to the previous augmentations described in my previous patent which has the title: Augmented Simple Abacus With an Underlying Grid of Numbers or a Blank Sheet. And this invention has been given Publication No. US-2012-0028229-A1, and a Publication Date of: Feb. 1, 2012.This addition of colored beads to an augmented simple abacus is very helpful to the user in understanding or gaining insight into the relationships of numbers under 100. And the use of colored beads is very helpful to users of these types of abacuses in learning to: count, add, subtract, and learn the multiplication tables. And colored beads are also helpful in gaining an understanding of the “factors” in many numbers, and also in understanding the common factors in many numbers.

The invention discloses a mathematics learning tool. At present, teachers and parents commonly utilize cards, building blocks or abaci to help children learn numerals or recognize pictures, but the cards and the building blocks are scattered and inconvenient to be put in order, and for the conventional abacus, the calculation codes are quite many, and the skillful mastering needs more time to learn and practice, which is not suitable for the enlightening study of children, particularly infants. In order to solve the problems, the invention provides a learning tool which is convenient for children to count numbers, recognize numbers and calculate. The mathematics learning machine comprises a frame(1), baffle rods(2) and counting beads(3), wherein the baffle rods(2) are arranged in the frame(1), each counting bead(3) has two bottom surfaces(4), and on each baffle rod, the lower bottom surfaces(4) of the nine counting beads(3) are orderly marked with nine numbers of one to nine. The learning machine has the characteristics of move-bead-see-number, the combination of beads and numbers, number changing along with the movement of the beads, simple code and easy learning.

A system and method for generating a test and an answer key to identify correct answers is disclosed. A test can be created by entering a set of questions with answer choices and correct answers at the same time. The tests can be rendered via a rendering device that includes both the questions and the answer choices. A ticket can be generated that drives a CNC (computer numerically control) machine to create a punched answer key with holes that align over correct answers. The answer key can also be rendered on a transparency utilizing a solid color everywhere except an area where the correct answer should be marked. The test and the answer key can also be rendered and aligned side by side in order to identify correct answers.

An apparatus and method for teaching involving teaching manipulatives. The teaching manipulative comprises a longitudinal rod having a plurality of multi-faced objects disposed upon its surface which are capable of substantially sliding along the length of the rod and have a unique object identifier disposed on each face. On either end of the rod is a stop member having a row identifier substantially in alignment with the unique identifiers on the faces of the multi-faced object.

An information tracking wearable article comprises a mount having associated information bearing elements. The wearable article may be configured as a bracelet where the information bearing elements are mounted to the mount. The information bearing elements are configured to display at least two elements of information. Preferably, the elements may be moved between first and second positions to selectively display the two elements of information. The wearable article may be utilized to track the completion of tasks, scores, dietary intake or other information.

The invention discloses a number displaying color changing abacus, which follows and succeeds the form that one bead is arranged on the upper column and four or five beads are arranged on the lower column. All the beads are made of a semitransparent material; seen from above, a lower bead [5] representing the number one has a smooth appearance; the radial outer surface of an upper bead [4] representing the number five consists of four annular trenches and five annular smooth bumps; the upper bead has an appearance formed by serially connecting five lower beads [5] and axially compressing the beads; each bead is only provided with two stable positions, namely an inner bead and an outer bead, and the virtual bead position is eliminated; the abacus is provided with a uniform double-color or multi-color light source to ensure that the real bead and the virtual bead (negative bead) display different colors, so that the real bead and the virtual bead are differentiated; the outer bead displays the original natural color; and a number displaying part [7] for synchronously displaying the number expressed by the bead of the abacus and the position of a decimal point is arranged at the position of each column [3] on the lower part of an abacus body.