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A service searching system for searching a service in a distributed system comprises a wireless server device and a wireless terminal device. The wireless server device is connected to a network and implements a master search service. On the other hand, the wireless terminal device implements a slave search service, and is capable of communicating with the server by wireless and utilizing the master search service. Besides, the wireless terminal device comprises a storage means that caches service objects obtained through the master search service. In addition, in searching the slave search service for a service, the wireless terminal device begins by searching the service objects cached in the storage means. In the case where the service is not detected, the wireless terminal device searches the master search service. The service objects are cached by being related to priority data. Thereby, there is provided a service searching system comprising a wireless terminal device, which is intended to search for a service in a distributed system in which a range of services are distributed in a network, wherein it is possible to cut down a service-searching time and costs, and further, it is possible to cut down communication interruptions by noise etc. in the wireless communication section compared to the conventional one.

Techniques for positioning participants of a conference call in a three dimensional (3D) audio space are described. Aspects of a system for positioning include a client component that extracts speech frames of a currently speaking participant of a conference call from a transmission signal. A speech analysis component determines a voice fingerprint of the currently speaking participant based upon any of a number of factors, such as a pitch value of the participant. A control component determines a category position of the currently speaking participant in a three dimensional audio space based upon the voice fingerprint. An audio engine outputs audio signals of the speech frame based upon the determined category position of the currently speaking participant. The category position of one or more participants may be changed as new participants are added to the conference call.

A reconfigurable optical add drop module has a coarse demultiplexer, for outputting sub bands of wavelengths, a fine mux / demux, for adding and / or dropping wavelengths, a coarse multiplexer, for remultiplexing the sub bands, an optical switch in between the coarse demultiplexer and the fine mux / demux, to switch the sub bands for pass through, or for add / drop. Reconfiguration can be remote, automatic, with less interruption to traffic. By switching sub bands rather than individual wavelengths, the number of switches can be reduced, and consequently losses, and space requirements can be reduced. Also, upgrading from pass through to add drop, of one or more sub bands is easier. Hence initial capital cost of nodes and the cost of upgrading can be reduced, since there is less need to provide redundant add drop capacity initially. Mid stage access enables external components to be added to the optical path for the sub bands.

An in-vehicle electrocardiograph device includes: a direct electrode that is used to detect an electric potential of a body of a vehicle occupant in a state in which the direct electrode contacts a skin of the occupant; a capacitive-coupled electrode that is used to detect the electric potential of the body of the occupant in a state in which the capacitive-coupled electrode does not contact the skin of the occupant; and an electrocardiographic waveform determination unit that determines an electrocardiographic waveform of the occupant based on an electric potential at the direct electrode and an electric potential at the capacitive-coupled electrode.

A device (3000) for processing an encrypted data stream (3001), wherein decryption messages are provided for decrypting each segment (1403) of the encrypted data stream (3001), wherein each decryption message comprises a number of decryption elements, wherein the device (3000) comprises a detection unit (3002) for detecting the number of decryption elements per decryption message, and a determining unit (3003) for determining a position for providing the decryption messages in relation to the sequence of the segments (1403), based on the detected number.

A system and method to create web sites and web applications that address the significant limitation of unnecessary and artificial page refreshes, which are inherent in most current web solutions, by moving away from the paradigm where a user navigates from one page to another. Rather, they are based on an architecture that morphs the user interface from one state to another, thereby performing more like desktop applications. This system and method are based on a topological map that exhibits self-similar or fractal characteristics, consisting of a hierarchy of heterogeneous nodes where each parent node is an identical construct that comprises repeatable bands.

This invention is a USB host comprising a first processor implementing a function of a USB system and presenting a high-level pipe view of USB to a second processor. In one embodiment of this invention, first processor and the second processor communicate through a data communication memory (DCM) which can be accessed by both the first processor and the second processor, using a plural of predefined transfer record formats. From the second processor's point of view, a USB transfer becomes reading from and writing to the DCM with predefined record formats which can be done by filling templates.

A plastic mulch retriever is disclosed comprising a body and at least one cutting or digging element mounted to the body to loosen plastic mulch embedded in the ground. A conveyor is mounted to the body rearward of the at least one cutting or digging elements to engage the loosened plastic mulch and remove at least some of the ground material attached to the extracted plastic mulch. At least one storage device is mounted to the body rearward of the conveyor to store the retrieved plastic mulch.

An electric power steering apparatus using a brushless motor is disclosed. The electric power steering apparatus has a microcomputer for calculating a target current to the brushless motor on the basis of a torque signal outputted from a steering torque detecting part. The microcomputer has a table stored in ROM. The microcomputer calculates the angular position of the brushless motor by referring to the table on the basis of a signal outputted by a resolver.

Systems and methods of configuring and performing distributed encoding of a video stream are disclosed. A method includes receiving a video stream at a computing device and receiving user input indicating a value of a local encoding parameter and a value of a remote encoding parameter. The method further includes encoding the video stream at the computing device based on the value of the local encoding parameter to generate a first encoded stream. The method includes sending the first encoded stream and the value of the remote encoding parameter to a media server. The media server is configured to generate a second encoded stream based on the value of the remote encoding parameter and the first encoded stream.

An agricultural hauling vehicle for receiving material from a traveling original vehicle during travel adjacent to the original vehicle is provided with a hauling container that is fillable from above for receiving the material. A sensor detects the distribution of the material in the hauling container and a control unit varies the position of the hauling vehicle relative to the traveling original vehicle on the basis of the distribution of material detected by the sensor. Preferably the sensor is a camera.

The present invention relates to a web based system for handling commodity transactions. The system is an electronic system, and allows for the central filing, storage, issuance, maintenance, cancellation and other actions associated with electronic warehouse receipts, electronic price later credit sales contracts and electronic reports, including status and position reports.

A USB host controller for embedded systems employing batched data transfer. The system batches up to 16 individual transactions in a single batch to reduce the number and frequency of interrupts to the microprocessor and to increase USB data throughput.

The present invention relates to a web based system for handling commodity transactions. The system is an electronic system, and allows for the central filing, storage, issuance, maintenance, cancellation and other actions associated with electronic warehouse receipts, electronic price later credit sales contracts and electronic reports, including status and position reports.

The application discloses an illumination apparatus comprising: a light source configured to generate light; a detector configured to detect the posture of an object within a time period and generate a plurality of signals corresponding to this time period; and a processor configured to determine the status of the object within the time period, based on the plurality of signals, and adjust the light source to generate light corresponding to the determined status of the object.

The invention discloses a group message management method, a server and a terminal, wherein the group message management method, the server and the terminal belong to the field of communication technology. The group message management method comprises the steps of receiving a first group message which is transmitted by a first user in an assigned group, wherein the first group message at least carries a first user identification; according to the first user identification, searching a second user with a random specific user relation to the first user from specific user relations among users in a pre-assigned group; and forwarding the first group message according to the specific user relation between the first user and the second user. According to the group message management method, the server and the terminal, after the first group message which is transmitted by the first user in the assigned group is received, the group message is forwarded by means of the specific user relation between the transmitting user of the group message and other users in the group, thereby reducing proportion of receiving uninterested group message by the user and preventing excessive interference to the user so that higher pertinence of the management mode for the group message is realized.

Systems and methods of configuring and performing distributed encoding of a video stream are disclosed. A method includes receiving a video stream at a computing device and receiving user input indicating a value of a local encoding parameter and a value of a remote encoding parameter. The method further includes encoding the video stream at the computing device based on the value of the local encoding parameter to generate a first encoded stream. The method includes sending the first encoded stream and the value of the remote encoding parameter to a media server. The media server is configured to generate a second encoded stream based on the value of the remote encoding parameter and the first encoded stream.

An injector for a vacuum evaporation source includes an injection duct (1) having a longitudinal axis (11) and an inlet port (2) able to be connected to a vacuum evaporation source, and at least one nozzle (3) for diffusing a vaporized material, the nozzle (3) having a lateral face (4), and an upper face (5). The nozzle (3) includes a main channel (6) emerging outside the injection duct (1) and at least a lateral feeding channel (7) connecting the interior of the injection duct (1) to the main channel (6). The lateral feeding channel (7) has a lateral orifice (8) emerging inside the injection duct (1) through the lateral face (4) of the nozzle (3) for avoiding the clogging of the nozzle (3) by oxidized materials.

An electric power steering apparatus using a brushless motor is disclosed. The electric power steering apparatus has a microcomputer for calculating a target current to the brushless motor on the basis of a torque signal outputted from a steering torque detecting part. The microcomputer has a table stored in ROM. The microcomputer calculates the angular position of the brushless motor by referring to the table on the basis of a signal outputted by a resolver.

The invention aims to provide a method for providing reading presentation information. The method comprises the following steps: user equipment sends a presentation information display request to network equipment in response to an interactive operation of reading a target book; the network equipment responds to the presentation information display request, determines book value evaluation information of the target book, determines corresponding presentation information and display frequency information based on the book value evaluation information, and sends the presentation information andthe display frequency information to the user equipment; and the user equipment displays the presentation information on a reading page of the target book based on the display frequency information. According to the method and the equipment, customized information display frequencies can be provided for users on pages of different electronic books.