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Methods and systems for performing three dimensional LIDAR measurements with multiple illumination beams scanned over a three dimensional environment are described herein. In one aspect, illumination light from each LIDAR measurement channel is emitted to the surrounding environment in a different direction by a beam scanning device. The beam scanning device also directs each amount of return measurement light onto a corresponding photodetector. In some embodiments, a beam scanning device includes a scanning mirror rotated in an oscillatory manner about an axis of rotation by an actuator in accordance with command signals generated by a master controller. In some embodiments, the light source and photodetector associated with each LIDAR measurement channel are moved in two dimensions relative to beam shaping optics employed to collimate light emitted from the light source. The relative motion causes the illumination beams to sweep over a range of the three dimensional environment under measurement.

A display arrangement comprises an image display device having a first camera directed towards positions adopted by users viewing the display; one or more further cameras directed towards other respective locations; a face detector for detecting human faces in images captured by the cameras; and means for detecting those faces which appear in images captured by both the first camera and at least one of the further cameras.

The invention relates to a video monitoring device and a tracking and recording method based on a linkage camera. The monitoring device comprises a linkage camera device and a computer, wherein the linkage camera comprises a first camera arranged on a first movement control platform and a second camera arranged on a second movement control platform, and the second movement control platform is fixedly connected with the first camera to follow the first camera to synchronously move; and the computer is connected with the two cameras through a data communication interface and the two movement control platforms, controls the first camera to track and position a target entering a monitored area, controls the second camera to align the target and to capture the close-up details of the tracked target, and achieves video monitoring and intelligent recording of the target. The device not only can track and record a movement process of the target in the monitored area and the close-up details of the target, but also can normally work on a mobile carrier, track and record the target which enters the monitored area and keeps stationary for a long time, save memory space and reduce hardware cost.

A method of extraction of fuels, organic pollutants, and elements from Methane hydrate deposits, shale seams and the soil is described which freezes the zone and heats the center carrying the fuel, chemicals and water in these deposits and seams from where they are found, be it deep in the sea or on land, and carries them into the condensing unit in inert Nitrogen gas. Required drilling on the surface or sea bottom includes a main shaft and with auxiliary narrow drillings widely spaced from the shaft. The extraction zone, which is first cooled to brittle cold using the evaporation of Liquid Nitrogen and fractured with vibrations, is heated to the highest temperature of the hydrocarbon fraction desired to be extracted. The evaporating hydrocarbons are extracted in a Nitrogen gas carrier, a recognized fire suppressant (NFPA Code 2000). To speed the extraction rate, tonal input from two or more sounding units vibrates the seam structure freeing the evaporated hydrocarbons allowing more rapid escape into the shaft. To prevent air loss in aquifers, ice barriers seal the zone periphery. These hydrocarbons are separated into the hydrocarbons fractions, into fuel fractions as heating oil, kerosene, gasoline, ethers, and fuel gas including methane, Argon / Oxygen and rare gas segments, or, if pollutants, into the separate chemicals by boiling point. The thermal gradient of the extraction pipe is implemented by sourcing the Nitrogen from Liquid Nitrogen and bundling those pipes with the extraction pipe condensing its contents by hydrocarbon fractions into vessels and gas drums depending on boiling points of fractions. Water is separated from the gasoline segment and purified first by separation and then by freezing. The extraction of deep deposits layer the extraction zones as well as work neighboring extraction zones covering many acres. Fuel gases can be liquefied or burned in an on-site electric generating plant.

A technique for sequencing nucleic acids in an automated or semi-automated manner is disclosed. Sample arrays of a multitude of nucleic acid sites are processed in multiple cycles to add nucleotides to the material to be sequenced, detect the nucleotides added to sites, and to de-block the added nucleotides of blocking agents and tags used to identify the last added nucleotide. Multiple parameters of the system are monitored to enable diagnosis and correction of problems as they occur during sequencing of the samples. Quality control routines are run during sequencing to determine quality of samples, and quality of the data collected.

Methods and systems for performing three dimensional LIDAR measurements with multiple illumination beams scanned over a three dimensional environment are described herein. In one aspect, illumination light from each LIDAR measurement channel is emitted to the surrounding environment in a different direction by a beam scanning device. The beam scanning device also directs each amount of return measurement light onto a corresponding photodetector. In some embodiments, a beam scanning device includes a scanning mirror rotated in an oscillatory manner about an axis of rotation by an actuator in accordance with command signals generated by a master controller. In some embodiments, the light source and photodetector associated with each LIDAR measurement channel are moved in two dimensions relative to beam shaping optics employed to collimate light emitted from the light source. The relative motion causes the illumination beams to sweep over a range of the three dimensional environment under measurement.

In an amorphous silicon thin film transistor-liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the same, gate patterns including a gate line and a gate electrode are formed on an insulation substrate having a display region and a driving circuit region on which a plurality of shift registers are formed, a gate insulating film, active layer patterns and data patterns including source and drain electrodes are formed successively on the substrate, a passivation layer on the substrate has a first contact hole exposing a drain electrode of the display region and second and third contact holes respectively exposing a gate electrode and source and drain electrodes of a first transistor of each of the shift registers, an electrode patterns on the passivation layer include a first electrode connected to the drain electrode of the display region through the first contact hole and a second electrode connecting the gate electrode to the source and drain electrodes of the first transistor through the second and third contact holes, and the gate driving circuit including the shift registers and the wirings are integrated on the insulating substrate without an additional process, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process.

The invention provides one or more consortia of networks that identify and share information about users and / or user devices interacting with the consortia. User devices may be identified, at least in part, by tag-based computer information. Computers and other devices accessing the Web carry device tags with date and time information describing when they were issued by a security tag server. A server time stamp may be inserted into time based computer tags such as a cookies indicating when they were created. Such time stamp information can be encrypted and analyzed during future attempts to access a secure network such as a customer attempting to log into an online banking account. When the time stamp information from the tag is compared to other selected information about the user, device and / or account, including but not limited to last account log-in date / time or account creation date, the invention may be used to detect suspicious activity. The invention may be use for identity-based applications such as network security, the detection of fraudulent transactions, identity theft, reputation-based communities, and law enforcement.

A method is described for determination of the content of at least one component of a sample by means of a nuclear magnetic resonance pulse spectrometer, with the magnetization of the sample being influenced by a sequence of radio-frequency pulses such that the signal amplitudes to be observed can be determined. The magnetization of the sample is initially saturated, and the signal amplitudes which are determined at each time by the longitudinal and transverse relaxation times T1 and T2 and / or T2* and / or T1p, from which a value for the content of the at least one component is determined, are measured at the same time in a cohesive experimental procedure.

The invention relates to a kind of oil-absorbed fiber and its producing method. Its prescription is: 100% polymer monomer, 10-40% of potential gemel agent, 0.1-0.5% solicitation, 0.5-1% dispersant. Moreover the water-like body is 3-4 times more in volume than polymer monomer. The polymer monomer is methacrylate monomer involving butyl methacrylate, the potential gemel agent is 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, the solicitation is benzoyl peroxide, and dispersant is poly-vinyl-alcohol. The process is (1) use water-suspending polymerization to produce butyl methacrylate under 70-80 deg.C for blending and polymerizing for 8-10 hours. (2) dissolve the polymer into proper solvent to deploy 20-25% liquid and then insert potential gemal agent and solicitation to polymerize for 3-5 hours under 75-80 deg.C to obtain the original liquid. (3) take off dunking. (4) spin using one of wet or dry method or both, (5) treat with fibre for 10-60 minutes under 120-165 deg.C to obtain the production. The solvent discussed above is one of DMF, DMAC or dimethoxysulfoxide.

The present invention relates, in general, to the field of motion tracking, and in particular to join a target in an MRI application. In particular the invention teaches an apparatus and method to track the movement of a target during medical imaging scanning using optical technology. Optical systems record the position and movement of the pattern and are able to perform mathematical analysis of the pattern to determine the positional shift of the patient. Weighted averages, Fourier transforms, Hadamard matrices and cross-correlation of data related to X-Y translation, rotation and scaling of the image of the pattern are used to analyze movement of the subject's head. Feedback related to the movement is provided to the MRI machine which allows for adjustments in focusing coils for real time tracking of the patient's movements during the MRI procedure. As a result, the MRI procedure becomes more accurate as it is adjusted for the patient's movements.

The present invention provides an instructional exercise mat system comprising a mat having instructional indicia for performing at least one group of exercises, the mat including at least one visual display comprising a plurality of illustrations, selected ones of which represent an individual performing at least one of the exercises in the group. The at least one visual display is positioned on a surface of the instructional exercise mat, the system providing all of the information needed by an individual to perform the group(s) of exercises so as to complete at least one exercise routine without the need for additional instruction. Consistent with the present invention, one embodiment may utilize a plurality of such visual displays, and another embodiment may utilize both sides of the mat wherein each side includes one or more such displays. A method and center for performing the method are also provided.

The invention provides one or more consortia of networks that identify and share information about users and / or user devices interacting with the consortia. User devices may be identified, at least in part, by tag-based computer information. Computers and other devices accessing the Web carry device tags with date and time information describing when they were issued by a security tag server. A server time stamp may be inserted into time based computer tags such as a cookies indicating when they were created. Such time stamp information can be encrypted and analyzed during future attempts to access a secure network such as a customer attempting to log into an online banking account. When the time stamp information from the tag is compared to other selected information about the user, device and / or account, including but not limited to last account log-in date / time or account creation date, the invention may be used to detect suspicious activity. The invention may be use for identity-based applications such as network security, the detection of fraudulent transactions, identity theft, reputation-based communities, and law enforcement.

The present invention provides methods for producing sialyloligosaccharides in situ in dairy sources and cheese processing waste streams, prior to, during, or after processing of the dairy source during the cheese manufacturing process. The methods of the present invention use the catalytic activity of alpha(2-3) trans-sialidases to exploit the high concentrations of lactose and alpha(2-3) sialosides which naturally occur in dairy sources and cheese processing waste streams to drive the enzymatic synthesis of alpha(2-3) sialyllactose. alpha(2-3) sialyloligosaccharides produced according to these methods are additionally encompassed by the present invention. The invention also provides for recovery of the sialyloligosaccharides produced by these methods. The invention further provides a method for producing alpha(2-3) sialyllactose. The invention additionally provides a method of enriching for alpha(2-3) sialyllactose in milk using transgenic mammals that express an alpha(2-3) trans-sialidase transgene. The invention also provides for recovery of the sialyllactose contained in the milk produced by this transgenic mammal either before or after processing of the milk. Transgenic mammals containing an alpha(2-3) trans-sialidase encoding sequence operably linked to a regulatory sequence of a gene expressed in mammary tissue are also provided by the invention.