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A high-tech doll produces human-like expressions, recognizes words, and is able to carry on a conversation with a living person, as example, addresses time based subjects, such as the food to eat at various times of the day, and expresses attitudes, emulating a living child. A child player acquires an emotional bond to the doll whilst the doll appears to bond to the child. The doll exhibits facial expressions produced concurrently with spoken words or separately to provide body language, representing emotions, such as happiness, sadness, grief, surprise, delight, curiosity, and so on, reinforcing the emulation of a living child. Additional features add to the play.

A mobile phone includes a photograph section that takes a picture of an object to be authenticated; a face-image comparison section that compares the face image taken by the photograph section with a registered face image; and a distance sensor and a distance determination section that measure the distance to the object's face. When the photograph section takes a picture of an object to be authenticated, the distance determination section measures the distance to the object's face using the distance sensor. Then a 3D-or-2D determination section authenticates the object's face from the measured distance. When the object's face is false, an authentication-result output section outputs authentication failure.

A sock for diabetics that is anti-microbial and allows for wound detection is provided. The sock has a colored cuff section, a colored calf section attached to the cuff section, a colored ankle section attached to the calf section, and a foot section. The foot section has a colored top section and a white bottom section, where the bottom section includes a heel section, an instep section and a toe section. The toe section has a seamless toe and the foot section includes a plurality of materials wherein at least one of the materials incorporates silver coated fibers.

Interactions between molecules which are components of self-assembled monolayers and other molecules can be amplified and transduced into an optical signal through the use of a mesogenic layer. The invention provides a device and methods for detecting analytes. The device comprises a substrate onto which a self-assembled monolayer is attached and a mesogenic layer which is anchored by the self-assembled monolayer. The mesogenic layer undergoes a change in conformation in response to the molecular interaction.

A data transmitter for detecting a reference time stamp for use in reproducing a system clock from a transport packet data of a first transport stream, adding the detected reference time stamp as a header information to the transport packet data, converting the transport packet data and the header information into a second transport stream, and transmitting the second transport stream.

When a photosensor was conventionally provided in a display device, separate modules manufactured in separate steps were installed in the same case. However, decreases in the number of parts and in cost could not be achieved, and a compact size and thinning of the display device was not proceeded. A photosensor is realized by a TFT provided on an insulating substrate. Photocurrent caused by incidence of external light onto a TFT when the TFT is turned-off is detected so that the TFT is used as a photosensor. By performing laser-annealing for a semiconductor layer of the photosensor, an average grain size of crystal particles of the semiconductor layer of the photosensor is made larger than those of a crystal particle of a display portion and a light emission element, thereby improving crystal properties. Thus, a generation efficiency of the photocurrent of the photosensor can be increased.

A device, method and system for sensing the temperature or temperature change of an environment. A typically in-vivo device includes an image sensor. The device may sense the dark current noise of the image sensor, and calculate the temperature or a temperature change of the image sensor.

A GaN based light emitting diode device which emits polarized light or light of various degrees of polarization for use in the creation of optical devices. The die are cut to different shapes, or contain some indicia that are used to represent the configuration of the weak dipole plane and the strong dipole plane. This allows for the more efficient manufacturing of such light emitting diode based optical devices.

A learning method for detecting a specific object based on convolutional neural network (CNN) is provided. The learning method includes steps of: (a) a learning device, if an input image is obtained, performing (i) a process of applying one or more convolution operations to the input image to thereby obtain at least one specific feature map and (ii) a process of obtaining an edge image by extracting at least one edge part from the input image, and obtaining at least one guide map including information on at least one specific edge part having a specific shape similar to that of the specific object from the obtained edge image; and (b) the learning device reflecting the guide map on the specific feature map to thereby obtain a segmentation result for detecting the specific object in the input image.

A method and system for highlighting email recipients according to a user's social network are provided. The method includes receiving an email message at a user's email client, the email message having multiple recipients, one of the recipients being the user. The method further includes obtaining a social network list for the user and comparing the social network list for the user with the email message recipients and highlighting recipients in the email message who are also in the social network list. The social network list for a user may be obtained by different methods including using the user's contact resources, or using an aggregating social network system including weighting relationships between contacts.

A portable communications device having a base that can be worn on the user's wrist, a wireless earpiece that can be concealed when worn, and a novel audio link that allows the earpiece to communicate with the base. Each audio link is programmed to communicate with any base unit of the present invention but with only one earpiece. The audio links and earpieces can be packaged and sold together, and the base units can be packaged and sold separately. The base includes a novel keypad having keys that are positioned around the periphery of the base in a sequence which matches that used on old rotary dial phones and which allows the user to access the keys without having to look at them. The earpiece includes the microphone into which the user talks. The microphone can easily detect and transmit the user's voice, yet is mostly concealed from passersby. Thus, the user can use the portable communications device while conducting other activities but without making it obvious to observers that he or she is using the device.

Disclosed are rare earth pigments, and methods for making and using these pigments, in security applications. The rare earth pigments are IR absorbers with unique spectral features and optionally exhibit color inconstancy.

A system for locating a misplaced article comprising a transmitter capable of generating and transmitting a first signal, a receiver / transmitter capable of receiving the first signal and transmitting a second signal, and a location indicator capable only of receiving the second signal and generating a response thereto. The response is detectable by a person and preferably is an audible sound. The location indicator is free of components that would permit it to generate and transmit an electronic signal to another electronic device. The location indicator is pre-engaged with the article before it is misplaced.

A coating system and method of applying coatings includes applying a first coating having an ultraviolet (UV) indicator therein to an area. The area visually inspected with a UV light and defects are remedied until the area passes the visual inspection. A second coating without a UV indicator is applied over the first coating and visually inspected, with the first coating being visible with a UV light at portions wherein the second coating does not cover the first coating. The second coating is reapplied to portions of the area not passing inspection until the second coating passes inspection. The system also includes three, four or more coating layers in some embodiments with layers having a UV alternated with layers without a UV indicator. The indicator is an inert substance that remains stable to allow for periodic visual inspection over the life of the coating. Visual inspections may be combined with inspections by light metering equipment and a record created for comparison and continued monitoring of the coating system.

Method and system for obtaining a potential distribution image of a specimen using two probes having two probes contacted with a patterned surface of the specimen, a scanning unit for scanning a beam of electrons or ions over the specimen, a potential detection unit for detecting the electric potential at an arbitrary position on the specimen using the probes, and an acquisition unit for obtaining a potential distribution image of the specimen while synchronizing the output from the potential detection unit with the scanning of the beam.

A driving apparatus that can easily detect a failure occurring in a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display comprising the driving apparatus for a display comprises a voltage generator generating first and second gate clock signals that are a combination of a gate-on signal and a gate-off signal, wherein the first and second gate clock signals control a turn-on / off condition of a gate line, and a signal comparator comparing the first gate clock signal and the second gate clock signal with each other and turning a timing controller for the display on or off according to a comparison result.

In a synthesized image generation device, an image processing section receives acquired images transmitted from in-vehicle cameras, and selects some of the acquired images having different image acquiring regions which are not overlapped with each other. The image processing section generates synthesized image data on the basis of the selected acquired images. This avoids a process of cutting a predetermined image area from the acquired images during the generation of the synthesized image data as a bird's eye view. It is possible for the image processing section to prevent a part of a clear acquired image from being cut and eliminated even if the clear acquired image and unclear acquired image are selected simultaneously and combined, and extract road markings from the synthesized image data with high accuracy.

There is provided an assembled battery allowed to compute and detect an SOC easily with high accuracy while increasing energy density. An assembled battery 1 is configured by connecting batteries BT1 to BTn-1 and a battery BTn in series. A discharge curve of each of the batteries BT1 to BTn-1 exhibits substantially flat characteristics, and a discharge curve of the battery BTn exhibits slope characteristics. The SOC or DOD of the assembled battery 1 is detected from the battery voltage of the battery BTn by a battery control unit 3. As the discharge curve of the battery BTn exhibits slope characteristics, the battery voltage is allowed to be detected easily with high accuracy. As the batteries BT1 to BTn-1 have high energy density, the energy density of the whole assembled battery 1 is allowed to be increased, and the size and weight of the assembled battery 1 are allowed to be reduced.

A method of determining a distance to an object is presented. A first photon and a second photon are simultaneously generated. The first photon is reflected off an object. The second photon is directed to an optical cavity. An arrival of the first photon is correlated with an arrival of the second photon, and the distance to the object is at least partially determined using the correlation.

A conditional access system comprising a host configured to receive an incoming data stream and to supply this incoming data stream to a conditional access module, the conditional access module being configured to process the incoming data stream and to provide a corresponding output stream to the host, characterized in that the host and the conditionalaccess module are configured to engage in an authentication protocol with each other upon detection of a code embedded in the output stream.

The concentration of an administered compound, such as a drug (D), in an organ or a bodily fluid, such as blood, is determined directly through detecting the drug (D) or its metabolites (DM) in sweat. The concentration may be determined indirectly by administering the drug (D) together with one or more tracer compounds (T, T2) or metabolites thereof (TM, T2M) or by detecting concentrations and trends of other analytes present in the body that react to the presence of the drug (D). By determining tracer concentration in sweat, the concentration of the drug (D) in blood or an organ can be determined. The tracer (T, T2) is a compound selected for ease of detection in sweat, known metabolic and solubility profiles that correspond to those of the drug (D), and safety of use. A smart transdermal delivery patch (300) is used to administer a dosage of drug to a wearer in coordination with at least one sweat sensor (324) reading conveying information about the wearer.

A method, system and device for protecting a network node by an access blocking function, such as a correspondent node firewall, are disclosed. The access blocking function protects either a first or a second network node and allows access to the protected network node from the other network node via a link associated to an address of the first network node and an address of the second network node. The second network node is configured to change its address. The method comprises associating the link associated to the old address of the second network node to the new address of the second network node when the second network node changes its address.

A test for determining the presence of multi-valent metal contaminants, such as arsenic, mercury and chromium, when present in certain valence states and a system for removal of these contaminants from water. Multi-valent metal salts, for example, Cr+6, which are highly toxic, can be detected and potentially removed from water through a redox reaction by reaction with iron or cobalt salts to obtain a reductive elimination of the Cr+6 by conversion to Cr+3. The determination may be in the form of a test, such that a tableted composition can be introduced into water for reduction of a metal salt, such as Cr+6 to Cr+3 in order to provide a visual indication thereof. The system for the conversion of Cr+6 or other reducible metal salts to other lower valence states having less toxicity would rely upon introduction of a metal salt in the form of a reducing agent which would be introduced into the water allowing for a reduction / oxidation action to take place. This would be followed by removal of the flocculated / precipitated reduced contaminant metal salt and by re-reduction of the oxidized reducing agent.

A method, a detection device and a server device for evaluation of a communication arriving via a connecting line at the communication device are provided. Communication information which can be read or determined from the incoming communication is detected by the detection device which is coupled between the connecting line and the communication device, and is associated solely with the communication device. Furthermore, the detection device checks whether the detected communication information matches predeterminable data pattern information, and / or whether a response message to be initiated by the incoming communication from the communication device via the connecting line is absent. If the check result is positive, the detected communication information is stored, and is read out during the course of a central evaluation process carried out by the server device

A method of operating a converter circuit is disclosed, wherein the converter circuit has a converter unit with a multiplicity of controllable power semiconductor switches and the converter unit is connected at the AC voltage end to an electrical AC voltage network. According to the method, the controllable power semiconductor switches are controlled by means of a control signal. To protect the converter circuit in the event of asymmetrical phase voltages occurring in an AC voltage network connected to the converter circuit, the phase voltages (UNa, UNb, UNc) in the AC voltage network are determined, the negative sequence amplitude of the phase voltages (UNn,A) is calculated, the Park-Clarke transformation amplitude of the phase voltages (UNdq,A) is calculated, the negative sequence amplitude of the phase voltages (UNn,A) is monitored at a settable value, the Park-Clarke transformation amplitude of the phase voltages (UNdq,A) is monitored at a settable value and the controllable power semiconductor switches are locked by means of the control signal if the negative sequence amplitude of the phase voltages (UNn,A) exceeds the settable value or if the Park-Clarke transformation amplitude of the phase voltages (UNdq,A) falls short of the settable value.

A method of measuring aberration of a projection optical system. The method includes the steps of imaging a test pattern through the projection optical system, and measuring a potential deviation amount of the image of the test pattern and measuring aberration of the project optical system on the basis of the positional deviation amount. The measuring step includes a process of determining a coefficient of a particular Zernike term and a process of changing a position or a shape of a region on a pupil plane of the projection optical system before light from the test pattern passes therethrough, in accordance with the particular Zernike term.

To provide a power transmission device that can accurately discriminate a device or apparatus placed on a secondary side from a foreign object placed on the secondary side without adding a complex circuit. The power transmission device includes a control unit that sets a drive frequency of a signal for driving a resonance circuit, an inverter unit that drives the resonance circuit at three or more drive frequencies on the basis of a setting of the control unit, and a waveform monitor unit that detects a drive waveform of the resonance circuit. The control unit sets three or more drive frequencies according to a procedure of a program stored in a storage unit, compares signal data at the drive frequencies detected by a drive waveform detecting unit with each other, and detects a power receiving device on the basis of the comparison result.