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Apparatus and methods facilitate customizable and extensible performance monitoring of a computer network. One method accepts a composite score definition in terms of N system variables, wherein N≧2; determines N raw data values, each raw data value corresponding to one of the N system variables; computes the composite score in accordance with the definition using the N raw data values as inputs; and outputs the composite score. The composite score definition is preferably in the form of a markup language, such as XML. The composite score definition preferably comprises, for each of the N system variables, a mapping and a weight. Preferably the composite score is displayed in at least one graphic form, such as a dial gauge, a bar indicator or a number, on a hypertext page. The hypertext page preferably contains one or more links to hypertext pages containing information regarding the scores and / or raw data values from which the composite score is derived. Another method accepts a mapping by which a raw data value associated with a corresponding system variable is mapped to a score, determines a raw data value corresponding to the system variable, converts the raw data value to a score in accordance with the mapping; and produces an output based on the score. One apparatus comprises a composite score definition, a data collector, a calculation logic and an output. The data collector collects a raw data value corresponding to one of the N system variables. The calculation logic is connected to the data collector and calculates the composite score in accordance with the definition using the N raw data values as inputs. The composite score is conveyed by way of the output. Preferably, the data collector comprises a database in which at least some of the raw data values are stored and a communication module by which at least some of the raw data values are transported, preferably according to the SNMP and / or the ICMP protocols. Another apparatus comprises a mapping, a data collector, a converter and an output. A raw data value associated with a corresponding system variable is mapped to a score, according to the mapping.

A firefighting monitor system includes a monitor, a controller selectively generating signals to the monitor for controlling the monitor, and a computer. The computer is configured to receive input from a user relative to the monitor or the controller. The computer generates an output based on the input, and the output is transmitted to the controller for controlling the monitor or the controller in accordance with the output.

There is described a web-fed or sheet-fed printing machine for security papers, in particular banknotes, comprising a machine frame in which is located a main printing group, the printing machine further comprising an additional printing group, independent of the main printing group, placed upstream of the main printing group with respect to a direction of displacement of the web or sheets for performing additional printing of the security papers prior to printing by said main printing group. The additional printing group comprises an inking module containing at least one inking device, and a printing module comprising a cylinder arrangement including a plurality of cylinders, the printing module being interposed between the inking module and the machine frame of the printing machine. The additional printing group is constructed in such a manner that the printing module can be decoupled from the inking module and the machine frame for replacement by another printing module without this requiring removal of said inking module from the printing machine.

The present invention provides a flexible support assembly for supporting and / or locating a fixture on a tooling plate. The support assembly includes a stanchion with a bore, and a threaded portion on an inner-diameter surface thereof. A base plate is attached to, and configured to repositionably fix the stanchion to the tooling plate. A cylindrical sleeve with a threaded portion on an outer-diameter surface thereof is threadably engaged with the stanchion, whereby the sleeve is operable to telescope with respect to the stanchion between a first, lowest position and a second, highest position. A nut is threadably engaged with the sleeve to lock the sleeve at any predetermined position between the first and second positions. A locator pin is releasably engaged with the sleeve at a first end thereof. The locator pin has a protrusion projecting outward from a second opposing end thereof for engaging a pinhole in the fixture.

A vehicle bumper system includes an elongated reinforcement beam for mounting to a vehicle frame and an energy absorber abutting a front surface of the reinforcement beam. The energy absorber includes longitudinally-elongated hollow crush lobes configured to crush and absorb energy upon a vehicle crash, the crush lobes including interconnected top, bottom, side and front walls. At least one opposing pair of the walls, such as the top and bottom walls, are elongated parallel a length of the beam to define enlarged areas that are generally unsupported, but the one pair of walls further include a plurality of spaced external ribs extending perpendicular to the length for stabilizing the enlarged areas.

This invention discloses an anti-biofouling membrane for water-treatment. The anti-biofouling membrane for water-treatment comprises a substrate, and an anti-biofouling copolymer on the substrate. The anti-biofouling copolymer comprises a plurality of hydrophobic groups and a plurality of hydrophilic groups. The anti-biofouling copolymer can be stably coated on the surface of the substrate by the hydrophobic groups. And the hydrophilic groups can help the anti-biofouling membrane to present excellent anti-biofouling capability. Preferably, the anti-biofouling copolymer coated on the substrate will not decrease the permeability of the substrate. More preferably, the presented capability of the mentioned anti-biofouling membrane for water-treatment can achieve the commercial level filtering membrane.

A vehicle bumper system includes an elongated reinforcement beam for mounting to a vehicle frame and an energy absorber abutting a front surface of the reinforcement beam. The energy absorber includes longitudinally-elongated hollow crush lobes configured to crush and absorb energy upon a vehicle crash, the crush lobes including interconnected top, bottom, side and front walls. At least one opposing pair of the walls, such as the top and bottom walls, are elongated parallel a length of the beam to define enlarged areas that are generally unsupported, but the one pair of walls further include a plurality of spaced external ribs extending perpendicular to the length for stabilizing the enlarged areas.

The invention discloses a rule-based satellite telemetry data analysis system. The system comprises a rule editing system and an online analysis subsystem, wherein the rule editing system serves as aninput port of diagnosis rules to provide a graphic rule editing mode and a script rule editing mode and write association judgment diagnosis rules, condition judgment diagnosis rules, mode judgment diagnosis rules, mathematic and logic operation diagnosis rules and other diagnosis rules for one-dimensional telemetry and multi-dimensional telemetry through associated satellite telemetry parameters, and the rule editing system is provided with a rule base; and the online analysis subsystem reads the rules compiled by a user from the rule base and loads the rules into an analysis and judgment process, the analysis process performs analysis and diagnosis on real-time telemetry data according to the rules by receiving telemetry physical quantity data from the Internet, the judgment result is written into a result database, and the judgment result is sent out through the Internet. Through the system, a satellite test data judgment rule establishing tool is provided, and therefore the user can establish and modify the rules conveniently and quickly.

A method of saving and restoring an application for an imaging system (10) includes loading a developing environment (92). An initial application, for the imaging system (10), is loaded or generated in the developing environment (92). The initial application is modified to generate an updated application. Component and link modifications between the initial application and the updated application are saved. The updated application is then stored with the modifications in a tag file. The tag file is selected and the updated application is restored according to the tag file.

A set of add-on front castors or casters, configured for attachment to a conventional three wheeled jogging stroller. The add-on front castor set includes a crossbar with a first crossbar end, a second crossbar end and a mid-crossbar. A first castor mounts proximate the first crossbar end and a second castor mounts proximate the second crossbar end The add-on front castor set also includes a fork clamp that mounts proximate the mid-crossbar. The fork clamp is attachable to a front wheel fork of the jogging stroller. The front wheel fork is configured to accept a hubbed axle of the single forward wheel that is detachable to so that the front wheel fork can receive the fork clamp of the add-on front castor set. The fork clamp of the front castor set is attached to the front fork by first inserting the front fork between a top clamp plate a bottom clamp plate. A clamp screw threads between the top clamp plate and the bottom clamp plate, and a clamp knob is mounted to an end of the clamp screw. By turning the clamp screw, the front fork is compressed between the top clamp plate and the bottom clamp plate to securely mount the fork clamp to the front fork. The add-on castor allows a jogging stroller to function much as a conventional "baby stroller," with swiveling castors for quick changes in the direction of forward or rearward travel.

An easily adjustable cart for transporting loads short distances having a moving bed that is moveable from between upper and lower levels and is mounted on a telescoping frame. Said frame extends longitudinally to allow a user to install front and rear trestles in order to raise said bed from said lower level to said upper level and alter the configuration of the cart in order to accommodate loads of varying shapes and sizes. The frame includes a lower support for a handle that prevents bowing when the frame is subjected to heavy loads.

Technique for initializing a data processing system. Sequences of initialization steps for selected functional hardware elements of a data processing system are defined and dependencies between the initialization steps are determined. These definition steps are preferably performed during the design and development of the data processing system. The sequences of initialization steps and their dependencies are represented in a single control flow table. This control flow table is then analyzed by a system management controller during an initialization phase of the data processing system. The sequences are associated with selected functional hardware elements and for each associated sequence of initialization steps the system management controller generates and executes a parallel thread of execution.

An apparatus and method for conversion of direct stream digital (DSD) signal samples to pulse code modulated (PCM) signal samples using a look-up table. The apparatus includes a first-in-first-out (FIFO) buffer that contains a plurality of bits from a DSD signal, the plurality of bits further divided into a plurality of words of the same size. The apparatus comprises a look-up table coupled to the FIFO buffer, the look-up table generating a result for each of the plurality of words. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an accumulator coupled to the look-up table, the accumulator holding the results added together. After adding the result for the last word in the plurality of bits, the accumulator generates at an output a multiple bit PCM signal sample. The apparatus includes an address generator connected to the FIFO buffer and look-up table.

In order to investigate the behaviour of a data storage system, the time differences between commands from an analysis device and the completion of the operations defined by those commands are analyzed. The method may use a factorial parameter table definition representing common threads of I / O events in a patterned, cyclic nature, using a host computer as the host application emulator and data logger. The workload definition is provided either from hypothetical proposed thread parameters, or by statistical and common factorial analysis of real application I / O traffic analysis, or a combination of both. The generated workloads can be run while measuring the I / O event completion timings and event queuing characteristics, facilitating engineering interpretation of results for the purpose of analysing the effects of workload and system architectural design factors, and optimisation or evaluation of total system configurations.

The invention brings forward an automatic generation method of a debugging interface of an imbedded controller. (1), by use of a general hardware interface, (2), a communication data format agreement is established and a file is stored, (3), a debugging interface template and an interface element are created, (4), a data format file is automatically parsed and a source code file is automatically generated, and (5), through combination with the debugging template and the source code file, the debugging interface needed for an embedded controller to be debugged is automatically generated. The method can greatly reduce the manual coding amount, effectively simplifies generation and modification of the debugging interface, is convenient, is easy to use, fast in speed and high in coding equality, can also be handled by nonprofessionals, can effectively shorten the generation and debugging time of the debugging interface, and provides a quite effective technical guarantee for improving the debugging efficiency, especially the parallel debugging efficiency.

Jewelry for fingernails and toenails that is removably but securely attachable to a natural or artificial nail, such as false fingernails. The fingernail jewelry comprises a nail plate that attaches to the distal end and / or sides of the nail. The nail plate has an upper portion and a lower portion defining a cavity at the first end of the nail plate. The distal end and / or sides of the nail is received in the cavity. In one embodiment, the cavity tightly holds the nail to prevent the fingernail jewelry from being easily dislodged. In another embodiment, an adhesive secures the nail plate to the nail. In yet another embodiment, connectors pass through the nail plate and threadably attach to the nail. The connector heads are incorporated into a design element. In a further embodiment, stud members extend downward from the nail plate into apertures on the nails.

A medical form is marked by a clinician during a patient / clinician encounter to generate a record with information related to a current complaint. The form is partitioned into several regions related to patient history, examination and medical decision, respectively. The form is automatically analyzed and using the locations of the marks on the form and a predetermined set of rules, a billing code is generated. The billing code determines the fee to be paid to the clinician or health provider.

As networking demands only increase for both home and business uses, the need for a splitter balun which enables repositioning of coaxial connections in the non-axial directions and provides universal positioning to interface jacks is highly desirable. For some applications, the challenge is to provide a splitter which provides a means of repositioning input and output connections via an easy modification or manipulation of the splitter. For still further applications, it is desirable to securely mount the coax jack within the balun housing. The apparatus and method described herein meet these challenges and others, in part, by placing a bracket around the coaxial connection and providing multiple mounts for securing the bracket within the balun housing. Mounts are provided at opposite ends of the balun housing allowing the output connection direction to be readily reversed. The positive effects of this apparatus and method include having only one splitter balun on hand to connect to interfaces in either of opposite directions.

A fishing lure comprises a rear end enabled to be attached to a fishing line or leader and a front end having a plurality of outer tines with wires for attaching bait and a plurality of inner tines for retaining a fishing hook. The lure further comprises an attached spring-loaded weed guard. A lure skirt is placed over the tines and hook. The body of the lure is reflective and combines with the bait and lure skirt to catch the attention of nearby fish.

Disclosed is a device including a compliant mechanism including: a first monolithic flexible element, having first and second ends defining a first longitudinal direction, arranged such that it is able to be subjected to an elastic deformation involving a relative movement between its first and second ends; and at least a second monolithic flexible element, having first and second ends defining a second longitudinal direction distinct from the first longitudinal direction, arranged such that it is able to be subjected to an elastic deformation involving a relative movement between its first and second ends. At least one of the first and second monolithic flexible elements includes at least one opening located between its first and second ends and defining a passage for a portion of the other monolithic flexible element such that the first and second monolithic flexible elements are interlocked.

A method of processing audio files includes the steps of providing an audio frequency adjusting section, via which one or more first audio files may be changed in the frequency property thereof to create one or more second audio files without the need of opening the first audio files. In this manner, a plurality of audio files may be easily and quickly modified at one time via the audio frequency adjusting section to shorten the time needed to optimize the tone quality of the audio files.

A gas flow diverter for increasing the turbulence of an incoming respiratory gas flow through a respiratory gas sensor is provided. The diverter is positioned at a patient or inlet end of a tube section of the sensor in order to divert the respiratory gas flow from the patient generally equally across the cross-sectional area of the tube section. The diverter can be formed integrally as a part of the sensor, or can be releasably attached to the sensor or to an adapter that is releasably connected to the inlet end of the sensor for use in situations in which the volume of the incoming respiratory gas flow from the patient is greatly reduced due to the size of the patient, i.e., when the patient is an infant.