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Film deposition apparatus and film deposition method

The present invention is a film deposition apparatus configured to deposit a film on a substrate that has been loaded into a vacuum container via a transfer opening and placed on a table in the vacuum container, by supplying a process gas to the substrate from a process-gas supply part opposed to the table under a vacuum atmosphere, while heating a table surface of the table, the film deposition apparatus comprising: an elevating mechanism configured to vertically move the table between a process position at which the substrate is subjected to a film deposition process, and a transfer position at which the substrate is transferred to and from an external transfer mechanism that has entered from the transfer opening; a surrounding part configured to surround the table with a gap therebetween, when the table is located at the process position, so that the surrounding part and the table divide an inside of the vacuum container into an upper space, which is located above the table, and a lower space, which is located below the table; a vacuum exhaust conduit in communication with the upper space, through which a process atmosphere in the upper space is discharged to create a vacuum in the upper space; a heating unit configured to heat a gas contact region ranging from the upper space to the vacuum exhaust conduit, to a temperature higher than a temperature allowing adhesion of reactant; and a heat insulation part disposed between the heating unit and a lower part of the vacuum container surrounding the lower space.
Owner:TOKYO ELECTRON LTD

System and methods for mapping and searching objects in multidimensional space

This invention relates to a system and methods for determining the placement of an object in a distributed key-value store by mapping the object to nodes in multidimensional hyperspace. A search function supports efficient object retrieval, even when the search query requests multiple objects and specifies them through non-primary keys. In response to a search query, the search is translated into hyperregions in the hyperspace to determine the set of nodes that hold the queried data object. The number of contacted nodes and the number of scanned objects are significantly reduced in comparison to prior art techniques.
Owner:CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Automated Healthcare Risk Management System Utilizing Real-time Predictive Models, Risk Adjusted Provider Cost Index, Edit Analytics, Strategy Management, Managed Learning Environment, Contact Management, Forensic GUI, Case Management And Reporting System For Preventing And Detecting Healthcare Fraud, Abuse, Waste And Errors

InactiveUS20140081652A1Facilitate and enhance and implement multiple investigator decisionResource optimizationFinancePayment architectureLower riskMedical education
The Automated Healthcare Risk Management System is a real-time Software as a Service application which interfaces and assists investigators, law enforcement and risk management analysts by focusing their efforts on the highest risk and highest value healthcare payments. The system's Risk Management design utilizes real-time Predictive Models, a Provider Cost Index, Edit Analytics, Strategy Management, a Managed Learning Environment, Contact Management, Forensic GUI, Case Management and Reporting System for individually targeting, identifying and preventing fraud, abuse, waste and errors prior to payment. The Automated Healthcare Risk Management System analyzes hundreds of millions of transactions and automatically takes actions such as declining or queuing a suspect payment. Claim payment risk is optimally prioritized through a Managed Learning environment, from high risk to low risk for efficient resolution by investigators.
Owner:RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Process-gas supply and processing system

A process-gas supply system 2 supplies a process gas diluted with a diluent gas to a gas using system 4. The process-gas supply system 2 includes a process gas tank 10, a diluent gas tank 12, a main gas duct 14 connecting the process gas tank 10 and the gas using system 4, and a diluent gas duct connecting the diluent gas tank 12 to the main gas duct. The respective main gas duct 14 and the diluent gas duct are provided with flow rate controllers FC1, FC2, and FC5. The diluent gas duct is connected to the main gas duct at a position on an immediately downstream side of one of a plurality of flow rate controllers other than the flow rate controller on the most downstream side. There is further provided a surplus-gas discharge duct 24 through which a surplus diluted process gas is discharged, the surplus-gas discharge duct 24 being connected to the main gas duct at a position on an immediately upstream side of one the flow rate controllers other than the flow rate controller on the most upstream side.
Owner:TOKYO ELECTRON LTD

Method and system for detecting intrusion into and misuse of a data processing system

Disclosed is a Security Indications and Warning (SI&W) Engine usable in conjunction with an audit agent. The audit agent forwards normalized audits to the SI&W Engine. The SI&W Engine groups the normalized audits into related groupings. Gauges are used to count the number of occurrences of audited events. A statistical engine provides statistical representations of the number of events per user, per session and per node. A predetermined number of criteria are defined a particular gauge or gauge pair. There may be many criteria for a particular network. When a predetermined number of criteria within a criteria set are triggered, an indicator is triggered. More complex indicators can use combinations of lower level indicators to provide further indications of potential security threads. Thus, a hierarchical system of gauges, criteria and indicators is used to measure boundary violations and breaches of different barriers. Advantageously, because there are no predefined scenarios or profiles that must be performed by a potential misuser or intruder, the SI&W Engine of the present invention is capable of indicating that a potential security threat exists in near-real time.
Owner:NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYST CORP +1

Processing Apparatus and Processing Method

A processing apparatus includes a process container having a placing table for placing a processing object, an exhaust system having vacuum pumps and a pressure control valve for exhausting atmosphere in the process container. A gas injection unit having a gas ejection hole is provided in the process container, as well as a gas supplying unit for supplying a process gas to the gas injection unit. The entire process apparatus is controlled by a controlling unit. The control unit controls the exhaust system and the gas supplying unit. When starting a predetermined process, the process gas at a flow rate greater than a prescribed flow rate is supplied for a short time while exhausting the atmosphere in the process container by the exhaust system, and then the process gas at a prescribed flow rate is supplied.
Owner:TOKYO ELECTRON LTD

Method for transmitting and receiving channel state information periodically or aperiodically

ActiveUS20090190528A1Effectively transmit channel state informationEfficient solutionError preventionTransmission systemsChannel state informationControl channel
A method for transmitting and receiving channel state information (CSI) periodically and aperiodically is disclosed. The method for aperiodically transmitting channel state information (CSI) by a terminal includes receiving an indicator requesting a channel state information report of a downlink channel from a base station over a downlink control channel, and aperiodically transmitting the channel state information (CSI) to the base station over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) upon receiving the indicator from the base station.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Plasma processing apparatus

The present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus including: a processing chamber whose ceiling portion is opened and the inside thereof can be evacuated to vacuum; a ceiling plate which is made of dielectric material and is airtightly mounted to an opening of the ceiling portion; a planar antenna member which is installed on a top surface of the ceiling plate, for introducing a microwave into the processing chamber; and a coaxial waveguide, which has a central conductor connected to the planar antenna member, for supplying the microwave, wherein a gas passage is formed to pass through the central conductor, the planar antenna member, and the ceiling plate, and an electric field attenuating recess for attenuating an electric field intensity of the center portion of the ceiling plate is installed on a top surface of a center area of the ceiling plate.
Owner:TOKYO ELECTRON LTD

Apparatus And Method For Transporting Wafers Between Wafer Carrier And Process Tool Under Vacuum

An integrated transport device for a wafer carrier includes: an evacuatable chamber for accommodating therein a wafer carrier having a front opening with a cover; a rotatable platform for placing the wafer carrier thereon in the chamber; and an opening / closing device for opening and closing the cover of the wafer carrier placed on the platform at a first position, wherein the platform rotates to set the wafer carrier at the first position and a second position for transporting a wafer to a wafer-handling chamber.
Owner:ASM IP HLDG BV

Noise-reducing directional microphone array

In one embodiment, a directional microphone array having (at least) two microphones generates forward and backward cardioid signals from two (e.g., omnidirectional) microphone signals. An adaptation factor is applied to the backward cardioid signal, and the resulting adjusted backward cardioid signal is subtracted from the forward cardioid signal to generate a (first-order) output audio signal corresponding to a beampattern having no nulls for negative values of the adaptation factor. After low-pass filtering, spatial noise suppression can be applied to the output audio signal. Microphone arrays having one (or more) additional microphones can be designed to generate second- (or higher-) order output audio signals.
Owner:MH ACOUSTICS

Method and system for extracting and visualizing graph-structured relations from unstructured text

The present invention is directed to a system, method and computer program for automatically extracting and mining relations and related entities from unstructured text. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes: extracting relations and related entities from unstructured text data, representing the extracted information into a graph, and manipulating the resulting graph to gain more insight into the information it contains. The extraction of relations and related entities is performed first by automatically inducting pattern and second by applying these induced patterns to unstructured text data. For each relation and entity, several features are extracted in order to build a graph whose nodes are entities and edges are relations.
Owner:IBM CORP

Hearing aid system

A bone conduction hearing aid system for generating bone conduction vibrations is disclosed. The bone conduction hearing aid system has an external hearing aid unit with a vibrator and a skin contact pressure plate. The skin contact pressure plate is placed on an outside of the external hearing aid unit and the skin contact pressure plate is magnetically attached to an implanted unit anchored to the skull under the skin. The vibrator transforms an electrical signal into mechanical vibrations and the skin contact pressure plate allows transmission of the vibrations from the vibrator to the implanted unit when the external hearing aid unit is magnetically fixed to the implanted unit.
Owner:OTICON

Data center network system and packet forwarding method thereof

A data center network system and a packet forwarding method thereof are provided. The data center network system includes a virtual bridge and an address resolution protocol (ARP) server. The virtual bridge intercepts an ARP request having an identification field and a destination IP address field and adds a corresponding virtual data center identification to the identification field of the ARP request and redirecting the ARP request to the ARP server. Additionally, the ARP server queries a corresponding MAC address according to an IP address recorded in the destination IP address field of the ARP request and the corresponding VDCID recorded in the identification field of the ARP request, and transmits the corresponding MAC address in response to the ARP request. Accordingly, the same private IP address can be reused in the data center network system.
Owner:IND TECH RES INST

Torsional damper having variable bypass clutch with centrifugal release mechanism

A torsional damper (10) rotatably supported for translating torque between a prime mover and the input of a transmission including a torque input member (12) that is operatively connected for rotation with the power take-off of a prime mover, an output member (14) operatively connected for rotation with the input to a transmission and a plurality of damping elements (16) interposed between the input member and the output member. The damping members (16) act to translate torque between the input and output members and to dampen torsional forces generated between the prime mover and the transmission. A bypass clutch (40) acts to translate torque directly between the input and output members thereby providing a path for partial torque translation that bypasses the damping elements at low rotational speeds of the input and output members. In addition, the torsional damper (10) includes a clutch release mechanism (42) that is responsive to centrifugal forces acting on the torsional damper to disengage the bypass clutch (40) to reduce the torque translated directly between the input and output members at high rotational speeds.
Owner:BORGWARNER INC

Individually encapsulated solar cells and solar cell strings having a substantially inorganic protective layer

Methods and devices are provided for improved environmental protection for photovoltaic devices and assemblies. In one embodiment, the device comprises of an individually encapsulated solar cell, wherein the encapsulated solar cell includes at least one protective layer coupled to at least one surface of the solar cell and the protective layer may be formed from a substantially inorganic material. The protective layer has a chemical composition that prevents moisture from entering the solar cell and wherein light passes through the protective layer to reach an absorber layer in the solar cell.
Owner:NANOSOLAR

Quality of displayed images with user preference information

The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for increasing the perceived quality of displayed images. This is achieved in a variety of ways including the use of a plurality of device specific display characteristics when preparing images for display. It is also achieved through the monitoring of display device and / or ambient light conditions, e.g., on a periodic basis, and using the obtained information when controlling display output. Another approach to improving the perceived quality of displayed images involves the use of information relating to a specific user's ability to perceive image characteristics such as color. By customizing display output to an individual user's own physical perception capabilities and / or viewing characteristics it is possible to enhance the image quality perceived by the individual viewer as compared to embodiments which do not take into consideration individual user characteristics.
Owner:MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC

Frame Structure for Medium Access in Body Area Networks (BAN)

ActiveUS20100202354A1Optimize amountOptimize of hibernation timeResourcesWireless commuication servicesBody area networkBody area
A system and method for providing a variety of medium access and power management methods are disclosed. A defined frame structure allows a hub and a node to use said methods for secured or unsecured communications with each other. Contended access is available during a random access phase. The node uses an alternate doubling of a backoff counter to reduce interference and resolve collisions with other nodes attempting to communicate with the hub in the random access phase. Non-contended access is also available, and the hub may schedule reoccurring or one-time allocation intervals for the node. The hub and the node may also establish polled and posted allocation intervals on an as needed basis. The node manages power usage by being at active mode at times during the beacon period when the node is expected to transmit or receive frames.
Owner:TEXAS INSTR INC

System and method for managing information for a plurality of computer systems in a distributed network

A system for managing computers in a distributed computer network includes a collection agent for each computer being monitored, a local database coupled to each collection agent, one or more condensing agents coupled to the databases, and at least one console module. The condensing agent generates an index table from a source database and sends it upstream to the next level up in the hierarchy of databases. Other condensing agents may in turn act on this index table and send it up to a still further level, until a top-level master node has an index table reflecting the entire network. The console can use the index table to identify what databases contain needed data, and then make only selective connections to databases to answer queries, avoiding connections to all the local databases. The condensing agent also produces summarized data and sends it upstream as well, to be used by the console. Efficiency is improved over conventional systems. Use of the index method and the summary method can be transparent to (hid from) the user of the console, or may be made visible, with selection options.
Owner:LAKESIDE SOFTWARE LLC

Electrode systems and methods for reducing motion artifact

InactiveUS6912414B2Reduce and eliminate motion artifactProlong durationElectrocardiographyInertial sensorsEngineeringMotion artifacts
An electrode system for reducing noise from an electronic signal, the system including an electrode that provides the electronic signal, and a sensor that senses motion and provides a motion signal. The electrode system includes a controller that determines a noise value based on an analysis of the motion signal, and subtracts the noise value from the electronic signal. The electrode system can reduce or eliminate motion artifact from an electronic signal that can result in misdiagnosis, prolong procedural duration and inappropriate treatment of a patient.
Owner:SOUTHWEST RES INST

Method for user input from the back panel of a handheld computerized device

The present invention relates to a handheld computerized device with a bit mapped display screen on the front panel, and a touchpad installed on the back panel. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and graphical user interface that enable the user to see the user's finger position and motion from behind the device superimposed upon a virtual keyboard layout on the front panel. This allows the user to use a touchpad keypad on the back of the device to input keystrokes and mouse actions, and these will be reflected on the display screen on the front of the handheld computerized device as “virtual fingers” or equivalent.
Owner:HANDSCAPE

Enhanced acoustic detection of gas leaks in underground gas pipelines

A method for locating gas leaks from underground gas pipelines in which a first acoustic sensor having a first signal output is positioned in ground disposed substantially above or at a distance from the underground gas pipeline. At least one second acoustic sensor having a second signal output is positioned in the ground at a plurality of locations substantially above the underground gas pipeline. The output signals from the acoustic sensors are measured for each location of the second acoustic sensor and the signals are adaptively filtered to remove common noise signal components. The statistical minima of these rms voltages are determined for both the first output signal and the adaptively filtered second output signals and the differences determined. The location of the second acoustic sensor corresponding to the largest positive said difference is the location closest to the leak site.
Owner:GAS TECH INST

Physics processing unit instruction set architecture

An efficient quasi-custom instruction set for Physics Processing Unit (PPU) is enabled by balancing the dictates of a parallel arrangement of multiple, independent vector processors and programming considerations. A hierarchy of multiple, programmable memories and distributed control over data transfer is presented.
Owner:NVIDIA CORP
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