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By means of preventing counterfeits on the market from entering a distribution channel, the benefit of manufacturers, dealers, distributors, and consumers forming the distribution channel. First, a data server reads ID data of a non-contact tag 11 and of a reader 12, creates data files thereof, and stores the data files in a database. The reader 12 connected to the Internet reads its own ID data and sends it to an authentication server. The authentication server checks the received ID data of the reader 12 against the data file of the reader 12 stored in the database. If the two are identical, the reader is authenticated. The authenticated reader 12 reads the ID data of the non-contact tag 11 embedded in a product and sends it to the authentication server. The authentication server checks the received ID data of the non-contact tag 11 against the data file of the non-contact tag stored in the database. If, as a result, the two are identical, the authentication server notifies the reader 12 that the non-contact tag is authenticated. The product authentication system is administered and operated by an application service provider (ASP) entity 10.

Techniques for detecting coagulum formation on an ablation electrode make use of an ablation electrode that is connected to a radio-frequency (RF) generator capable of applying a small amount of RF energy that is not cell destructive. The temperature at the ablation electrode can be precisely measured using a thermosensor incorporated within the ablation electrode. Before and after actual ablation, a low, non-cell destructing (non-ablating) amount of RF energy is generated at the ablation electrode. If no coagulum has formed during actual ablation, the temperature increase during this test application will be similar before and after the ablation attempt. If coagulum has formed during the actual ablation, however, the temperature increase during the test application after ablation will be significantly higher.

To form a driver circuit to be mounted to a liquid crystal display device or the like on a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, etc., and to provide a display device mounting driver circuits formed from different TFTs suited for their respective operational characteristics. A stick driver circuit on the scanning line side and a stick driver circuit on the data line side are different in structure, and have different TFTs in which the thickness of a gate insulating film, the channel length and other parameters are varied depending on required circuit characteristics. In the stick driver on the scanning line side, which is composed of a shift register circuit, a level shifter circuit, and a buffer circuit, the buffer circuit has a TFT with a thick gate insulating film because it is required to have a withstand voltage of 30 V. The stick driver circuit on the data line side, which is composed of a shift register circuit, a latch circuit, a level shifter circuit, and a D / A converter circuit, is driven at a high frequency, and hence its shift register circuit and latch circuit have thin gate insulating films and the channel length thereof is shorter than that of the TFT of the buffer circuit.

A device for generating power includes a fluid including magnetic particles. A source magnetizes the fluid thereby inducing rotations in the magnetic particles for creating a magnetic flux. The rotations of the magnetic particles induce an electromagnetic force in a coil associated with the fluid.

A system and method, which enables precise identification of characters contained in vehicle license plates, container LD, chassis I.D, aircraft serial number and other such identification markings. The system can process these identified characters and operate devices, such as access control (126) operations, traffic systems and vehicle (20) and container tracking and management (170) systems, and provide records of all markings together with their images.

A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for the improved automated testing of a software application's graphical user interface (GUI) through implementation of a recording agent that allows the GUI interactions of one or more human software testers to be captured and incorporated into an error-tolerant and adaptive automated GUI test system. A recording agent is implemented to capture the GUI interactions of one or more human software testers. Testers enact a plurality of predetermined test cases or procedures, with known inputs compared against preconditions and expected outputs compared against the resulting postconditions, which are recorded and compiled into an aggregate test procedure. The resulting aggregate test procedure is amended and configured to correct and / or reconcile identified abnormalities to create a final test procedure that is implemented in an automated testing environment. The results of each test run are subsequently incorporated into the automated test procedure, making it more error-tolerant and adaptive as the number of test runs increases.

In order to provide an adhesive composition for electronic components that is excellent in adhesion durability under long-term high temperature conditions, thermal cyclability, and insulation reliability, designed is an adhesive composition for electronic components containing a thermoplastic resin (a), an epoxy resin (b), a hardener (c), and an organopolysiloxane (d), wherein the glass transition temperature (Tg) after curing is −10° C. to 50° C. and the rate of change of Tg after heat-treating the composition at 175° C. for 1000 hours is 15% or less.

A reliable and fault-tolerant multi-peripheral-device enclosure for use in high-availability computer systems. The reliable and fault-tolerant multi-peripheral-device enclosure uses a three-tiered port bypass control strategy for diagnosing and isolating malfunctioning peripheral devices within the multi-peripheral-device enclosure, and uses a similar a three-tiered port bypass control strategy for isolation of the entire multi-peripheral-device enclosure from a communications medium that interconnects the multi-peripheral-device enclosure with one or more host computers.

A prefabricated array of photovoltaic modules mechanically assembled to a frame and pre-wired at an assembly location such as a factory and is transported to an installation location. The prefabricated array is wired so that a connection to a load, such as a home or an AC power delivery system can be accomplished by connecting a single connector to the load. The prefabricated array can be conveniently set up at the installation site using a lifting point attached to the array, for example at the frame. The time required to perform the installation and make the necessary electrical connections to make the array operable when illuminated can be as short as one hour.

The present invention is a fanless computer with an integrated display. Passive cooling design features, including a heat sink, are incorporated into the device so that it is fanless. The heat sink supports the entire computer enclosure and causes heat in the device to dissipate through vents. The PCB assembly may be attached directly to the heat sink to facilitate thermal transfer characteristics so that components are cooled without the need for a fan. A pressure plate may be attached to the back of the PCB provides a tight coupling between the processor and heat sink. The computer is fanless, silent, and compact and therefore, suitable for many applications, including for use in locations where the availability of space is a concern. For example, the computer may be mounted on a retail store shelf to provide product information to consumers shopping at the retail establishment.

A method and a system of live detection based on a physiological motion on a human face are provided. The method has the following steps: in step a, a motion area and at least one motion direction in visual angle of a system camera are detected and a detected facial region is found. In step b, whether a valid facial motion exists in the detected facial region is determined. If a valid facial motion is inexistent, the object is considered as a photo of human face, otherwise, the method proceeds to step c to determine whether the facial motion is a physiological motion. If not, the object is considered as the photo of human face, yet considered as a real human face. The real human face and the photo of human face can be distinguished by the present invention so as to increase the reliability of the face recognition system.

A positioning device for positioning a load is provided. The positioning device includes a motor, a measuring device, and an evaluation device. The measuring device is associated with the motor, and is operable to ascertain measurement data that characterizes the motor current consumption by the motor in the positioning of the load. The evaluation device evaluates the measurement data that have been ascertained by the measuring device, so that in that way the loading of the positioning device by the load can be ascertained.

An online transaction system configured to implement authentication methods that allow for strong multi-factor authentication in online environments. The authentication methods can be combined with strong security methods to further ensure that the authentication process is secure. Further, the strong multi-factor authentication can be implemented with zero adoption dependencies through the implementation of automated enrollment methods.

The present invention relates to devices for carrying small arms. The inventive method provides for use of a holster having a slot for a pistol grip. When a pistol is straightwardly pushed in the holster, the safety-stop thereof is switched in armed position. The pistol is removable by the opposite displacement thereof. The body of the inventive holster comprises guides for a breechblock, a spring loaded lock thereof, and a unit for switching said breechbloc which is arranged on the sidewall of said body on the side of the safety-stop of the pistol and embodied in the form of a spring loaded fork. The lock is embodied in the form of a cantilever plate provided with an arrester which is mounted in such a way that it interacts with the breechblock and the indicator of the safety-stop when it is switched on. In the second variant, the switching means is embodied in the form of a shaped window which has a simple trapezium shape and is arranged on the sidewall of the body. The fixing means of the pistol is embodied in the form of a plate-like sprig-loaded lock arranged in such a way that it is divertable by the pistol when it is introduced into the holster, and can interact with the safety-stop indicator. A stop lug for the pistol receiver whose length is higher the maximum size of the shaped window, is embodied on the other wall of the body in the base thereof in such a way that it is symmetrical with respect to said shaped window.

An amperometric sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a reference electrode. The sensor further includes a switch to selectably electrically connect the first electrode as a working electrode and to electrically connecting the second electrode as an auxiliary electrode during a first time interval. During a second time interval, the switch electrically connects the first electrode as the auxiliary electrode and electrically connects the second electrode as the working electrode. The switching of the two electrodes is repeated continuously as amperometric measurements are performed. Preferably, the sensor includes an ultrasonic transducer proximate the working electrode and the auxiliary electrode to clean the electrodes.

A disk-type hologram recording medium and a hologram recording and reproduction device utilizing such a recording medium are provided. The hologram recording and reproduction device includes a spatial optical modulator provided with a plurality of optical elements arranged in a grid-like form. These optical elements are divided into groups each associated with 1 bit of data for performing required light modulation. Thus, a special pattern exhibiting a greater S / N margin for 1 bit can be recorded in the recoding medium. During data recording or data reproduction, the special pattern is read from the recording medium, and based on the retrieved special pattern, fine adjustment by servo control is conducted for adjustment of tilting or focusing of the recording medium and for adjustment of the wavelength of the light emitted from the light source.

A dual-axis hinge device in a portable apparatus is provided, in which a first hinge unit has a first driving cam for rotating upon a first hinge axis along with rotation of a second housing, and a second hinge unit having a second driving cam adapted to be engaged with the first driving cam rotating upon a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis, while reciprocating along the second hinge axis.

A system for improving a memory's error detecting and error correcting capabilities. During operation, the system receives a data-word. Next, the system compresses the data-word into a compressed-word. If the amount of compression is greater than or equal to a compression-threshold, the system applies a strong error-correcting-code to the compressed-word to generate a coded-word. On the other hand, if the amount of compression is less than the compression-threshold, the system applies a weak error-correcting-code to the data-word to generate a coded-word. In either case the size of the coded-word is less than or equal to the size of a storage-word. The system then generates a flag that indicates the type of error-correcting code that was used to generate the coded-word. The system then stores the flag along with the coded-word in the memory.

An apparatus for determining the volume of liquid in a probe tip of an aspirating or dispensing probe, such as those used in a diagnostic analyzer, includes: two electrodes on opposite sides of the probe tip and the electrodes and liquid form a variable capacitor; a resistor; a voltage source and the electrodes, resistor, and solenoid are in electrical communication in at least one of series, parallel or series and parallel to form an RC circuit; and a microprocessor in electrical communication with the RC circuit for converting an electrical signal to a volume of liquid in the probe tip. In a preferred embodiment, the probe tip is separate from the probe and is adapted to be fitted on the end of a probe for aspirating and dispensing a liquid. In another preferred embodiment, the apparatus further includes a solenoid, and the voltage source, electrodes, resistor, and solenoid are in electrical communication in at least one of series, parallel or series and parallel to form an RLC circuit, and the microprocessor is in electrical communication with the RLC circuit for converting an electrical signal to a volume of liquid in the probe tip. The apparatus can be used with a liquid have a known or unknown dielectric constant and can be used to determine the presence of bubbles in the liquid.

A method for acquiring a bounding box corresponding to an object is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) acquiring proposal boxes; (b) selecting specific proposal box among the proposal boxes by referring to (i) a result of comparing distance between a reference bounding box and the proposal boxes and / or (ii) a result of comparing score which indicates whether the proposal boxes includes the object, and then setting the specific proposal box as a starting area of a tracking box; (c) determining a specific area of the current frame as a target area of the tracking box by using the mean shift tracking algorithm; and (d) allowing a pooling layer to generate a pooled feature map by applying pooling operation to an area corresponding to the specific area and then allowing a FC layer to acquire a bounding box by applying regression operation to the pooled feature map.

A gate driving circuit and a display apparatus having the gate driving circuit, in which the gate driving circuit includes a voltage adjusting part using a low clock signal to increase the reliability of the gate driving circuit, thereby extending the lifetime of the gate driving circuit.

In a method and medical device for determining the coordinates of images of marks in a volume dataset, the marks are disposed on the surface of a subject, and the volume dataset represents the images of the marks and an image of at least the part of the subject on whose surface the marks are disposed. A data processing system stores the volume dataset. The volume dataset is picked up by a first imaging medical device and represents an image of at least a part of the subject on whose surface several marks disposed and images of the marks. With a navigation system, a relation of the coordinates of the volume dataset to the coordinates of the subject is provided in the form of a coordinate transformation during a registration.

Provided is an apparatus for generating a digital value that may generate a random digital value, and guarantee time invariance of the generated digital value. The apparatus may include a digital value generator to generate a random digital value using semiconductor process variation, and a digital value freezing unit that may be connected to the digital value generator and fixed to one of a first state and a second state based on the generated digital value, to freeze the digital value.

A method of programming a memory device comprises applying a first programming voltage to one of a plurality of wordlines, corresponding to a cell to be programmed. The first programming voltage is substantially equal to the desired threshold voltage. A second programming voltage is also applied to one of a plurality of bitlines, corresponding to the cell to be programmed. The second programming voltage gradually increases from a low level toward a high level. The first programming voltage and second programming voltage are removed when the corresponding bitline current begins to decrease.

A transform spectrometer determines the spectrum of light based on the Talbot effect. Light to be analyzed is passed through a spatially periodic object, thereby generating a series of Talbot images. The intensities of these Talbot images at different optical distances from the spatially periodic object are then detected, and Fourier transformed to determine the spectrum of the light. Preferably, the detector comprises a spatial masking pattern such that the intensities detected are maximized at Talbot planes or at the midpoints between Talbot planes. In one embodiment, the optical distance between the spatially periodic object and the detector is changed in order to detect image intensities at different Talbot planes. In another embodiment, the detector and the spatially periodic object are positioned along a common optical axis at relative angle .theta. such that different detector rows detect intensities at different Talbot planes. In yet another embodiment, the spatially periodic object is both a grating and a detector, and the Talbot images generated by the grating are reflected off a mirror back to the detector.

The present invention relates to a method of computer based data card software downloading and updating, in which, the data card connects with computer via data communication interface and acts the power on initial process at same time, the data card downloads software kit from computer to RAM memory, and the data card operates the software kit downloaded to the RAM memory. With this method of computer based data card software downloading and updating, no any more expensive Flash memory to be used in the data card, a lower cost is thus resulted, the data card failure resulted from Flash memory damage could be avoided and hence the data card reliability is increased; In course of data card downloading the update program and software from computer, it just needs re-update again only even though in fault, the complete operation is convenient and rapid with a wide suitable field, this lays the foundation of the advancing and development for the data communication peripheral equipment technology of portable equipment.

A pressurized backup lubricant reservoir (36) with a lubricant line (31) to a rotor bearing (21). A control valve (43) on the backup lubricant line is normally closed. A monitor / controller (44) monitors multiple parameters of the bearing, and initiates an emergency protection sequence under combinations of conditions, including when a temperature of the bearing exceeds a threshold and a flow rate or pressure of a primary lubricant is outside a normal range and the rotor is rotating. The emergency protection sequence initiates a shut-down procedure for the rotor, and opens and modulates the control valve to meter a backup lubricant (33) from the backup reservoir to the bearing in proportion to a rundown rate of the rotor, such that lubrication of the bearing from the backup lubricant reservoir continues until the rotor stops turning. The protection sequence may also include coordinating braking of the rotor with the backup lubricant flow.