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A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.

A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.

A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.

A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.

Described is a speech recognition dialog management system that allows more open-ended conversations between virtual agents and people than are possible using just agent-directed dialogs. The system uses both novel dialog context switching and learning algorithms based on spoken interactions with people. The context switching is performed through processing multiple dialog goals in a last-in-first-out (LIFO) pattern. The recognition accuracy for these new flexible conversations is improved through automated learning from processing errors and addition of new grammars.

The present invention enables a user to receive a financial service anywhere through a mobile terminal equipped with a UIM (User Identification Module) electronic card. In the present invention, a user enters his or her password to a mobile terminal with a UIM card including subscriber telephone number, finance, authorization, and personal information, then, if the entered password is correct, authorization is processed with a remote authorizing server based on the authorization information. After authorization, user's requesting service, e.g., payment service, transaction particulars inquiry service, prepaid card recharging service is conducted through a mobile network.

A solar assembly comprising two components: a multi-functional solar collecting apparatus and a mounting embedment integrated with building construction material. The mounting embedment component is affixed to a building frame structure using standard construction techniques and receives the multi-functional solar collecting apparatus that is secured with fasteners. The multi-functional solar collecting apparatus converts solar energy to electrical energy using a photovoltaic grid mounted on a copper plate that provides even temperature dispersion across the plate and acts as a thermal radiator when the apparatus is used as a radiant cooler; and a plurality of interconnected heat transfer tubes located within the apparatus enclosure disposed on the plane below the copper plate but conductively coupled to the copper plate for converting the solar energy to thermal energy in a fluid disposed within the heat transfer tubes.

A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.

A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.

An abrasion detecting apparatus is configured to detect an abrasion of a component of a cutter head of a tunnel boring machine configured to excavate a ground using a cutter to bore a tunnel, the abrasion detecting apparatus including: an abrasion detection probe located rearward of a front end of the cutter by a certain distance and located forward or rearward of a front end of a component, whose abrasion needs to be detected, of the cutter head by a certain distance, the abrasion detection probe including an abrasion detecting portion at a front end portion thereof, the abrasion detecting portion abrading away by contact with the ground to be excavated; and a detecting device configured to detect an abrasion of the abrasion detecting portion.

A floor cleaner is provided for cleaning a floor, where the floor cleaner has a front and a rear and includes: a sweeper for sweeping the floor; a scrubber, connected to the sweeper and located in the rear of the sweeper, for wetting and cleaning the floor; and a burnisher, connected to the scrubber and located in the rear of the scrubber, for burnishing the floor.

A system and method related to dispensing and disposing medical items is provided. The dispensing portion is generally configured to dispense medical items stored within compartments based on dispensing instructions. The disposal portion is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and / or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises sorting stations each of which houses a number of disposable containers. Each station can identify an item of waste, determine the most appropriate container for the item, and facilitate disposal of the item in the appropriate container.

An air filter module for modularly mounting angled air filters. The module includes a top plate, bottom plate, left and right front corners with the corners defining perpendicular side walls, angled filter end retention walls, angled side walls, and a back wall with angled side walls, parallel end retention walls, and a positioning guide. The positioning guide is constructed from clips or a guide face and an inner side positioning wall.

A system and method related to dispensing and disposing medical items is provided. The dispensing portion is generally configured to dispense medical items stored within compartments based on dispensing instructions. The disposal portion is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and / or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises sorting stations each of which houses a number of disposable containers. Each station can identify an item of waste, determine the most appropriate container for the item, and facilitate disposal of the item in the appropriate container.

A submersible high illumination light source assembly is disclosed, comprising at least one module. A module comprises a heat sink having a front surface and a rear surface. A printed circuit board comprising one or more electrical connections sized and shaped to couple with a plurality of high-illumination light emitting diode (LED) lamps is in thermal communication with the front surface of the heat sink. The plurality of high-illumination LED lamps are coupled in electronic communication with the printed circuit board via the one or more electrical connections. At least one reflector is sized and shaped to accept the insertion of one or more of the plurality of high-illumination LED lamps. A window is in watertight communication with the reflector plate. The submersible high illumination light source assembly operates both when submerged underwater and exposed to air.

A novel order processing in a shop side computer that carries out online sales of goods and the like is realized by this invention. In the shop side computer, upon receiving an order request from a customer terminal, content information of the customer order is registered, and an identification number of the customer order and a shop code are transmitted to a settlement system. Next, upon receiving the identification number of the customer order and an operation key from the settlement system, the content information of the customer order is read out according to the identification number of the customer order, and the content information of the customer order, the operation key, and the shop authentication information are transmitted to the settlement system. After that, upon receiving information indicating that the acceptance of the customer order is possible from the settlement system, information indicating the acceptance of the order is stored for the customer order. Then, at an arbitrary timing after the shipment of the commodity and the like relating to the customer order, the identification number of the customer order relating to an order price claim request is transmitted to the settlement system, and information indicating whether or not the order price claim processing succeeded is received from the settlement system.

The invention provides methods for separating bound label from unbound label within an assay mixture, for predispensing assay reactants in self-contained assay vessels, as well as for detecting the presence and / or amount of an analyte within a fluid sample. In addition, a reusable detection vessel for use therein and with specific binding assays in general is disclosed. In the methods, generally an analyte within a sample is detected or measured by forming an assay mixture containing sample, analyte binding components and label, placing the assay mixture in contact with an immisable primary layer, subjecting the assay mixture to conditions that separate the analyte bound with binding components and label from unbound binding components and label, and subsequently detecting bound label.

A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.

A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the actuators in the control cabinet or actuators in a control handle of the endoscope. Fluidics, electrical, navigation, image, display and data entry controls are integrated into the system along with other accessories.

A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and / or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises sorting stations each of which houses a number of disposable containers. Each station can identify an item of waste, determine the most appropriate container for the item, and facilitate disposal of the item in the appropriate container. In some embodiments, a detection system for determining a presence and / or a quantity of waste items within a container is also provided. In some embodiments, access to discarded waste items is restricted once the waste items have been placed in a container.

A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and / or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises sorting stations, each of which houses a number of disposable containers. Each station can identify an item of waste, determine the most appropriate container for the item, and facilitate disposal of the item in the appropriate container.

An single use, disposable electronic article surveillance tag is claimed wherein the tag features a spindle assembly which anchors and retains a set of ball bearings which are used to clutch and retain the shaft of a tack. The spindle features an operational tab which may be contacted by the appropriate probe to turn the spindle about a central axis.

An electric tool having the capability of achieving a high working efficiency is provided. This tool comprises an output shaft rotated by reversible motor, a rotational-direction switch for switching a rotational direction of the output shaft in either forward or reverse direction, first memory for storing a plurality of operation modes of the output shaft with respect to one of the forward and reverse directions, operation-mode switch for selecting one from the operation modes, second memory for temporarily storing an operation mode selected by the operation-mode switch in a use of the electric tool at the one of the forward and reverse directions; and a controller for automatically setting the electric tool in the operation mode stored in the second memory in the next use of the electric tool at the one of the forward and reverse directions.

A system and method related to dispensing and disposing medical items is provided. The dispensing portion is generally configured to dispense medical items stored within compartments based on dispensing instructions. The disposal portion is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and / or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises sorting stations each of which houses a number of disposable containers. Each station can identify an item of waste, determine the most appropriate container for the item, and facilitate disposal of the item in the appropriate container.

The invention discloses an intelligent tree trunk white painting robot and belongs to the related fields of urban and garden greening equipment. The intelligent tree trunk white painting robot comprises a machine frame system, a robot traveling system, a lime slurry supply system, an automatic white painting execution system and a real-time detection system. Adopting a spray painting mode for white painting of tree trunks, the robot can automatically walk along a side pavement and quickly and efficiently spray lime solution onto trees along the side pavement. In a real-time detection system, a digital compass, a laser sensor and a vision system are adopted to realize the semi-automatic searching of tree trunks and tree trunk automatic positioning, an ultrasonic transducer is adopted to realize automatic obstacle avoidance, and the whole-process real-time monitoring with a personal computer (PC) and a programmable logic controller (PLC) is realized. When the intelligent tree trunk white painting robot is used, coating is saved and the painting effect is optimized; and the robot automatically performs white painting of trees along the side pavement, the working efficiency is improved, labor force is saved, and the goals of intelligent control and green environmental sanitation are fulfilled.

The invention discloses a device and a method for automatically detecting and sorting light emitting diodes (LEDs). The system comprises a first conveying device which is used for loading materials onto LED material strips and conveying the LED material strips and is capable of dotting unqualified LED material strips, a detecting device which is used for detecting the surface appearance, the size, the color and defects of each LED bracket in the LED material strips, a second conveying device which is used for sending out the detected LED material strips, a sorting device which is used for storing out the unqualified LED material strips, a display device which is used for displaying detection data, and a control device which is used for comparing the detection data with standard data to determine whether the LED brackets are qualified or not, and controlling the whole process of material loading, detection, dotting, conveying and sorting of each device. The method comprises multiple steps of standard setting, control device startup, sampling, comparison and output. Products can be automatically classified, the automation degree is high and the labor force is effectively reduced.

The image combining portable terminal combines a recorded image prepared in an uncombined image recording portion (200) and a captured image captured by a camera portion (220). A plurality of sets of mask information defining at least one area in which the captured image is to be combined with the recorded image are stored in a mask recording portion (210). The mask information acquiring portion (211) selects desired mask information from the mask recording portion (210) in response to an instruction of a user. The image combining portion (230) combines the recorded image and the captured image in an area designated by the mask information selected by the mask information acquiring portion (211).

A method of the present invention comprises fractionating a sample solution containing analyte DNA molecules into small droplets, wherein the number M of the droplets is greater than the total number N of the DNA molecules, subjecting an emulsion containing the droplets to, for example, PCR amplification, and detecting the presence or absence (amount) of an amplicon obtained in each droplet by fluorescent detection using an intercalator or the like.