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A system and method provides a broadband network node for a best effort network such as the Internet or intranets which supports the inexpensive and rapid deployment of services to the best efforts network. Separate data path and control path mechanisms allow high-speed data transfers with parallel processing flows for the data path that are controlled across data flows by the control path. Packets are classified, modified and shaped to enable the service on the network with an accountant to track packet traffic for control and billing purposes. A series of processing blades perform a modification function for each blade that processes packets according to classifications. The processing blades are modular and scalable for insertion in the broad band switch to rapidly adapt the broadband network node for new services.

A method for transmitting a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for down-link multi-user MIMO transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: mapping a DMRS for a first layer on a down-link physical resource block according to a first DMRS pattern; mapping a DMRS for a second layer on the down-link physical resource block according to a second DMRS pattern; and transmitting the down-link physical resource block. In the down-link physical resource block, a resource element corresponding to the second DMRS pattern can be punctured on the first layer and a resource element corresponding to the first DMRS pattern can be punctured on the first layer and a resource element corresponding to the first DMRS pattern can be punctured on the second layer.

There is provided a power transmission mechanism which is capable of employing one electric motor as a drive source for driving drive wheels and as a drive source for cranking an engine, thereby making it possible to reduce manufacturing costs of the hybrid vehicle, and preventing the motor from offering an extra rotational resistance to the engine when the drive wheels are being driven by the engine, thereby making it possible to enhance fuel economy. In the power transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force from the engine and / or the electric motor to the drive wheels, when a synchro-clutch for the electric motor, driven by a switching actuator, connects the drive shaft of the electric motor and a driving drive shaft gear to each other, the electric motor is connected to the drive wheels via a meshing gear pair (driving drive shaft gear and driving output shaft gear), whereas when the synchro-clutch connects the drive shaft of the electric motor and a cranking drive shaft gear to each other, the electric motor is connected to the engine via a meshing gear pair (cranking drive shaft gear and cranking input shaft gear), the input shaft of the transmission, and a clutch.

A scalable shader architecture is disclosed. In accord with that architecture, a shader includes multiple shader pipelines, each of which can perform processing operations on rasterized pixel data. Shader pipelines can be functionally removed as required, thus preventing a defective shader pipeline from causing a chip rejection. The shader includes a shader distributor that processes rasterized pixel data and then selectively distributes the processed rasterized pixel data to the various shader pipelines, beneficially in a manner that balances workloads. A shader collector formats the outputs of the various shader pipelines into proper order to form shaded pixel data. A shader instruction processor (scheduler) programs the individual shader pipelines to perform their intended tasks. Each shader pipeline has a shader gatekeeper that interacts with the shader distributor and with the shader instruction processor such that pixel data that passes through the shader pipelines is controlled and processed as required.

The invention relates to an articulated-arm three-dimensional measurement apparatus having a plurality of articulation axes with angle encoders integrated in said arms for individually measuring the angles of rotation about each of said articulation axes. In accordance with the invention, at least one of the arms (4; 5) of the apparatus (1) includes a hollow tube (4.11; 5.11) interposed between two arm segments, one of which receives an angle encoder measuring the angle of rotation about the longitudinal axis of said arm, said hollow tube presenting at each of its ends respective abutment configurations complementary to abutment configurations at the adjacent arm segment ends so as to ensure alignment on the axis of the arm that is accurate, stable, and repeatable independently of the clamping of the abutting ends in question one against the other, coupling between said hollow tube and said arm segment being provided at said abutting ends by demountable clamping means (10) enabling the hollow tube to be replaced on site by another hollow tube of different length without it being necessary to recalibrate the entire apparatus.

The invention relates to an articulated-arm three-dimensional measurement apparatus having a plurality of articulation axes with angle encoders integrated in said arms for individually measuring the angles of rotation about each of said articulation axes. In accordance with the invention, at least one of the arms (4; 5) of the apparatus (1) includes a hollow tube (4.11; 5.11) interposed between two arm segments, one of which receives an angle encoder measuring the angle of rotation about the longitudinal axis of said arm, said hollow tube presenting at each of its ends respective abutment configurations complementary to abutment configurations at the adjacent arm segment ends so as to ensure alignment on the axis of the arm that is accurate, stable, and repeatable independently of the clamping of the abutting ends in question one against the other, coupling between said hollow tube and said arm segment being provided at said abutting ends by demountable clamping means (10) enabling the hollow tube to be replaced on site by another hollow tube of different length without it being necessary to recalibrate the entire apparatus.

A non-volatile semiconductor memory device comprising a first conductive semiconductor having steps on a surface thereof, a second conductive semiconductor region formed on an upper portion and a bottom portion of each of the steps and being separated in a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the first conductive semiconductor to function as a source or a drain, a gate dielectric film containing therein charge storage means which is spatially discrete and being formed on the first conductive semiconductor so as to coat at least a sidewall of each of the steps, and a gate electrode formed on the gate dielectric film. Accordingly, there are provided a non-volatile semiconductor memory device which suffers almost no deterioration in the properties and can perform the operation of recording of 2 bits per unit memory device even when the size of the semiconductor memory device in the semiconductor substrate is scaled down, and a process for fabricating the non-volatile semiconductor memory device.

A main control unit accepts an operation of deciding a touched button when the user releases the button on a touch panel in a menu window within a predetermined time period after touching the button without moving his / her finger along the touch panel. Also, the main control unit accepts an operation of deciding a touched button when the user keeps the button touched for more than the predetermined time period after touching the button without performing finger movement. When the user moves his / her finger along the touch panel to another position after touching a button without releasing the button in the predetermined time period, the main control unit does not accept a button deciding operation by release or long touch thereafter.

A femto base station of a WiMAX system can manage a list of closed subscriber groups (CSGs). A CSG indicator is broadcast. The femto base station receives a registration request message from a mobile station having received the CSG indicator and adds the mobile station to a CSG registration list. The femto base station searches for the mobile station from the CSG registration list if an attach request message is received; and forwards the attach request message to an access service network (ASN) gateway if the mobile station is in the CSG registration list. The femto base station establishes a link message with the mobile station if an attach acceptance message corresponding to the attach request message from the ASN-gateway.

In a menu window, when a user touches an area outside buttons on a touch panel, a main control unit vibrates the touch panel by using a first vibration pattern. When the user moves his / her finger along the touch panel so as to reach the range of coordinates of one of the buttons, the main control unit generates the first vibration pattern which indicates the acceptance of an operation of selecting the button and changes the color of the button to a color indicating a button selected state when the touched position reaches the range of the button. Then, the main control unit accepts an operation of deciding the button according to a release operation or long touch performed thereafter.

Smart metering device for connecting an end user mains network to a multiple phase power distribution network and monitoring consumption on the end user mains network, comprising: inputs for connecting the smart metering device to multiple phases of the multiple phase power distribution network; single phase low voltage outputs for connecting the end user mains network to the smart metering device; a power circuit between the inputs and the low voltage outputs; a modem for receiving control messages sent from a communication server associated with the power distribution network; a controller communicatively connected to the modem for controlling switching operations in the smart metering device in response to the control messages; and a phase selector communicatively coupled with the controller and comprising input switches for switching the low voltage outputs between different sets of the inputs, each set corresponding to one of the multiple phases of the multiple phase power distribution network.

The present invention provides a means for managing title keys by establishing logical partitions of title keys encrypted with the same binding information. The invention supports delayed and background processing of title keys when binding information changes. This invention supports proper accounting for devices required to recover rebinding processing when devices fail or go offline unexpectedly during processing. The invention uses binding context which represents a set of data that can be used to determine if the binding information used to encrypt a set of title keys is outdated and allow for rebinding to the current cluster binding information level.

Living body inspection apparatus which concurrently carries out proper measurement of movement of a living body and measurement of a magnetic field emanating from the living body. It includes a movement sensor which includes magnetic field generating means for generating a magnetic field and magnetic field receiving means attached to a living body for receiving the magnetic field and measures movement of the living body based on the magnetic field emitted from the magnetic field generating means and received by the magnetic field receiving means. It also includes: a SQUID magnetometer which receives a biomagnetic field emanating from the living body; analyzing means which analyzes measurement data obtained by the movement sensor and the SQUID magnetometer; and display means which outputs a result of analysis made by the analyzing means. The magnetic field generating means is fixed in a prescribed position relative to the SQUID magnetometer.

A machine tool includes: a main spindle adapted to be rotatable with a workpiece chucked thereby; a tool spindle capable of moving in directions of three axes perpendicular to each other and capable of pivoting about one of the axes, the axis being perpendicular to the main spindle; an automatic tool changer adapted to detachably attach a first tool and a chucking unit to the tool spindle, the first tool being used for machining the workpiece chucked by the main spindle, the chucking unit being used for chucking the workpiece; and a tool post having a second tool mounted thereon, the second tool being used for machining the workpiece chucked by the chucking unit attached to the tool spindle.

A main control unit accepts an operation of deciding a touched button when the user releases the button on a touch panel in a menu window within a predetermined time period after touching the button without moving his / her finger along the touch panel. Also, the main control unit accepts an operation of deciding a touched button when the user keeps the button touched for more than the predetermined time period after touching the button without performing finger movement. When the user moves his / her finger along the touch panel to another position after touching a button without releasing the button in the predetermined time period, the main control unit does not accept a button deciding operation by release or long touch thereafter.

This invention relates generally to hardware for scaling and filtering video data and more specifically to algorithms and techniques for accelerating scaling and filtering operations on digital video data. The hardware is designed so that scaling and filtering operations are combined and performed simultaneously where possible to speed manipulation of the video data. Efficient design of the system allows memory buffers and logic gates to be shared or eliminated to reduce the size, cost and power requirements of the hardware implementation.

A recording apparatus that performs recording on a recording medium includes a control unit. The control unit supplies power to a movement detecting unit, which is configured to detect movement of at least one drive section to be controlled, and monitors an amount of movement of the at least one drive section during a power-saving mode.

A voltage controlled oscillator of the present invention includes power supply terminal (101), control terminal (2) for controlling an output frequency, output terminals (3a, 3b), cross-coupled transistors (5a, 5b), capacitances (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b), LC tanks (10a, 10b), resistor (117), grounding capacitance (18) and center frequency control circuit (16). Center frequency control circuit (16) includes resistors (11a, 11b), grounding capacitance (12), center frequency control terminal (4) for controlling a center frequency of the output frequency, and voltage-divider circuit (15). Resistors (11a, 11b) are connected to the base terminals of cross-coupled transistors (5a, 5b), the other ends of resistors (11a, 11b) are connected to each other, and, to this connecting point, one end of grounding capacitance (12) and one end of voltage-divider circuit (15) are connected. The other end of voltage-divider circuit (15) is connected to center frequency control terminal (4).

A fuel cell membrane electrode having a cathode catalyst layer on one surface of a polymer electrolyte membrane, and an anode catalyst layer on the other surface of the membrane, the cathode catalyst layer being supplied with an oxygen-containing gas, and the anode catalyst layer being supplied with a hydrogen-containing gas, and wherein an active oxygen removing layer containing an active oxygen removing material is provided on at least one of interfaces between the membrane and the catalyst layers coated on both surfaces of the membrane, and the active oxygen removing material is CO3O4, Sb2O4, activated carbon, or a solid acid catalyst; and a fuel cell using the membrane electrode.

A vehicle includes a bed having an opening through which a sling leg may be passed. A sling load portal includes the opening and a door mounted under the bed and movable between a closed position wherein the door is in registration with the opening and an open position wherein the door is removed from registration with the opening, providing a path through the bed to a lift provision connected to the frame of the vehicle.

A laser diode capable of performing self-pulsation operation, and capable of sufficiently reducing the coherence of laser light and stably obtaining low-noise laser light is provided. A laser diode includes: a laser chip including at least one laser stripe which extends in a resonator length direction between a first end surface and a second end surface opposed to each other, in which the laser stripe includes a gain region and a saturable absorption region in the resonator length direction, and the width of the laser stripe in the saturable absorption region is larger than the width of the laser stripe in the gain region.

In the event of a failure of one of the image storing devices provided to process colors separately, the image data allocated for the failed image storing device is sent to the image storing devices being allocated other colors and is stored therein. In the event of a partial failure of the a magnetic disk apparatus, the number of scanning lines per unit time during the document reading operation by the image reading section is reduced from the normal level or the page spacing during the reading operation by the image reading section is increased over the normal level. This arrangement ensures apparatus functions and provides a color image forming apparatus capable of continuous operations.

A meat dressing and boning method and a system thereof can dress and bone meat and carcass in short work-hours, while avoiding bacterial contamination. The system includes a clamp mechanism for holding a meat block with bones, a hanger connected to clamp mechanism and movably suspended from a support rail, and a guide rail or rails having a tubular or rod-like configuration for supporting the meat block positioned along and below the support rail. The hanger has at least two pivots to allow the meat block held by the clamp mechanism to rotate about at least first and second axes, which are perpendicular to each other. The meat and carcass can be broken up and boned while being moved along the support rail, with the swinging directions of hanger regulated by the guide rail or rails.

A television receiver for receiving TV signals when unknown interference is present in a predetermined bandwidth in which the TV signals are transmitted. The TV receiver comprises an input, a tuner, a configurable filter and a controller circuitry. The input receives a radio frequency (RF) signal comprising the terrestrial TV signals. The tuner is configured to detect the terrestrial TV signals, where the terrestrial TV signals include a plurality of frequency channels within a predetermined bandwidth and the plurality of frequency channels provide TV signals which communicate TV channels. The configurable filter is configurable to suppress signals received from one or more of the plurality of frequency channels within the predetermined bandwidth. The controller circuitry is operable to form a channel map of the TV channels detected by the tuner for selection by a user of the television set and consequent upon a TV channel not being detected on a frequency channel, configure the frequency domain filter to suppress signals received from the frequency channel.