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A method and apparatus for installing control lines and pipe into a well. The work surface for equipment and personnel employed in assembling the pipe is elevated above the rig floor. Personnel operating below the work surface use clamps to attach control lines to the pipe being installed in the well. The pipe-holding spiders that arc normally mounted on the rig floor are mounted on the elevated work surface. Assembling the control lines to the pipe below the work surface permits the control lines to be attached to the pipe without first traveling through the spider.

Screenshots on a computer display are automatically captured to assist in building a tutorial to demonstrate the functionality of one or more applications. In one possible approach, an event detector, such as an accessibility toolkit, detects when events are generated by the one or more applications. The events may include, e.g., button clicks, windows opening or closing, drag and drop events, check boxes being checked, menus being pulled down or menu items selected, and so forth. Or, a program may monitor pixel changes on the screen to detect when changes occur in the images generated by the one or more applications. A tutorial builder application automatically captures an image when the event or image change is detected, edits the captured image such as by providing a focus on the changed portion, and provides the edited image in a tutorial window. Related text can also be automatically generated.

Recording and playback of trace log data and video log data for programs is described. In one aspect, a method for viewing log data recorded during execution of a program includes causing a display of recorded images depicting prior visual user interaction with the program during a particular time period. The method also includes causing a display of messages tracing and describing prior execution of the program during the particular time period. The display of the messages and the display of the recorded images are synchronized.

Graphical user interfaces, systems, and methods of implementing electronic flashcards are disclosed. Embodiments provide an interface for enabling information on a selected side of an electronic flashcard to be displayed and hidden. For example, the information on a first side of an electronic flashcard may be displayed while the information on the second side is hidden, thereby enabling a user to test himself or herself before revealing the information on the second side of the electronic flashcard. The interface may also enable placement or storage of inactive electronic flashcards in multiple piles or stacks. For example, electronic flashcards which have not yet been viewed may be displayed in a first pile, while previously viewed flashcards may be displayed in one or more additional stacks. Additionally, the interface may limit the number of flashcards in one or more of the stacks. Further, the interface may perform automated shuffling of the flashcards.

A tracking device for an intramedullary pin whose spatial position is determined and / or tracked in image-guided surgery, including a reference device at a proximal end of the intramedullary pin and a medical navigation system which locates the reference device and determines the orientation of the intramedullary pin from the proximal end. A deformation detection device detects deformations of the intramedullary pin and communicates the deformations to the navigation system. Also provided is a tracking method for determining or tracking the spatial position of an intramedullary pin in image-guided surgery, and to an intramedullary pin that includes a deformation detection device.

A driving apparatus includes a mover having a magnet, and a stator having a coil. The driving apparatus is adapted to control the electric current to be applied to the coil to cause relative movement between the mover and the stator. The stator includes a coil holding member configured to hold the coil, a supporting member configured to support the coil holding member movably in first and second directions, a restriction member configured to restrict movement of the coil holding member in the first direction and to allow movement of the coil holding member in the second direction, and a biasing unit configured to press the coil holding member against the restriction member.

The invention consists of an expert system supporting non-experts in their capacity to develop, implement, monitor and evolve therapy plans. Therapy plans in this application are educational and non-medical. The purpose of the therapy plan is to guide the caregiver or therapist in what to do for a client and how to do it. The client is a person with a previously diagnosed condition (psychological, cognitive, or physical) which responds to a teaching process. The plans are developed based on expert system analysis of user input. This analysis is reflective of decision making processes in the fields of both special needs education and rehabilitative medicine, including speech language pathology, psychology, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy.

An image displaying system and method in which images that are categorized according to the aspect ratio of width of height thereof are displayed in a selection window and the images are put into and edited in an editing window, and an image display system employing the method. In the system and method, the aspect ratio of height to width of a layout of the editing window is determined, images having the same aspect ratio of height to width as the layout are detected and displayed in the selection window, an image is selected from among the displayed images, and the selected image is put into and edited in the layout.

A medical image processing apparatus in which an index value calculation unit calculates an index value representing a characteristic of a tubular structure extracted from a three-dimensional medical image in each direction of radial visual lines orthogonal to a core line of the tubular structure at each of a plurality of points on the core line with each point as each viewpoint and a map image generation unit generates a characteristic map image representing the characteristic inside of the tubular structure by mapping the index value calculated in each direction of the radial visual lines at each point on the core line to a coordinate plane defined by a first coordinate component representing a position in a direction of the core line and a second coordinate component representing a direction of each visual line.

The control device includes: an observation unit that calculates an amount relating to a state of a control target detected by a sensor; an abnormality predictor detection unit that detects an abnormality predictor of the control target; a reward calculation unit that calculates a reward which is an amount obtained by evaluating pass or fail of an operation of the control target; a basic control amount calculation unit that calculates data relating to the state during an operation and a basic control amount serving as a reference to control the control target; a control amount search unit that searches for a control amount at which the reward satisfies a predetermined condition based on the basic control amount, the data relating to the state during the operation and the reward; and a control unit that generates a command value to the control target.

A medical image processing apparatus in which an index value calculation unit calculates an index value representing a characteristic of a tubular structure extracted from a three-dimensional medical image in each direction of radial visual lines orthogonal to a core line of the tubular structure at each of a plurality of points on the core line with each point as each viewpoint and a map image generation unit generates a characteristic map image representing the characteristic inside of the tubular structure by mapping the index value calculated in each direction of the radial visual lines at each point on the core line to a coordinate plane defined by a first coordinate component representing a position in a direction of the core line and a second coordinate component representing a direction of each visual line.

A method is disclosed for a search engine or part of a search engine which utilizes collective intelligence, evaluation, and judgment, including web intelligence, to create and adapt the content of a generalized index hierarchy for digital resources to be searched. Digital resources to be searched can be stored and managed as a localized or distributed repository of images, video, audio, graphical or other multimedia data objects, as well as structured composite items, services, programs, modules, files, documents, systems, applications, networked peers, and agents, which may be difficult or costly to be indexed. In particular embodiments the claimed invention focuses on the indexing of semantic contents and / or pragmatic characteristics of such digital resources. By tracking and analyzing the searching behavior of users, proxies, and / or meta-search-engines, a search index can be created, tuned, improved and optimized. The claimed method in certain embodiments also incorporates an adaptive and evolution mechanism which allows relevant digital resources that may otherwise be overlooked to be found. The claimed invention can be applied to databases, web searching, personal / local search, community search, and broad-based or vertical search engines for internet, intranet, extranet or other uses.

An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of sheet feed trays, a tray information management unit, a sheet feed control unit, and an image forming unit. The sheet feed trays contain recording sheets. The tray information management unit manages tray information in which tray identification information on the sheet feed trays is associated with sheet type information on sheet types of recording sheets contained in the sheet feed trays. The sheet feed control unit selects, from among the sheet feed trays, one sheet feed tray containing a recording sheet of one sheet type designated in an image forming request by referring to the tray information, and controls a sheet feeding operation for feeding the recording sheet from the selected tray. The image forming unit forms an image on the recording sheet fed from the selected tray according to image forming data input with the image forming request.

A battery includes: an electrode stacked body; a battery case that accommodates the electrode stacked body; positive and negative electrode terminals that are provided so as to communicate inside and outside of the battery case with each other; a lead that electrically connects tabs of the electrode stacked body to the electrode terminals; and an insulated lead insulating cover in which a space is formed so that the lead enters and a terminal through-hole is formed so that one end of the electrode terminal enters the space therethrough. An insulated lead insulating cover includes a first cover component and a second cover component that cooperatively form the space and the terminal through-hole with each other, and the first cover component and the second cover component respectively include engagement portions engaging removable with each other.

An image forming apparatus that uses set sheet information and is capable of reducing time and effort in replenishing sheets. At least one sheet feed cassette stores sheets. Sheet information of the sheet feed cassette is set according to specifications of the stored sheets using a setting screen displayed on a console panel. Print processing is performed using sheets corresponding to information on sheets included in a print job. It is determined whether or not the information on sheets corresponds to the sheet information of the sheet feed cassette. A sensor detects operations of opening and closing the sheet feed cassette. Even when an operation of opening the cassette or removal of the same has been detected, if the sheet information of the cassette corresponds to the information on sheets, the console panel does not display the setting screen.

Recording and playback of trace log data and video log data for programs is described. In one aspect, a method for viewing log data recorded during execution of a program includes causing a display of recorded images depicting prior visual user interaction with the program during a particular time period. The method also includes causing a display of messages tracing and describing prior execution of the program during the particular time period. The display of the messages and the display of the recorded images are synchronized.

Screenshots on a computer display are automatically captured to assist in building a tutorial to demonstrate the functionality of one or more applications. In one possible approach, an event detector, such as an accessibility toolkit, detects when events are generated by the one or more applications. The events may include, e.g., button clicks, windows opening or closing, drag and drop events, check boxes being checked, menus being pulled down or menu items selected, and so forth. Or, a program may monitor pixel changes on the screen to detect when changes occur in the images generated by the one or more applications. A tutorial builder application automatically captures an image when the event or image change is detected, edits the captured image such as by providing a focus on the changed portion, and provides the edited image in a tutorial window. Related text can also be automatically generated.

A driving apparatus includes a mover having a magnet, and a stator having a coil. The driving apparatus is adapted to control the electric current to be applied to the coil to cause relative movement between the mover and the stator. The stator includes a coil holding member configured to hold the coil, a supporting member configured to support the coil holding member movably in first and second directions, a restriction member configured to restrict movement of the coil holding member in the first direction and to allow movement of the coil holding member in the second direction, and a biasing unit configured to press the coil holding member against the restriction member.

An import unit of an image forming apparatus performs control as follows. If an import target setting value corresponds to a device setting, the import unit determines whether the setting value complies with the security rule. If it is determined that the setting value complies with the security rule, the import unit executes the import processing of the setting value. If it is determined that the setting value does not comply with the security rule, the import unit does not execute the import processing of the setting value. Further, if an import target setting value corresponds to an individual setting, the import unit executes the import processing of the setting value regardless of the security rule.

A tracking device for an intramedullary pin whose spatial position is determined and / or tracked in image-guided surgery, including a reference device at a proximal end of the intramedullary pin and a medical navigation system which locates the reference device and determines the orientation of the intramedullary pin from the proximal end. A deformation detection device detects deformations of the intramedullary pin and communicates the deformations to the navigation system. Also provided is a tracking method for determining or tracking the spatial position of an intramedullary pin in image-guided surgery, and to an intramedullary pin that includes a deformation detection device.

In a specimen pre-treatment apparatus, a specimen support part is screwed in a hollow column casing part while facing a specimen support end toward the same direction as an open end of the hollow column casing part. A specimen holder is arranged so that the specimen support end which supports a specimen is opposite to an end portion of an anode (electrode). The change of the screwing depth can adjust a position of the specimen support part with respect to the hollow column casing part. Accordingly, it allows adjusting the distance between the specimen that is supported by the specimen support part and the end portion of the anode.

A nail clipping device is disclosed which is designed to increase ease of use for users with diminished capacity, improve uniformity, and increase efficiency of a manicure. The device includes a lever and base each associated with a blade; the blades are biased apart and the device includes at least one stand-off to magnify pressure applied to the lever. The base may be designed to rest on a work surface eliminating the need for a user to squeeze the blades together. A cutting end of each blade comprises a shape; in one embodiment the cutting ends are detachable allowing interchangeability for different shapes.

The present invention enables a comprehensive evaluation from both of data read from a disk and a servo signal of a servo controller. The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit mountable to a disk recording and reproducing drive, which comprises a signal processor of an RF signal read from a pickup, a servo controller responsive to a servo error signal read from the pickup, a memory controller, and an external interface. The memory controller is supplied with read data and a servo signal and stores the read data and the servo signal in a buffer memory according to a time division process. The read data and the servo signal stored in the buffer memory can be transferred to an external device via the external interface by the memory controller.

An information processing apparatus that is capable of reducing time and effort to set settings of a smart speaker that cooperates with the information processing apparatus when a user starts to use the smart speaker. The information processing apparatus acquires identification information of the user, and acquires audio control information associated with the acquired identification information. Then, the information processing apparatus requests the smart speaker to change the audio setting of the smart speaker based on the acquired audio control information.

An image displaying system and method in which images that are categorized according to the aspect ratio of width of height thereof are displayed in a selection window and the images are put into and edited in an editing window, and an image display system employing the method. In the system and method, the aspect ratio of height to width of a layout of the editing window is determined, images having the same aspect ratio of height to width as the layout are detected and displayed in the selection window, an image is selected from among the displayed images, and the selected image is put into and edited in the layout.

A numerical controller stores, among executed programs, a program applicable to a preset favorite condition in a specified storage area. The numerical controller then stores, based on execution history information on the program, the program applicable to the preset favorite condition in the storage area. The numerical controller then classifies the program stored in the storage area based on contents of the program, and displays the program stored in the storage area based on a result of classification.