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A mobile content management system includes a plurality of distributed beacon transmitters, each configured to continuously broadcast messages including a URL, the URL having a host domain address and an identifier unique to the respective beacon embedded therein. Client devices proximate to one or more of the beacons, and having appropriate browser applications executed thereon, are able to receive the broadcast messages and subsequently transmit content requests to the host server associated with the URL. The host server is further configured to identify the beacon from the unique identifier, and return an appropriate destination URL to the client device for user selection, at which point the browser may for example be redirected to a content server associated with the destination URL for content presentation. The system may further include a hosted and administrator-facing web portal wherein at least destination URLs associated with the respective beacons may be remotely designated.

The subject invention pertains to a centralized key performance indicator (KPI) framework and systems and methods of utilization. In particular, KPIs can be defined and centrally stored as data or metadata in a data store. Systems and methods are provided to enable, among other things, KPI definition, storage, identification of defined or available KPIs, and interaction with the KPIs. For instance, an interface is provided to allow KPI data to be requested and retrieved from a source such as a database. A generic application program or users thereof can then interact with and display KPI data without knowing anything a priori about the stored data or the structure thereof.

A multilayer printed circuit board (“PCB”) coil that simulates a coil formed from litz wire. The PCB includes a plurality of alternating conductor and insulating layers interconnected to cooperatively form the coil. Each conductor layer includes a trace that follows the desired coil shape and is divided into a plurality of discrete conductor segments. The segments are electrically connected across layers to provide a plurality of current flow paths (or filaments) that undulate between the layers in a regular, repeating pattern. The coil may be configured so that each filament spends a substantially equal amount of time in proximity to the paired coil and therefore contributes substantially equally to the self or mutual inductance of the coil. Each conductor layer may include a plurality of associated traces and intralayer connector that interconnected so that each filament undulates not only upwardly / downwardly, but also inwardly / outwardly in a regular, repeating pattern.

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for use in network-centric computing for scripting user-interface components together on an as-needed basis for purposes of executing a software application preferably stored on a server. The application may be called from a container / desktop of a client which in turn launches a script. The script may be stored on a server, on the desktop, or on a removable media, such as an optical or magnetic diskette. The script determines each task to be performed in the application and calls each node associated with the tasks. The script further verifies the policies of the container / desktop with respect to invoking, initializing, and executing the node. Once a task has been performed on the client, the script determines the next node, if any, and may discard the previous node in accordance with the policy framework of the container / desktop. In this way, applications can be performed in a myriad of computing devices, some having little or no memory, by downloading to the client only those user-interface components needed for a particular task to be performed.

Systems and methods which provide a modular processor framework and instruction set architecture designed to efficiently execute applications whose memory access patterns are irregular or non-unit stride as disclosed. A hybrid multithreading framework (HMTF) of embodiments provides a framework for constructing tightly coupled, chip-multithreading (CMT) processors that contain specific features well-suited to hiding latency to main memory and executing highly concurrent applications. The HMTF of embodiments includes an instruction set designed specifically to exploit the high degree of parallelism and concurrency control mechanisms present in the HMTF hardware modules. The instruction format implemented by a HMTF of embodiments is designed to give the architecture, the runtime libraries, and / or the application ultimate control over how and when concurrency between thread cache units is initiated. For example, one or more bit of the instruction payload may be designated as a context switch bit (CTX) for expressly controlling context switching.

A power conversion circuit improves lamp operating life and lamp efficiency by driving a fluorescent lamp with a square wave signal. The square wave signal is an alternating current signal with relatively fast transition times. The square wave signal advantageously reduces lamp current crest factor for more efficient operation of the fluorescent lamp.

A mechanism is provided for making information about the virtual disk image file and / or its associated virtual image configuration file more readily available to a user. The virtual disk image file format is expanded to include fields in which information about the data in the file can be stored. Extensible information on file content, compatible HW configurations, compatible host OSes, timeout status, DRM status, patch state, and network topology, tag data for indexing, configuration files, saved state files, operation history data, and the like is stored in a location within a virtual disk image file that can be read without executing the virtual machine. This information can then be used to search the contents of the virtual disk image, to enforce usage policies, to provide extensibility for vendors, and the like.

A single chip, embedded symmetric multiprocessor (ESMP) having parallel multiprocessing architecture composed of identical processors includes a single program memory. Program access arbitration logic supplies an instruction to a single requesting central processing unit at a time. Shared memory access arbitration logic can supply data from separate simultaneously accessible memory banks or arbitrate among central processing units for access. The system may simulate an atomic read / modify / write instruction by prohibiting access to the one address by another central processing unit for a predetermined number of memory cycles following a read access to one of a predetermined set of addresses in said shared memory.

A system and method for the fabrication of high reliability capacitors (1011), inductors (1012), and multi-layer interconnects (1013) (including resistors (1014)) on various thin film hybrid substrate surfaces (0501) is disclosed. The disclosed method first employs a thin metal layer (0502) deposited and patterned on the substrate (0501). This thin patterned layer (0502) is used to provide both lower electrodes for capacitor structures (0603) and interconnects (0604) between upper electrode components. Next, a dielectric layer (0705) is deposited over the thin patterned layer (0502) and the dielectric layer (0705) is patterned to open contact holes (0806) to the thin patterned layer. The upper electrode layers (0907, 0908, 1009, 1010) are then deposited and patterned on top of the dielectric (0705).

Various embodiments of digital signage systems and docking stations are described. In one embodiment, a digital signage system includes an electronic device having a rear surface and an opposing front surface at which a display of the electronic device may be viewed. The system also includes a body for supporting the electronic device. A recessed region is formed in the body from a top surface of the body, and the electronic device is positioned within the recessed region such that the rear surface of the electronic device fits entirely within the recessed region and the front surface of the electronic device is substantially flush with a portion of a top surface of the body that surrounds the recessed region. An aperture may be formed at least partially through the recessed region for receiving a cable assembly operable to connect to the electronic device. An elongated cutout may also be formed, extending from the aperture to an edge or edge surface of the body, and sized so that an insulated wire of the cable assembly can extend from the aperture to the edge or edge surface of the body.

The invention discloses a computer-based iron and steel enterprise energy simulation platform and belongs to the technical field of metallurgical energy simulation. The energy simulation platform comprises a steel mill model library, a visual steel mill configuration tool, an iron and steel production process simulator, display equipment, various energy medium mixers, a simulated result library and a simulation platform upper analysis and evaluation system, wherein the visual steel mill configuration tool is connected with the steel mill model library; the iron and steel production process simulator is connected with the steel mill model library and an operation plan generator, stimulates the production process and outputs results to the various energy medium mixers and the display equipment; and the simulated result library saves the simulated and regulated result and provides input for the simulation platform upper analysis and evaluation system. The computer-based iron and steel enterprise energy simulation platform has the advantages that: a transaction sign in an equipment model can analyze and evaluate the iron and steel enterprise energy situation under different conditions; a recovery plant independently constructs a model, and the research on a recovery scheme and efficiency is facilitated; and the tightly coupled energy medium forms three subsystems according to the correlation degree, and the solving is facilitated by a hierarchical coordination method.

An enhanced telephony (ET) computer user interface that seamlessly integrates features of a personal computer (PC) and a telephone into a coherent user interface. The user is provided with a rich variety of functionality that leverages the fact that the PC has considerably more processing power and greater access to variety of data than the ordinary telephone. This processing power and data access is used to the user's advantage as the telephone's capabilities and functionality are greatly expanded. In general, the ET user interface includes a plurality of environments for the user to choose. These environments include a My Contacts environment, a communication preferences environment, and a Call History environment. Each of these environments contains certain available processes and features for controlling and managing telephones.

The invention relates to a probe scanning device of a reactor pressure vessel inspection machine, comprising an inspection arm and at least one probe assembly connected with the front end of the inspection arm. Each probe assembly comprises a probe mechanism coupled with a spherical surface area to be scanned, a spring cushion test bed used for providing a pressing force for the probe mechanism in the radial direction of the spherical surface and a descending bracket connecting the spring cushion test bed and the probe mechanism; the probe mechanism comprises at least one ultrasonic probe body and a probe fixing frame used for limiting the position of the ultrasonic probe body; the descending bracket comprises a horizontal part and an inclining part which aslant extends to the spherical surface; and the inclining part is pivoted with the probe fixing frame. The probe scanning device prevents the probe mechanism from touching a penetration member and ensures the overall scanning of the area to be scanned, and the ultrasonic probe body can be tightly coupled, which ensures the scanning continuity as well as the reliability and the accuracy of scanning results.

A method for bearing a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) packet in a passive optical network (PON), a receiving method, an optical network unit (ONU) / optical network terminal (ONT) / optical line terminal (OLT), and a communication system are provided, which relate to an optical communication network, and are designed to solve the technical problem that protocol stack layers are complicated when a PON and a mobile network are coupled. The sending method includes the following steps. An MPLS packet is obtained. The MPLS packet is encapsulated into a Gigabit PON (GPON) encapsulation mode (GEM) frame. The GEM frame is sent. The receiving method includes the following steps. A GEM frame is received. The GEM frame is decapsulated into an MPLS packet. The MPLS packet is sent. Therefore, tight coupling between the PON and the mobile network is realized.